| Thursday, July 3 2008 |
In what can dubbed as a fiasco, the much anticipated 2.40 firmware update for the Playstation 3 (PS3) gaming console which was released the other day, has been scrapped owing to several units facing acute problems with the new firmware. The new firmware had brought in new features such as an in-game XMB access and a trophy support along with enhanced gamer profile system.
Shortly after the update went online, several users began reporting problems with the update. A thread at the official Playstation 3 forums is currently over 60-pages and is filled with a number of ranting PS3 owners. Kokatu.com reports that the new firmware causes controller malfunctions, and sometimes corrupts the system completely. One of the solutions included that the user could remove and format the hard-drive and reinsert it, the system will prompt the user to format it following which the system will return to normalcy. Of course, you lose all previous firmware update along with all your saved games and user profiles. If you are a victim of this, please visit this site for possible solutions.
Sony has come up with a statement saying "In order to further assess the issue, we have temporarily taken the firmware offline for further testing. We are working diligently to isolate the problem for those few consumers and to identify a solution before we put the firmware back up".
With inputs from Kokatu, Gamesindustry.biz
Shortly after the update went online, several users began reporting problems with the update. A thread at the official Playstation 3 forums is currently over 60-pages and is filled with a number of ranting PS3 owners. Kokatu.com reports that the new firmware causes controller malfunctions, and sometimes corrupts the system completely. One of the solutions included that the user could remove and format the hard-drive and reinsert it, the system will prompt the user to format it following which the system will return to normalcy. Of course, you lose all previous firmware update along with all your saved games and user profiles. If you are a victim of this, please visit this site for possible solutions.
Sony has come up with a statement saying "In order to further assess the issue, we have temporarily taken the firmware offline for further testing. We are working diligently to isolate the problem for those few consumers and to identify a solution before we put the firmware back up".
With inputs from Kokatu, Gamesindustry.biz
User comments
I'm glad I was late on that update. Although I told my boss to upgrade to it for sure earlier today...
hrm...well nobody on tpu has had a problem with it yet.
and I hope no one ever does.
Is this international or just to one region? Could be a server error, corrupting the file?
no?
no?
by: btarunr;867247brick :laugh:
acute problem =
by: lemonadesoda;867614I wish I could be as informal as that...our policies don't allow me to. :o
brick :laugh:
by: btarunr;867617what about stylish paper weight?
I wish I could be as informal as that...our policies don't allow me to. :o
Seems like Sony are taking tips from ms how to brick a system with an update.
by: Triprift;867621LOL, now all they need to do is smack an un-reliable CPU and GPU onto it, take out a few cores, then presto!
Seems like Sony are taking tips from ms how to brick a system with an update.
by: WhiteLotus;867618Where?
what about stylish paper weight?
Anyone else who upgraded afraid to turn on their PS3? The first thing I am going to do is back up everything from the hard drive.
I've had no problems. The people who have problems are the people who DON'T properly upgrade their equipement.
Those who DO NOT restore system defaults after every upgrade should expect problems like this. And I bet you not one person with the problem has ever restored their defaults.
Those who DO NOT restore system defaults after every upgrade should expect problems like this. And I bet you not one person with the problem has ever restored their defaults.
I'm glad I was late to the update as well. I have the original 60GB model. I would like to keep it for a long time. I like my ps2 hardware to be in there.
by: Ravenas;867710really you are supposed to do that :confused: never did it before. no problems so far.
I've had no problems. The people who have problems are the people who DON'T properly upgrade their equipement.
Those who DO NOT restore system defaults after every upgrade should expect problems like this. And I bet you not one person with the problem has ever restored their defaults.
by: Easy Rhino;868062Yeah, uh, me neither. lol.
really you are supposed to do that :confused: never did it before. no problems so far.
wow I updated and nothing happened to my ps3, guess im one of the lucky few
Parents haven't had any trouble with it yet ether.. Maybe someone just didn't like the new firmware?
Ravenas: Love the Chuck Norris :rockout:
Ravenas: Love the Chuck Norris :rockout:
TPU members have a good collective karma. :cool:
No PS3 failures recorded.
No PS3 failures recorded.
by: Triprift;867621Apple bricked thousands of Iphones intentionally. Thats the biggest brick score. :laugh:
Seems like Sony are taking tips from ms how to brick a system with an update.
The download went really slow, but mine updated fine.
by: btarunr;868133So far, after looking at IGN, and Gamespot, I haven't seen but one person in almost 100 posts even have a problem.. I just think it's a person or two that couldn't install it right due to ether slow connection, or something happened to have lost the connection.. IMO
TPU members have a good collective karma. :cool:
No PS3 failures recorded.
by: Cold Storm;868149Or a corrupted install file with no real way for the PS3 to check if the install is corrupt before installing it. No hash check etc.
So far, after looking at IGN, and Gamespot, I haven't seen but one person in almost 100 posts even have a problem.. I just think it's a person or two that couldn't install it right due to ether slow connection, or something happened to have lost the connection.. IMO
by: btarunr;867617LOL . I know. In fact I thought your choice of words pretty eloquent. But for our TPU friends whose English isnt so strong, I thought a translation to the vernacular would assist.
I wish I could be as informal as that...our policies don't allow me to. :o
by: DaedalusHelios;868162That is true also... But, at lease they are taking the fact that something might of happened... I mean, a few is better then EVERYONE having that problem, and they say," Oh, well we didn't have this happen in our tests".
Or a corrupted install file with no real way for the PS3 to check if the install is corrupt before installing it. No hash check etc.
by: Cold Storm;868149Altough I've never updated a PS3 firmware, isn't it somewhat general that the update application does a checksum verification (integrity check) of the fresh firmware binaries before it performs the update?
So far, after looking at IGN, and Gamespot, I haven't seen but one person in almost 100 posts even have a problem.. I just think it's a person or two that couldn't install it right due to ether slow connection, or something happened to have lost the connection.. IMO
by: Easy Rhino;868062I had a firmware problem in the past and since then they recommened I always restore defaults after a firmware update. No problems since then. Maybe I'm just lucky.
really you are supposed to do that :confused: never did it before. no problems so far.
by: btarunr;868290
Altough I've never updated a PS3 firmware, isn't it somewhat general that the update application does a checksum verification (integrity check) of the fresh firmware binaries before it performs the update?
From what I know its just like any other firmware update.
1. From the XMB™ home menu, select Settings icon (Settings) > System Update icon (System Update) , and then press the X button icon button.
2. Select [Update via Internet], and then press the X button icon button.
The system automatically searches for and finds the latest version of the update data.
3. Download the update data.
If a new version of the system software is found, an update is necessary. Press the X button icon button to start downloading the update data. Follow the on-screen instructions to perform the update.
4. Confirm that the update was successful.
After the update has been completed, go to Settings icon (Settings) > System Settings icon (System Settings) > [System Information]. If the [System Software] field displays the version number of the update, the update was successful.
There is a website that states that if you did get that problem, then you should go and update your firmware via the computer. You don't have to do that Clean restall of your PS3... Just download the Firmware from Playstation.com and then burn the cd with what they say to do... IT beats the $150 repair fee that they are charging on THEIR goof!
If sony are replacing bricked units with new ones,do it,if it bricks you get a nice new one to replace your year old shagged unit.
I wonder how long until they re-release it. It will probably be FW 2.41 or something.
by: tigger69;870141
If sony are replacing bricked units with new ones,do it,if it bricks you get a nice new one to replace your year old shagged unit.
Mine is irreplaceable. It's one of the ones that still has the Emotion Engine in it. I don't want a newer one.
