Sony PS3 Update Causes Whole New Batch of Problems

Boston (dbTechno) – Released for only a couple hours, the newest PS3 update has caused only problems for the users and has already been removed from Sony’s servers. It has caused a variety of problems, all very frustrating to PS3 users.

The update, number v2.40, was supposed to allow Playstation 3 users access to new features such as a new user trophy collection and access to XMB during a game – this never worked out.

Reports have said that the PS3 consoles would freeze when users tried to utilize the new trophy collection or use XMB in-game. Others got a wavy line across their screen and when they re-powered the console they were rewarded with a black screen. Some also got the black screen when attempting to play games. Some gamers were able to correct these problems by reformatting their hard drive, at the loss of all their saved games.

Sony has reported that they are working very hard to identify the issue and correct the problem and until that time the update will not be available again. The company also stated that it was a generally small number of consoles that reported problems, but they pulled the update to stop the issue from becoming a larger problem.