PS3 firmware two-point-four-oh-my-god-what-happened
Written by Ryan Hewson   
Wednesday, 02 July 2008 12:44

As reported in on Kotaku and Joystiq, and decried across the Playstation community forums – Sony seems to have pulled the (in?)famous 2.40 firmware update. It is no longer available through the PS3 System Update, nor on the usual web links at Sony's sites. No one is quite sure why yet; reports range from PS3s being stuck at the "waves" on boot, and not seeing any icons, to controller issues.

Joystiq managed to get a "we're working on it" comment from SCEA just before the update was pulled.

If you've already installed it, and not experienced any issues, there doesn't seem to be anything to worry about.... we'll update you as the drama unfolds.

Cue your pining for the good ol' days of non-flashable consoles.


Digg! Reddit! Facebook! Technorati! StumbleUpon! ShowHype: hype it up!
Comments (13)Add Comment
...
written by Xav, July 03, 2008
Wow. This update really did clone everything Xbox.

BA-ZING!
...
written by Dan Zuccarelli, July 03, 2008
I updated mine with no issues (that I can see anyways)
...
written by Peachey, July 03, 2008
Oh, Sony. Will you ever get a break this generation?
...
written by Dentaku, July 03, 2008
Mine seems fine so far
...
written by Ryan Hewson, July 03, 2008
From what I've gathered, the issue stems from the ridiculous crushing overload of people trying to download the thing all at the same time.

If your download fucked up, the thing tries to do a sanity check before booting the new firmware, and when it sees that it's b0rked, it fails to revert to the old one.

So if it installed ok, it seems like you are fine. If not Sony will likely fix you up. At least that's what I've gathered.

Firmwares are tricky things, its always a bit dangerous 'cause it's so easy to brick your box. This might be a lesson for them to roll these things out in stages (or something).
...
written by Tralfaz, July 03, 2008
I downloaded the update onto my PSP's memory stick, but due to some uncertainty in the status of the download, I've held off on installing it. Good thing too. Almost reminds me of around 2003 (2004?) when one of their demo discs had the memory erasing Viewtiful Joe demo. Narrowly dodged that one, too. Thank you, Internet! That is twice you've saved my Sony game products!
...
written by Grim Santo, July 03, 2008
Mine is working just fine.
...
written by Ryan Hewson, July 03, 2008
There's fifteen pages of "I'm fine too" at NeoGAF, perhaps the reports of "many consoles being bricked" is just a tad hyperbolic....
...
written by Snakes & Patriots, July 03, 2008
Um...mine works fine. The occasional freezing has occured since the update. But a manual power off via the switch in the back seems to set things as right as rain again.

Should i download the stardust game to get in on the trophy goodness?
...
written by danzuke, July 03, 2008
So I had purchased Super StarDust HD WAY back when... do I need to delete and re-download to the get the trophy enabled one? I'm not seeing anything in-game that shows what trophies are available or how to get them...

some research is in order...
...
written by Jim Squires, July 03, 2008
When you load it up it should immediately prompt you to update the game. If it's not, maybe they took that update down too?
...
written by Dan Zuccarelli, July 03, 2008
Must've.... no prompt to update. Though I did delete the game and am re-downloading now... so we'll see if that works
...
written by Snakes & Patriots, July 05, 2008
Can i trademark "trophy whoring"?

copywirte trade mark..double stampies no take backs

Write comment

busy
< Prev   Next >
 

Recent Highlights





Stalk Us

Staff

Editor-in-Chief - Jim Squires
Managing Editor - Daniel Lloyd
Founding Editor - Daniel Zuccarelli

Contributors
Bryan Wall
Holly Green
Lance Coviello
Marc Deangelis
Mark Peachey
Mike Dodd

The BBPS Sponsors

This is one of our favorite sports memorabilia sites on the web.

About Bloguin

Bloguin is the revolutionary blog network specifically focused on helping bloggers get the most out of their websites. We're currently working on building a large network of online communities and hope to expand our blogging coverage to include a wide range of topics.

Advertisers

The Bloguin Network allows advertisers to promote their products and services to our ever-growing number of visitors. We offer both site-specific ad placements as well as the ability to run a network-wide campaign. If you're interested in working with Bloguin to meet your advertising needs, please contact us.

Most-Wanted List

The Bloguin Network is always looking to expand. We're specifically looking for blogs in the sports, entertainment, and video games field, but are open to adding any type of quality site.. If you're a blogger and interested in joining our network, please fill out our  application form.

The Bloguin Login

The Bloguin Login gives you full access to everything our network has to offer. Your name and password will work for each and every one of our sites. Signing up is simple, and will allow you to post in all our forums, create member blogs, and access other cool features! What are you waiting for? Create an Account!