This comes from Rockstar's support site: -
Anyone had any issues with this? Obviously not with LA Noire as it's not out yet, but with other games? I only turned my PS3 on to change the password, so I haven't used it properly yet. I have an older 80GB fat model.
PS3s shutting themselves off while playing L.A. Noire : Rockstar SupportQuestion: My PS3 turns itself off when I am playing L.A. Noire. What can I do?
Answer: We have received some reports of PS3s overheating while playing L.A. Noire or beeping three times before shutting down/turning themselves off, mostly on older 60GB and 80GB fat models.
Primary reports seem to be that updating to firmware 3.61 will cause PlayStations to overheat. There have been various reports of this on a few different games now, all reporting their PS3s turning off or "Red Lighting" after having installed 3.61. This can range from games randomly freezing to PS3s turning off anywhere between 30 mins use to 2 hours. We have confirmed locally that multiple games (Rockstar and non-Rockstar) overheat or freeze only when 3.61 is installed.
At this time we are recommending contacting Sony directly to report the overheating issue. However, this is not the end of our support; we are continuing to test L.A. Noire on all firmware versions and hardware models to isolate the issues and see what can be done. As always, we will update this article as soon as we have updates
Anyone had any issues with this? Obviously not with LA Noire as it's not out yet, but with other games? I only turned my PS3 on to change the password, so I haven't used it properly yet. I have an older 80GB fat model.