Malfunctioning PS3 Controllers and Firmware 3.0
Filed under: Gaming, Sony Playstation 3 | By: Jamie Pert
Posted on: September 4, 2009 | 1 Comment
Recently there has been a growing topic on the official PlayStation 3 forum which suggests that after installing firmware 3.0 ceramic white DualShock3 controllers suffer connection issues, this is the second reported issue that Sony have experienced since installing firmware 3.0
The connection issues are quite serious as pairing the controller with the console becomes impossible, even if plugging directly in to the console via USB, it seems that other controllers connect fine and this is an isolated issue with one particular model of PS3 controllers.
A recent update on JoyStiq seems to suggest that the problem may be only occurring for “knock-off” controllers, whether Sony have decided to target these controllers is unknown at the moment, however JoyStiq have contacted Sony.
Since installing firmware 3.0 have you had any controller connection problems?
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i went through 4 ps3 slims, when it came out.. everythign was fine until i updated the firmware. not knowing it would ever cause damage. The first system, my r1 button stopped working, took system back. second system, my system starting screaming after the update, took it back. third system, my controller stopped working again, took system back.. then my fourth sytem, i didnt download firmware, so everytihng is fine, but i downloaded a corrupt file off a game update.. so i fixed that…. jeeesh sony, you could have all of usbeing loyal to you guys,,, but you dont care about customers, just the product… well own up, 3.01 is destroying your legitimacy