Cracked shoulder buttons defect on the PSP Slim?

[OGHowie]

Has anyone else had problems with their Left and Right Shoulder buttons cracking on their PSP Slim? At first I thought maybe I had cracked it while in my bag, but my brother has the same type of crack on his PSP Slim now too, so I'm pretty sure it's a Sony defect. WTF?

I have the Piano Black PSP Slim and my bro has the Ceramic White PSP Slim, but I think all the PSP Slims have this problem.

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[mtxbass1]

Nope. I've got about 100 hours on my PSP Slim. No issues yet.

[MorbidEclipse]

Nope, not yet. I'm pretty aggressive when it comes to pushing buttons as well. However, I also do not bring my PSP anywhere with me.

[JMEPO]

Ask Wombat. He was an early addopter of the slim.

[OGHowie]

Finally updated the post with pics.

[freakyzeeky]

Holy crap! I JUST checked my PSP slim and my right shoulder button has cracked... this is unbelievable. :-#

[OGHowie]

Holy crap! I JUST checked my PSP slim and my right shoulder button has cracked... this is unbelievable. :-#

Can you take some pics?

It must be some kind of defect like the hinge on the DS Lites.

[LancerEvoX]

Same thing on my PSP. I bought one the first Daxter bundles. I thought it was just me but apparently not...

[AndrewCP]

Yeah I got the same problem and I assume it's a common issue. It doesn't bother me as long as it doesn't spread and cause the button to crack off. My Slim also recently developed cracks near the lower edges outside the screen cover on the face plate.

[jling84]

My Crisis Core PSP also has this problem. However the crack is really small and is actually in the center of the shoulder button. I hope the crack doesn't migrate to the surface.

[OGHowie]

Good news.

I just called Sony and they are sending me a box to send the PSP in at no charge since it's still covered under warranty.

[henhowc]

I have them too and my PSP hasn't seen much use.

[jling84]

Good news.

I just called Sony and they are sending me a box to send the PSP in at no charge since it's still covered under warranty.

Hmmm... think they could somehow send me a replacement since mine's Japanese?

[super_nerd]

WTF! After reading this thread I checked my psp and it has a crack in the exact same place. I'm pretty sure it wasn't there before...this thread is cursed.

[Foo228]

Same thing on my PSP. I bought one the first Daxter bundles. I thought it was just me but apparently not...

Exactly the same thing here...guess I'll post a pic later

[redline]

I got the Daxter PSP bundle the day after it came out. No cracks here.

[OGHowie]

Hmmm... think they could somehow send me a replacement since mine's Japanese?

I think I read somewhere you'd have to send it to the actual country that provides warranty service for that model.

[siderealshift]

I got the Daxter version the day before it came out, and I don't have any cracks (yet?).

From your pictures, that's a really weird way for those shoulder buttons to crack. It's almost like there's a top layer that's delaminating from the rest of the button or something.

[VAD3R or Fro]

I have a Daxter one since Christmas. No cracks. I could see a crack appear though if I get Wipeout Pulse or God of War Chains of Olymppus.

[henhowc]

My cracked PSP shoulder button.

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/5548/psphh0.th.jpg (http://img212.imageshack.us/my.php?image=psphh0.jpg)

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[ogbaka]

i guess im lucky,
no crack here... but then mine is the asia version white

[henhowc]

I don't think the region matters. My brother's is the US Piano Black and mine is an Asian white ceramic. Both were cracked within like 6 months and saw very minimal use. Oh well...as long as the thing doesn't break off...

[redline]

Could heat be a factor? Has anyone with the cracks maybe left the PSP in a hot car or something?

[AndrewCP]

Um no.

[VAD3R or Fro]

Scratch my last post. I found a very small crack on the right shoulder button its barely noticeable.

[soccerstud652]

Did sony ever do anything about this?