Sony PS3 2.43 update needed to fix 2.42 firmware
Filed under: Gaming, Sony Playstation 3 | By: Daniel
Posted on: August 3, 2008 | 150 Comments
It looks like we will need the Sony PS3 2.43 update much sooner than later as it’s needed to fix the 2.42 firmware. We are getting numerous reports that the latest Playstation 2.42 firmware is causing problems for users.
Personally our PS3 is just fine but then we have not had much time with it since the latest firmware. This is what some gamers have reported to PR:
Well this is totally Effed Up!!! My son decided that it would be a good idea to update the PS3 and he did 2 nights ago without me knowing it. Well now ANYTHING BLURAY does NOT play. NOTHING!!! Doesn’t even recognize the DAMN Disk!!! Is there anything I can do???
Installed this newest update and now nothing works, can not read disks at all. We have done the system restore, etc. now have to wait while it gets shipped to Sony to fix it. Very upsetting, fairly new PS3 (5 months) in excellent condition and was working perfectly prior to update. Extremely frustrating.
Yeah, downloaded it earlier and now I can’t stay connected to a single online game.
Downloaded the update and all my saves on cod 4 single player have gone and when I name my perks online as soon as I switch my PS3 off they disappear and have to name them again.
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anyone that says it can’t happen to them, I pray it does you halfwitted twits
idk how these updates are bricking peoples ps3s i update the first day every update comes out including 2.40 and have never had any problems. Sony just needs to spend more time on there updates and beta them so they wont brick some peoples ps3s, i like the new update trophies load very fast now, all the newer one will have is fix the same problem so nothing new for use people uneffected,
ps does any one know when the uncharted patch is out i want trophies off that game it kicks ass
You guys are looking TOO hard to create hype for a non-existent situation! Sony had ONE firmware problem with 2.4 that affected an EXTREMELY MINIMAL number of consoles (Unlike the 360’s RROD; There’s a 360 exclusive game title that is perfectly apt for the SHEER SCALE in which the RROD scenario transpired: MASS EFFECT. Interestingly enough, there are TWO MORE exclusives Microsoft can brag about: RROD, and MASS EFFECT numerically referencing the RROD!!! Nerd Humor!)
To the matter at hand however, these “people” probably did something REALLY smart when upgrading: i.e. turning the power off, deciding to give their console a relaxing soak in a hot bath, or some other equitably ingenious expression of the0 loving care these “people” tend to show for their electronics!!!
Well, check the official forums as you said and you’ll see that THERE ARE a lot of people with this issue.
http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3updates&thread.id=6967
Agreed, haven’t really heard or seen any issues w/ 2.42 to substantiate these claims…
Morne
this is bad bad news for sony firmware 2.42 breaking 4 ps3’s!!!!! sony are gonna rush for an update so this doesnt happen again and make it 5 out of 14 million.
i think this is a bit of a 360 fanboy site like come on ye have a full news piece made to report 4 people having problems with the ps3…im sure sony get more calls than that on a regular day.
and for the record the blu ray drive failure is nothing to do with firmware. if that was related to firmware then sony would have had a fix months ago to make sure it never happened to anyone
I know for a fact the Perk names in COD4 isn’t related to the Sony FW updates because mine my perk names have been disappearing since the day COD4 launched. I’ve just learned to deal with it.
I am not having any problems… When they get compalints, they should contact people through their PSN to make sure it’s actually people and not bots talking up a storm.
Never had any problems with firmware update(s). My good “old” 60Gb PS3 works perfect!
well i haven’t heard of those problems but there are others, for me my bluetooth mic doesn’t work when i’m playing Tekken DR or any other online game since the last update.