Thu, Jul 03, 2008 | 10:32 BST

Sony pulls Firmware 2.40

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“Whoops.” According to various reports, Sony’s removed Firmware 2.40 from its servers following mass reports of system lock-ups.

Several threads on the US PlayStation boards came to light earlier today saying the software was causing PS3s to simply stop working.

The firm said it was investigating the complaints earlier this evening and has now removed the software entirely.

More soon.

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22 comments

#1

mart
02/07/08, 10:36 pm

Blimey! Glad it didn’t brick mine.

#2

patlike
02/07/08, 10:37 pm

That’s the brother of all fuck ups.

#3

morriss
02/07/08, 11:01 pm

Yep. PR mega-disaster. Right before E3, too.

#4

Psychotext
02/07/08, 11:21 pm

At least anyone affected should get their systems replaced free of charge now. It’s not like they could deny there was any issue.

#5

Hero of Canton
02/07/08, 11:49 pm

Do you remember when you could plug consoles in and play games immediately on them? Great days.

It’s no wonder people carp about having no time to play games these days – they spend half their ‘gaming time’ downloading updates, patches, firmware upgrades and the like, then installing the same before they can even consider starting to play. And that’s assuming their machine hasn’t been bricked in the process.

The one console that avoids all this bollocks? The DS. And it’s the biggest console in the world. Go figure.

#6

morriss
02/07/08, 11:57 pm

Point. Well made. An’ all that.

#7

Psychotext
03/07/08, 12:04 am

I remember when games took half an hour to load and you had to sit in the room watching them load or they wouldn’t work.

But I’m old. =(

#8

morriss
03/07/08, 12:33 am

I used to do brilliant “loading noise impressions”. My dad thought so anyway.

UK101 loading times ftl.

#9

CastellanSpandrell
03/07/08, 1:04 am

Anyone on here actually have their ps3 bricked?
Neogaf has a thread with over 300 posts asking if anyone’s ps3 has carked it…so far not one seems to have done so.

#10

mortiferus
03/07/08, 1:06 am

This is sad… What happened to QA? This blunder will cost Sony BIG TIME!

#11

scuz
03/07/08, 1:30 am

i haven’t heard of anybody i knows ps3 breaking, mine updated without fuss.

#12

Daniel Plainview
03/07/08, 1:37 am

Installed here fine seems if you’ve already installed it you will be fine

#13

XDamage
03/07/08, 1:39 am

Worked fine for me, but crap for anyone who experienced it.

#14

CRAZYSPYD3R
03/07/08, 1:51 am

DOWNLOADED IT AND IT ISNT CAUSING A PROBLEM,MAYBE ITS ONLY THE RETARDS THAT IT’S HAPPENING 2.

#15

Psychotext
03/07/08, 2:07 am

Are you sure you don’t have a problem CRAZYSPYD3R?

#16

XDamage
03/07/08, 2:09 am

If it actually happened to anyone then it seems like it’s the unavoidable unlucky few who effed up the install for some unrelated reason. Might be a few after any update I guess.

At least one can find the people with Blu-ray drive problems online. Wierd.

#17

Tonka
03/07/08, 3:21 am

CRAZYSPYD3R… wow

#18

morriss
03/07/08, 7:37 am

MAYBE U HVE A PR0BL3M CARZYSPYD3R. HOO NOES!

#19

mart
03/07/08, 8:22 am

He’s pretty crazy.

#20

patlike
03/07/08, 8:27 am

He made me laugh.

#21

Blerk
03/07/08, 8:31 am

Seems over for Sony.

/shakes head

#22

Spiral
03/07/08, 8:44 am

These things happen. It doesn’t seem too widespread so far, and they seem to be handling it pretty well apart from the Rubenstein denial which makes them look stupid. As long as they replace or fix any bricked machines it should be fine.

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