Much awaited PS3 2.40 update released… then recalled

Wednesday, Jul. 2 2008 | Author: Mel

Yesterday, the Playstation 3’s much-awaited firmware update was finally released… for a few hours.

The new update, v2.40, was THe update that would bring in more accessibility to the XrossMediaBar (XMB), allowing people to actually access it in-game, slight tweaks to the PlayStation Store, tweaks to the DVD and Bluray playback capabilities, and the piece de resistance, the Trophy System.

But availability of the new update was short-lived as Sony pulled it back after complaints flooded the PlayStation message boards about updated PS3s locking up when users try to load a game. The problem seems to also be across the board as owners of 40GB, 60GB and 80GB versions reported the problem.

Sony has yet to issue a statement regarding the issue or an announcement on when it will be made available again.

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Tags: Firmware, Gaming, Playstation, PS3, Sony, Updates

4 Responses for "Much awaited PS3 2.40 update released… then recalled"

Mr Butterscotch

July 3rd, 2008 at 15:35
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That’s a pretty serious issue, after all, first and foremost the technology is a CONSOLE. Sony are idiots. Was this a rush job or what?
Mr Vodka

July 4th, 2008 at 17:51
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How does this issue make sony idiots? I bet your an XBOX 360 fan. did you buy an A/C unit with your console? A bug in a firmware is forgivable. I faulty console all together is not.
Mr Butterscotch

July 6th, 2008 at 12:51
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Mr Vodka – I agree with you. I have a 360, and it is currently broken. However, Microsoft are idiots too. Perhaps bigger idiots, but they are both idiots. My company would never release anything with such errors as these. They only do it because they can get away with it. At least Sony had the grace to do a recall I suppose.
Algrand4

July 6th, 2008 at 18:12
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Every Company makes mistakes, microsoft made the biggest and unforgetable mistake. Sony didnt rush things, stuff happens. you cant compare a billion dollar company to your small thousand dollar company. any ways i cant wait untill the new firm ware will come out.