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Sony pulls firmware 2.40 update from its servers
The release of firmware 2.40 earlier today seems to have caused a wide number of issues for those who updated their PlayStation 3 consoles. Shortly after going live, reports began to emerge on forums about issues such as console freezes or even console bricking – in which case reformatting the hard drive is the only solution.
There doesn’t seem to be any real pattern as to which systems are affected either, with pretty much every PS3 model being reported as troubled by the issue. A representative for the company quickly emitted a statement, saying they were “looking into the matter,” and as of this writing they seem to have pulled the update from its servers. Even when the firmware is back online, though, you should probably head to the official Sony PlayStation boards and see if other issues arise before deciding to update to 2.40.
There doesn’t seem to be any real pattern as to which systems are affected either, with pretty much every PS3 model being reported as troubled by the issue. A representative for the company quickly emitted a statement, saying they were “looking into the matter,” and as of this writing they seem to have pulled the update from its servers. Even when the firmware is back online, though, you should probably head to the official Sony PlayStation boards and see if other issues arise before deciding to update to 2.40.
User Comments (6)
Post a comment| Obi-Wan Jerkobi on July 2, 2008 8:18 PM | lol the firmware was only up for 9 hours, that made me laugh for like 10 minutes, reminds me of the latest bios update for my motherboard...which sucked. (Yay BIOS restore)
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| darth_terra1 on July 3, 2008 6:59 AM | Didn't have any issues when i updated mine, 60GB launch model, seems strange that it would only effect some poeople and not everyone.
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| jtickner1 on July 3, 2008 10:10 AM | 60Gb here too. No problems.
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| OUTLAWXXX on July 3, 2008 1:32 PM | haha from what I hear it effects MOST people and not some... U got lucky
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| jtickner1 on July 3, 2008 8:33 PM | From what I've been reading it's only a small percentage of owners who are getting this problem..
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| trinitibt on July 3, 2008 9:26 PM | 60GB here too. bought 03/07. no issues (knock). it appears that it's the subsequent models.
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