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Sony investigating PS3 3.0 firmware issues
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article published on 7 September, 2009
On it's U.S. PlayStation Blog, Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) has confirmed that it is aware and is actively investigation isolated reports of PS3s behaving badly after the latest firmware, v3.0, has been installed. PS3 3.0 included a lot of aesthetic changes to the XMB as well as the addition of "What's New, Status Indicator, Friends List, PlayStation Store Shortcuts, Personalization ... [ read the full article ]
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7. September 2009 @ 13:47 |
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Sony investigating PS3 3.0 firmware issues
Thats why I never update right away. I'll wait for a few months to see what issues rise and when everything seems kosher, then I will update.
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Interestx
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7. September 2009 @ 15:22 |
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"Isolated" my ar$e.
Sony's soft-soaping spin more like.
I know 3 people who have had lock-ups and who had to spend an age working through the remedy(s).
They all did get things working in the end but were not pleased with the agrovation caused.
One friend caved in and bought the slim at the new price point, updated and had it lock-up duiring Uncharted (one of their best AAA titles no less).
It took him some time to end up with a working console.
He was less than impressed.
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ydkjman
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7. September 2009 @ 15:43 |
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And the SONY fun has begun.
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7. September 2009 @ 15:45 |
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Every new feature in 3.0 was absolutely perfect for me. What's New updated fine and the friend's counter are always correct.
I for one am happy about this firmware but a 3.0X is definitely necessary.
Because people in the UK have refurbished Europe models, they don't have the BBC iPlayer icon, and that would be frustrating so...
Sony has done us a good update but the amount of bugs in it... Shocking TBH.
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7. September 2009 @ 16:52 |
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can someone tell me these problems they are having, because i am not having them, or im to clumsy to notice :D
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7. September 2009 @ 17:14 |
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Originally posted by shaffaaf:
can someone tell me these problems they are having, because i am not having them, or im to clumsy to notice :D
system locking, freezing up with certain games. seems to be happening to the older units.
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eNaR
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7. September 2009 @ 17:34 |
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Don't they test the firmware updates prior to foisting it on unsuspecting owners....?
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7. September 2009 @ 18:11 |
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Originally posted by eNaR:
Don't they test the firmware updates prior to foisting it on unsuspecting owners....?
That costs money!
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7. September 2009 @ 18:46 |
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Originally posted by eNaR:
Don't they test the firmware updates prior to foisting it on unsuspecting owners....?
That costs money!
yep, that's the problem with kit that can be flashed/updated, most software is beta tested on the public, that's why updates/flash damage to hardware is not generally covered by the warranty.
Things used to be finished before release, not just so they could meet a specific date for a holiday, or to scuppers a competitors moment of glory ect.
this is an industry wide problem.
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7. September 2009 @ 18:48 |
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I bought a new slim last week and got uncharted and it freezes the ps3 and i have to switch off and back on to get the machine to respond again. Very annoying, hopefully there will be an update soon.
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7. September 2009 @ 20:09 |
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I've not had any serious problems with FW3.00 yet, but i've only used COD4, the web browser and PlayTV since updating; yet to bung on Uncharted (played it through just a couple of weeks ago so it'll be a while before a have a play through again!).
One thing i can not do is disable the "What's New" button. I have changed the setting to disable in the System Settings but it made no difference.
The web browser has frozen a couple of times, but only when i've been looking at those naked ladies! Regular browsing (ie, AD, BBC iPlayer, etc) has been fine.
I, like many others, from reading the above mentioned blog, don't like the friends boxes being greyed out but that's a personal thing and doesn't mean its faulty. Hopefully a future update will revert this or at least allow the option to revert to clear box outs.
Has anyone had a problem streaming from their PC (using PS3mediaServer or similar)? Not had an opportunity to fully test it it yet under 3.00.
PS: i'm using a 40G "fat".
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7. September 2009 @ 21:53 |
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Originally posted by BobH29:
I've not had any serious problems with FW3.00 yet, but i've only used COD4, the web browser and PlayTV since updating; yet to bung on Uncharted (played it through just a couple of weeks ago so it'll be a while before a have a play through again!).
One thing i can not do is disable the "What's New" button. I have changed the setting to disable in the System Settings but it made no difference.
The web browser has frozen a couple of times, but only when i've been looking at those naked ladies! Regular browsing (ie, AD, BBC iPlayer, etc) has been fine.
I, like many others, from reading the above mentioned blog, don't like the friends boxes being greyed out but that's a personal thing and doesn't mean its faulty. Hopefully a future update will revert this or at least allow the option to revert to clear box outs.
Has anyone had a problem streaming from their PC (using PS3mediaServer or similar)? Not had an opportunity to fully test it it yet under 3.00.
PS: i'm using a 40G "fat".
I have a launch 60GB unit that works fine w/ 3.00. The only thing I noticed as far as streaming media is that it's a little slower 'seeing' what files are available, apparently because it's caching more info than before. I still wish they'd add more media codec and container support, so I don't have to convert so many files or use the fairly crappy convert-on-the-fly streaming programs (BTW, WMP in Win7 apparently only does that and won't stream files as-is).
I HAD heard about a few older PS3 games locking up w/ 3.00 and, for some reason, the silver and white ceramic controllers having delays when responding to a few buttons (SELECT, mainly). I woulda thought the internals of all controllers would be the same (minus the difference between SIXAXIS and DUALSHOCK 3).
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7. September 2009 @ 22:03 |
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Originally posted by micool11:
I bought a new slim last week and got uncharted and it freezes the ps3 and i have to switch off and back on to get the machine to respond again. Very annoying, hopefully there will be an update soon.
There will be. Most devices w/ firmware update capability will have a few minor glitches here and there since it's usually impossible to QC every possible situation unless you spend up to a year doing it between updates. Most of the comments here are, per usual expectations, from anti-fanboys (bashboys???) that would slam Sony even if there was a story that their product somehow saved someone's life (e.g. "Who is Sony to play God? They have a lot of nerve!"). ;-)
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7. September 2009 @ 23:31 |
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Originally posted by micool11:
I bought a new slim last week and got uncharted and it freezes the ps3 and i have to switch off and back on to get the machine to respond again. Very annoying, hopefully there will be an update soon.
There will be. Most devices w/ firmware update capability will have a few minor glitches here and there since it's usually impossible to QC every possible situation unless you spend up to a year doing it between updates. Most of the comments here are, per usual expectations, from anti-fanboys (bashboys???) that would slam Sony even if there was a story that their product somehow saved someone's life (e.g. "Who is Sony to play God? They have a lot of nerve!"). ;-)
there are also others who would egg on these fanboys by posting a informative followed by a nice lecture on how the said fanboys operate.
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8. September 2009 @ 01:28 |
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domie
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8. September 2009 @ 04:10 |
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Originally posted by kikzm33z:
Because people in the UK have refurbished Europe models, they don't have the BBC iPlayer icon, and that would be frustrating so...
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I'm not arguing with you but can you explain what you mean please because I don't understand ?
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8. September 2009 @ 09:25 |
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Does anyone have an actual % of consoles affected stat?? can ANYONE back up their arbitrary bashing of a process they had no part in? Comments like "Testing costs money" are useless unless you can link to some material that actually indicates sony skimped out on testing the firmware. I don't know anyone who has had a problem.. but I'm not going to rant that the update is problem free just because I believe my small group of friends somehow equates an accurate reflection of the vast majority.
@geestar:
Do you not play online games for months while you wait to see about problems witht he firmware? or are you not talking about the PS3? Just wondering dude.
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8. September 2009 @ 11:02 |
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Originally posted by Interestx:
"Isolated" my ar$e.
Sony's soft-soaping spin more like.
I know 3 people who have had lock-ups and who had to spend an age working through the remedy(s).
They all did get things working in the end but were not pleased with the agrovation caused.
One friend caved in and bought the slim at the new price point, updated and had it lock-up duiring Uncharted (one of their best AAA titles no less).
It took him some time to end up with a working console.
He was less than impressed.
Seams that your friends do not have a PS3 as your explination of (working through the remedy(s)) is bull. There is not a work around. There is not a (get things working in the end)fix at this point. You would not just be making things up now would you?
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8. September 2009 @ 11:35 |
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doesnt the slim come with 3.0?
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8. September 2009 @ 12:09 |
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no, you have to update it
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pirkster
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8. September 2009 @ 13:51 |
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Originally posted by eNaR:
Don't they test the firmware updates prior to foisting it on unsuspecting owners....?
Yes, they do.
Even so - it still happens, and it's not just Sony.
Given that the incidents are isolated, there are likely a number of odd factors involved that converged to cause the issue. That makes such bugs difficult to find in testing (tug your left ear while hopping up and down slowly - but not too slow! on your right foot, and waving your right hand above your head three times with your left eye shut...)
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Interestx
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8. September 2009 @ 13:53 |
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Originally posted by glassd:
Seams that your friends do not have a PS3 as your explination of (working through the remedy(s)) is bull. There is not a work around. There is not a (get things working in the end)fix at this point. You would not just be making things up now would you?
No, sorry, but your leap to defend PS3 here is just ridiculous.
The friend I am referring to has a brand new PS3 slim.
He has had patches to install and umteen install/delete & reinstalling the game data.
Work-arounds, remedies whatever.
The point is that he has had an age of trouble and his PS3 is pi$$ing him off ......and amusingly it's with a bunch of hassles he never had with his Xbox.
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8. September 2009 @ 14:43 |
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Originally posted by glassd:
The friend I am referring to has a brand new PS3 slim.
He has had patches to install and umteen install/delete & reinstalling the game data.
Work-arounds, remedies whatever.
FAIL again. There are not any "Work-arounds, remedies whatever." or Patches for this. Sony will release a patch (3.01) when they have a correction for the problem.
Your statement of (No, sorry, but your leap to defend PS3 here is just ridiculous) is Childish. Anyone that is familiar with the PS3 and this problem knows better than the statement that you made. You are so quick talk bad about the PS3 yet you do not even have one. What is your objective.
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8. September 2009 @ 14:49 |
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Originally posted by glassd:
The friend I am referring to has a brand new PS3 slim.
He has had patches to install and umteen install/delete & reinstalling the game data.
Work-arounds, remedies whatever.
FAIL again. There are not any "Work-arounds, remedies whatever." or Patches for this. Sony will release a patch (3.01) when they have a correction for the problem.
Your statement of (No, sorry, but your leap to defend PS3 here is just ridiculous) is Childish. Anyone that is familiar with the PS3 and this problem knows better than the statement that you made. You are so quick talk bad about the PS3 yet you do not even have one. What is your objective.
knock it off you two, or is it your goal to get comments disabled for the rest of us?
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8. September 2009 @ 15:34 |
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No problem.
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