SlashGear Japan
Man, yesterday was a crazy day for PS3 owners. The big 2.40 patch that everyone’s been waiting for finally arrived. This is the one that included the in-game XMB feature that has been strangely absent since the console’s launch. While it seemed like it was going to be a good day for PS3 owners, it turns out you were better off not downloading the patch.
Apparently a large number of users that downloaded the update are finding their console of choice bricked by the update. The only apparent solution found thus far is to take out your hard drive, install it into a PC and format. I seriously hope that a better workaround is found, else you’ll be losing all of your saved data.
In response SCEA has removed the 2.40 firmware so it cannot be downloaded by any other users. Sony is apparently trying to “isolate the problem” and “identify a solution”. How long have they been working on this update again?
[via Joystiq]
One Response to “2.40 firmware is bricking PS3s, has been pulled by Sony”
xyberviri July 3, 2008
I really wanted to get a PS3, but first they were too expensive and really didn’t have to many titles, then it was the backwards compatiblity, because there was a slew of PS2 titles i wanted to play that had come out.
Now this and there still a bit to much, im not sure but when your lowest end model is going to break the bank, it not like thers a need to get it.
but on the other hand when i started with a xbox premium it was no biggy, then i got a hd tv and wanted HDMI and thats why i got my elite.
but im still waiting for the lower end models to go down in price, i really dont like using systems that cost this much for anything other than gaming.
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