Uncharted 3, the best of Drake’s series from Naughty Dog is known to get stuck on the loading screen while showing a spinning ring. The game could be running smoothly the first few times and this loading problem can start randomly. It is known to load to the initial main menu and then get stuck while loading the save game / continue option.
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Solutions for fixing black loading screen hang in Uncharted 3
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- When I had the 'spinning ring' infinite load problem, it was because I had a dirty disc (oo-er). I recommend making sure your U3 disc is.spotless. I had thought my disc was clean, but there was a little smudge of a fingerprint on the outer rim of the disc. I cleaned that off, and it loaded again straight away.
1) Backup the save game to a USB disk.
2) Delete the install / game data for Uncharted 3. Browse to Game Data Utility > Uncharted 3 > Press triangle and delete
3) Start the game it should reinstall the game data correcting any issues.
4) The game should start, if it does not, load another game and play it for a few minutes.
5) Restart PS3 and start Uncharted 3. Wait 5 minutes and the game should complete loading.
Uncharted 3 Won T Load Spinning Rings
6) If there was a power outage while playing you should consider running the file system restoration on the PS3.
7) If none of the above work, update the game to the latest version and restart from step 2 of this guide.
8) For those running this game from backups, copy it to the internal drive and deselect bdmirror. (Not tested personally)
See our black screen errors on PS3 guide to fix common errors for other games.
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