Sony PS3 2.43 update needed to fix 2.42 firmware
By: Daniel Chubb | August 3, 2008
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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This article is absolutely correct. Most PS3s were actually working just fine after the v. 2.41 update, however with the download of v. 2.42 everything has gone haywire. Best thing to do is to wait.
This is all BS… none of my friends have experience problems with their PS3’s.
I can’t believe you people that say nothing is wrong. I don’t own an Xbox, I have a broken ps3, and yes I am pissed at you when you say that I am making it up. I hope yours breaks now too, just because you have to act small minded.
My ps3 was my media center, every morning & night I’d play, or watch a movie,worked perfectly. Then after the recent updates, a lot of us had trouble. I hope a dog pisses in yours that don’t believe they made problems with the update.
I have a 60GB and 80GB PLAYSTATION 3 with with firmware 2.42 i got about 30 Blu-ray Disc movies and i tested about half they all working perfect especially Prison Break on blu ray.
Its amazing how people think they can diagnose an issue…..What formal training have you had ?
I have worked in the computer/networking/ IT industry for years, and people always think they know whats wrong or blame it on something that just happened…. My cable went out and mr. smith down the road was digging in his yard, it must be that…
If my ps breaks, I could blame it on the temperature, or global warming, because that just happened around the same time my ps 3 broke…
If you are a pizza driver, deliver pizzas and shut up, if you work in a hardware store, fine, but do not diagnose a piece of equipment you know nothing about… Leave that to the professionals who are trained to doagnose problems. It is true the ps 3 has a known issues with alot of systems haveing diode problems in the PS3’s that will only affect the blu ray drive. but that could have happend when firmware 1.5 or 2.0 was realeased. It would have just been a coincedence…..
Oh wait, my son just walked in the room and now my tv isnt working, it must have been him
WTF!another update again??!!!!piece of SH*T!@#!@!motherF**** i have to leave my console for “Brick my PS3 fw update.” Jeeeeez,, i guess i’ll do it now.
I also believe this is all nonsense, and people saying they have issues are lying. I, and all my friends have a PS3 and everything is fine.
And I’m sure after the last update when some PS3’s went wrong, Sony would have checked and double checked to make sure this update was 100% working before it’s release.
These people are lying, if not, how about some video evidence then?
Okay anybody against Sony by saying slit their throats will get fucked up by me. I have updated my PS3 to 2.42 I dont have no problems. These people hat have problems, probly turned the system off during update. Or treat the OS3 like shit and let anybody touch or play it. This article is the most biased piece of shit ever put together. The parent that said their son didnt inform what he was doing with his system and he updated, okay how is that Sony’s or any Sony Reps problems that their kid is not responsible. I find this very funny that when it comes to PlayStation or anything Sony does to help revolutionize the gaming experience by updates these fuckers get on a rant and rave when they are responsible not SONY let me say that again, the people get on and RANT AND RAVE WHEN THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE NOT SONY.
@ klarax
I’m not sure if it’s the update that is causing it, but I know different types of problems with the system have been happening. All you need to do is go to youtube and check for yourself….
I installed the 2.42 update last night, and since then my cat has not been eating her food.
Sony please sort your firmware out.
Microsost, please sort your clueless army of Xbots out..