Hacking PS3 stopped reading 3 game discs

[Windows_10_User]

My PS3 stopped reading 3 discs: God of War: Ascension, The Last of Us and Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. They make some weird noises, then it seems they'll be ejected (at least they do that noise) but actually they apparently come back (they don't appear in the tray) and they stop making noise at all (even the "normal" ones). The games' icons never appear on the XMB. Are these games more "demanding" and if so the PS3 struggles more to read them? I don't know how to unscrew the PS3 and I'm afraid to do it.

 

[MrCokeacola]

The Last of Us killed my disc drive on my first slim I owned. I know for a fact TLoU is a dual-layered disc and is harder on the drive.

 

[Windows_10_User]

The Last of Us killed my disc drive on my first slim I owned. I know for a fact TLoU is a dual-layered disc and is harder on the drive.

It seems all 3 of them are dual-layered discs. Will the PS3 stop reading the non-dual-layered ones?

 

[MasterZoilus]

More than likely its your laser, an easy way to test is if you have a DVD (NOT a bluray) laying around somewhere or get one from somebody, stick it in the system. Lots of times the blurays won't read but dvd's will which means you need a new laser thingy. The bluray one doesn't work.

if that is the issue then you can get a laser with the whole assembly deal like this, instead of just the laser by itself:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Replacemen...2501A-KEM-450DAA-KES-450DAA-Deck/140832993256

the laser mechanism itself is only like $3 or $4 cheaper than with the whole assembly BUT its much more of a pain to install.
That above, makes it much easier!

 

[AceX]

Is there some kind of warning on the case for these games that advise you not to play them if you want your PS3 to keep working lol?

 

[Windows_10_User]

More than likely its your laser, an easy way to test is if you have a DVD (NOT a bluray) laying around somewhere or get one from somebody, stick it in the system. Lots of times the blurays won't read but dvd's will which means you need a new laser thingy. The bluray one doesn't work.

if that is the issue then you can get a laser with the whole assembly deal like this, instead of just the laser by itself:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Replacemen...2501A-KEM-450DAA-KES-450DAA-Deck/140832993256

the laser mechanism itself is only like $3 or $4 cheaper than with the whole assembly BUT its much more of a pain to install.
That above, makes it much easier!

That's what I read, and yes, DVDs work. Well, I guess I'll buy a PS3 since I don't know how to change the components.

EDIT: My PS3 stopped reading any Blu-ray disc.

EDIT 2: I bought an used PS3 and it doesn't have the previous issue.