PS3 Update 2.76: New firmware download only minor
Filed under: Gaming, Sony Playstation 3, Xbox 360 | By: Alan Ng
Posted on: May 14, 2009 | 61 Comments
We can now confirm to you that the Playstation 3 firmware has been updated. Update 2.76 is available to download right now, but is only a minor update according to Sony.
Eric Lempel stated over at the official PS Blog: ‘This is a minor update that improves the playback quality of some PS3 format software.’
What are you waiting for then, go and grab it. Maybe Sony have a better firmware in store for us at E3 2009, we have already heard rumors that something big is coming. We can always hope anyway.
As always, give us your feedback on the new firmware. The update is live already.
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I’ll give you guys a second to untwist your panties before I say…I thought you people could take a joke. Shit man, this is the internet…I didnt think anyone took anything seriously.
i would love to play music during game play and be able to watch my netflix. Come on sony thats all we want plus the minor settings. make the ps3 the only system we need. pleaseeeeeeee
believe me mate its no joke when they force an update on you then it kills ur system and they want me to pay to have it repaired.Sony are trying to tell me its not happened to anyone else, which looking round on the forums is a lie, maybe its the type of laser we have or some hardware specific to our machines i dunno but i,m certain this updates killing ps3s
Like I said before, my system along with about 30 others I know of are perfectly fine, so this update isn’t killing PS3s in the hopes of making money from repairs.
Hey guys,
got exactly the same problem with mine (80go model bought 1 month ago
It doesn’t recognize BR games anymore.
BEfore fixing this pb (i think it’s only software issue) i’ve foud a solution to be able to play games.
Insert you DVD br game, launch a demo downloaded from de the ps network. when the demo is loaded, press the middle button of you pad, go back to the dashboard and now, oh surprise, your game is recognized and you can now launch it.
That just proves that it is a software issue.
Hope it’s gonna work for those who have the same problem than me.
Im calling the hotline today to get more info.
Have you guys tried the reformat OS option?
yep tried everything been on the phone to sony again and they say its gonna cost me 99 pound to have it sorted theres no issues with update 2.76.my ps3 is a year and a half old i,m proper sick
How come we cant listen to our music and play online like XBOX 360 thats what i want
ever since I installed this update, my PS3 has locked up 4 times and I’ve probably played it for about 5 hours since I ran the update
2.60 killed my PS3, had to buy a new 80GB PS3, had no problems with updates so far, hearing that 2.76 kills ps3, has put me off updating!
I have a 60Gb PS3 that is over a year old now. I have ran every update available and have never had a problem with it. Ran this update and no problem. If a system update which is I believe mandatory for online play breaks your ps3 then Sony are liable and would have to fix or replace your ps3. However I find it very difficult to believe that a software update would in fact damage your ps3 hardware. Perhaps a file was corrupt or whatever but surely a system format and reinstall would fix that. If I had a £1 for every time windows broke and I had to reinstall windows to get it working properly again then I would be richer than Bill Gates. However everytime the software broke my pc or laptops hardware was never damaged. The same applies.
yeah that may be true but its seems strange that 6 people on here and many others on other forums updated and bam no discs are picked up. If a lasers on its way out it usually shows some signs of going(skipping or sticking during gameplay) mine was perfect as ive only really used it 6 months of owning it.It may be coincidence but seems strange and i,ve updated all updates since ive owned it and sony told me that another update did cause machines to fail so i still think its possible its this update.A dvd drive has drivers and if they are affected the drive won,t work.Yes a format will clear the hard drive but does not get rid of updates
2.76 broke my system (60gb) I am on the internet with it right now but if i do a connection test or sign into the network or even do an update check the system freezes. otherwise it works fine its only when the system interacts with the playstation network in ANY WAY even send a score through the network freezes the darn thing. sony just told me to send it in. HAAA i know its not broken. the 1st minute after i downloaded it i got kicked from the network an since have not be able to sign in w/o it freezing .