Sony has gone dark on the issue since July 2nd, presumably as it tries to figure out why some consoles had adverse reactions to the 2.4 upgrade. We'll update as soon as we receive a response from Sony.
Sony has gone dark on the issue since July 2nd, presumably as it tries to figure out why some consoles had adverse reactions to the 2.4 upgrade. We'll update as soon as we receive a response from Sony.
Reader Comments (46)
Posted: Jul 7th 2008 11:11AM (Unverified) said
Has anyone here actaully had a problem with the firmware update?
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Posted: Jul 7th 2008 12:02PM spin cycle said
Co-worker had his machine crash at the license screen during the update process. He rebooted and it was then fine, and he has 2.4 installed and it continues to be fine.
Two other of my friends updated with no issues, many more of my friends didn't get 2.4 before it was pulled.
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Two other of my friends updated with no issues, many more of my friends didn't get 2.4 before it was pulled.
Posted: Jul 7th 2008 3:58PM spin cycle said
I'm playing Lego Star Wars and it doesn't pause when you bring up XMB.
Also, I installed 2.40 without incident (forgot that above).
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Also, I installed 2.40 without incident (forgot that above).
Posted: Jul 7th 2008 5:24PM (Unverified) said
Only the 360 owners that post in forums, and a handful of other people...
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Posted: Jul 7th 2008 1:48PM (Unverified) said
You are $o cool, did you come up with that all by your$elf?
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Posted: Jul 7th 2008 11:21AM baby sea tuna said
Whatever. I beat MGS4 already so it's not like I have a reason to even turn the machine back on any time soon anyway.
Well, aside from Mad Men on bluray.
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Well, aside from Mad Men on bluray.
Posted: Jul 7th 2008 11:34AM baby sea tuna said
I bet dat [sic] you only have a basic grasp of the English language.
Looks like I win twice!
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Looks like I win twice!
Posted: Jul 7th 2008 11:46AM (Unverified) said
oops my bad but i guess dat im i txt a lot so yea i dont use a keyboard 2 type dis shit neither, i use da ps3. oops did i used "dat" again?? just get over it ya know wat i meant
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Posted: Jul 7th 2008 11:47AM (Unverified) said
oops my bad but i guess dat im use txt a lot so yea i dont use a keyboard 2 type dis shit neither, i use da ps3. oops did i used "dat" again?? just get over it ya know wat i meant
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Posted: Jul 7th 2008 11:59AM baby sea tuna said
"oops my bad but i guess dat im i txt a lot so yea i dont use a keyboard 2 type dis shit neither, i use da ps3. oops did i used "dat" again?? just get over it ya know wat i meant"
*Head explodes*
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*Head explodes*
Posted: Jul 7th 2008 12:02PM (Unverified) said
Rodrigo is the reason why kittens die and babies cry.
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Posted: Jul 7th 2008 1:00PM (Unverified) said
You're all misunderstanding. He's in fact too broke to buy any other PS3 games >: )
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Posted: Jul 7th 2008 1:02PM (Unverified) said
boom shak shak shak da room tik tik tik tik boom
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Posted: Jul 7th 2008 7:28PM Korova Pamplona said
WOW, the anal unit of the grammar police is out in full force today.
Are you guys all over 50 and have nothing better to do than to correct people's spelling and moan about proper English!
Seriously, drop it.
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Are you guys all over 50 and have nothing better to do than to correct people's spelling and moan about proper English!
Seriously, drop it.
Posted: Jul 7th 2008 11:28AM FredFredrickson said
Sony has always been weak on the software end of things (not talking about games, put your flamethrowers down), so I guess I'm not all that surprised.
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Posted: Jul 7th 2008 5:35PM JoshMilewski said
Neither did I. And from now on, I'm going to wait a while before updating my firmware each time a new one is released, just to make sure it's not bricking systems around the Internet.
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Posted: Jul 8th 2008 2:27AM (Unverified) said
the problems sound like what I had with a 40 gig ps3, bluetooth connectivity problems, and a few severe cases couldnt load past the wave when you turned it on. The lag is connection driven, I think. BTW, I have an 80 gb ps3, I got the update between 3 and 5 am est, and its AWESOME! The XMB works great in game, and the trophies rock.
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Posted: Jul 7th 2008 2:14PM GoonieGooGoo said
Sony should switch to quarterly updates rather than this 'every week a new patch' crap......I hate having to download a patch...THEN install it....to get incremental most of the time marginally worthless features.
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Posted: Jul 7th 2008 2:50PM (Unverified) said
yea cause god forbid you cant play a game the whole 10 seconds it takes to install it.
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Posted: Jul 7th 2008 2:51PM (Unverified) said
As much as it pains me to admit it, but you're right. Maybe not about the 'marginally worthless' bit, because a bunch of updates have actually brought really good and useful stuff, but because of the sheer inconvenience of having all of these minor revision patches thrown at us.
It wouldn't be so bad if it just was the major revision patch, but when almost every patch has caused issues of one sort or another for some users/games it becomes a bit annoying. A week or two later and we're hit with a fix - and at least once there was a fix to the fix as I recall.
Sony needs to work harder with the firmware quality assurance bit; for being a fixed piece of hardware the PS3 has had its share of firmware glitches already and then some.
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It wouldn't be so bad if it just was the major revision patch, but when almost every patch has caused issues of one sort or another for some users/games it becomes a bit annoying. A week or two later and we're hit with a fix - and at least once there was a fix to the fix as I recall.
Sony needs to work harder with the firmware quality assurance bit; for being a fixed piece of hardware the PS3 has had its share of firmware glitches already and then some.
Posted: Jul 7th 2008 4:27PM spin cycle said
It's generally not an update a week, it's an update a month. This is a special case because they pulled the last update and are replacing it.
I don't think an update a month is too bad.
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I don't think an update a month is too bad.
Posted: Jul 7th 2008 5:39PM severian00 said
You know what's funny is that i had that same idea back with the original xbox vs. ps2. Guess who was considered the winner last gen. Regardless of hardware specs (which are closer than you want to believe) the only thing that matters to software companies is the speed and efficiency of making more money. That means an easy developement process, larger install base, and larger attach rate. Right now the 360 hits all of those notes and I don't see the PS3 changing that until I can buy it for less than $300.
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Posted: Jul 7th 2008 6:35PM AUserName said
PROTIP: A processor can not push graphic quaility into the 4 dimension. It can only help with data handling.
I have no ideal who gave you fanboys the ideal that a faster processor=better graphics, but it's dead wrong. Can it help push them faster? Yes. Can it put more enemies on the screen? If the graphics chip can handle more, yes. Will it suddenly make Doom 1 look like Crysis on crystal meth? No. I'm so sick of this arguement it isn't even freaking funny.
"Durrr.... Teh CELLZ wil maek photorealistac vidyajames. hurrrrr...." Well f#@K me... All this time I thought that the GRAPHICS CARD pushed out the pretty pictures you see... I hope Balmer hits your stupid ass with a chair.
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I have no ideal who gave you fanboys the ideal that a faster processor=better graphics, but it's dead wrong. Can it help push them faster? Yes. Can it put more enemies on the screen? If the graphics chip can handle more, yes. Will it suddenly make Doom 1 look like Crysis on crystal meth? No. I'm so sick of this arguement it isn't even freaking funny.
"Durrr.... Teh CELLZ wil maek photorealistac vidyajames. hurrrrr...." Well f#@K me... All this time I thought that the GRAPHICS CARD pushed out the pretty pictures you see... I hope Balmer hits your stupid ass with a chair.
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