I've had this same issue the past couple days. Usually, ps3 won't freeze for hours if at all but the past couple days my system freezes every 30-60 min. Plus, I have this dark/black screen bug that they haven't worked out and now that I've progressed further in the game, I can't just fake my way through a dungeon and hope my screen doesn't black out on me during boss fights...I'm with the OP on this one. I will be turning off my monthly renewal if nothing is done to address these types of issues. They are game breaking and infuriating to say the least.