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PlayStation 3 Firmware Upgrade is Bricking Some PS3s!

gizmodo.com — The PlayStation forums are scattered with various reports of bricked PS3s — users report that upon booting their system, the SIXAXIS controller will not sync and the video signal is blank with no sound.

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  • nobody98, on 07/02/2008, -4/+36I was just about to update my PS3... Going to wait a couple of days now. Yes I'm a wuss :(
    • skidme, on 07/03/2008, -0/+39I think you're completely right to wait.
    • truspector, on 07/03/2008, -0/+12I think they pulled 2.4 yesterday after the complaints started coming in. At least I got it before hand, and yes, not problems here.
    • santasing, on 07/03/2008, -1/+8Nothing wrong with protecting your investment.
    • prophetpimp, on 07/03/2008, -1/+4I always did that when it come to the PSP especially the Hacked Firmware.
    • SolituSneiku, on 07/03/2008, -8/+0some idiots would leave the download screen on for hours leaving the PS3 in limbo which is what caused it to have problems
    • piper999, on 07/03/2008, -1/+3You'll be waiting more than a couple of days since they pulled the update and it is no longer available.
  • Sniper, on 07/02/2008, -11/+60Worked fine for me :|
    • kenvsryu, on 07/03/2008, -1/+7no problems here either.
      • directrix13, on 07/03/2008, -1/+4Here it also worked fine.
      • Oubipaws, on 07/03/2008, -1/+3Worked perfectly fine for me - did it first thing yesterday morning.
    • WELLDOITLIVE, on 07/03/2008, -18/+5How does it plug in to the Nintendo?
      • djholybolt, on 07/03/2008, -0/+6You have been buried for making such an idiotic statement.
    • OrderedChaos, on 07/03/2008, -2/+8No problems here either on a new 80 gig. The only problem with the update is the people who cut off the system during the update under the assumption it had frozen.
    • worminater, on 07/03/2008, -1/+3fine for me.
    • drastic8, on 07/03/2008, -1/+5No probs for my 80 MSG4 bundle.
  • ilukedukei, on 07/02/2008, -11/+3Remote play now crashes.... a lot!
    • popfrogs, on 07/03/2008, -2/+3Is your PSP on FW4.01 or your haxored custom firmware?
      • mywhitenoise, on 07/03/2008, -3/+1haxored?
      • ilukedukei, on 07/03/2008, -0/+2haxored, but it never happened before
      • djholybolt, on 07/03/2008, -1/+1well maybe that's why...

        Why don't you get rid of the homebrew if you want compatibility.
  • SEGA4life, on 07/02/2008, -9/+11I did not have a problem with my 60gig launch. I started to update at 12am eastern, but the download kept failing until around 12:45am, was a tad frustrating but nothing major.

    but my friend gets a screen with no XMB , sorry don't know what gig PS3 he has.
    • Zamfir, on 07/02/2008, -17/+5Installing FW updates on your imaginary PS3 now?
    • popfrogs, on 07/03/2008, -2/+10Your buddy should swap his hard drive with the one you're pulling and format it, or pull his drive and use a PC to format it. He'll be good to go. This article should be marked as inaccurate, nobody has had a "brick" but some people have had to replace the hard drive. The firmware puts some bad data on some people's hard drives which prevents a proper boot up. The PS3 itself is fine.
      • mywhitenoise, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1That would be pointless, because he'd lose the data once he puts the original hard drive back in.
        PS3 always reformats the drive after you put another one in. I know from experience, it's extremely frustrating.

        His best bet would be to wait til Sony fixes it, and then upgrade the firmware by a USB drive.
      • popfrogs, on 07/03/2008, -0/+4"His best bet would be to wait til Sony fixes it, and then upgrade the firmware by a USB drive."

        Kinda hard to do when the XMB doesn't finish coming up. Any other suggestions?
      • DarkShroud, on 07/04/2008, -0/+1@mywhitenoise, If their PS3 is already bricked they have to format the HD to unbrick it. Then the PS3 will reformat it and it will start running fine with the new firmware. The only problem is that you loose all of your saves.

        My launch 60gig updated fine. They just need to get some trophy patches out now for Uncharted, Devil May Cry4, and a few other's I like. Now I'm glad that I didn't finish Assassin's Creed.
    • wedges, on 07/03/2008, -1/+2im not entirely sure why anyone would bury his comment... that actually sounds like useful information.
  • WhereAmI, on 07/02/2008, -3/+22If your video signal is blank hold down the power button until it beeps twice. And by power button I mean that sensor thingy on the front, not the switch on the back, but that should be on. Someone here that has that problem try that to see if it fixes anything.
    • zerobackup, on 07/02/2008, -14/+2Yeah the firmware may change your video settings, the "hold down button until it double beeps" will reset your video to the factory default. You must then connect your RGB cables and then change your video settings.
      • WhereAmI, on 07/02/2008, -0/+13No, it then scans for an input and will enable that input. It does work with HDMI. This is the 40GB at least that does it.
    • Jarett, on 07/03/2008, -1/+2WhereAmI, you are correct for all models. To be clear, the console must first be in standby mode before you hold the power button.
  • skidme, on 07/03/2008, -1/+17Wow....I was completely oblivious of this problem, otherwise I would not have downloaded this update. Mine seems to be working fine, knock on wood.
    • B1663r, on 07/03/2008, -34/+2Mine is bricked and everyone I know with a PS3 is bricked as well. I spoke with a guy from UPS, and the only they they are shipping today is bricked PS3's.
      • mywhitenoise, on 07/03/2008, -1/+10You're so full of *****, dude. You're one of the bigger 360 trolls on digg, don't spread around misinformation.
      • B1663r, on 07/03/2008, -9/+1Dude, I'm just quoting random PS3 fanboy from last year...
  • iPirate, on 07/03/2008, -2/+44It was causing a big enough problem for them to take it offline:
    http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/07/02/firmware ...
  • duggisquailman, on 07/03/2008, -39/+14Bricked? You mean they were useful before?
    • Kosher1947, on 07/03/2008, -13/+8Digg you up, because a good ribbing is good.
    • DarthDubbya, on 07/03/2008, -0/+2Obvious troll is obvious.
  • selfdisplaced, on 07/03/2008, -2/+59Did it say "Hideo" in the upper right corner?
    • BattleScars, on 07/03/2008, -7/+2WIN
    • popfrogs, on 07/03/2008, -4/+5Fail, it's upper left corner.
    • megamod, on 07/03/2008, -0/+3nope...it said "Hideo 2" while I was fighting Mantis. My Immediate reaction was to grab my controller and switch inputs to no avail ='(
    • SillyHatMafia, on 07/04/2008, -0/+1I was jsut fighting mantis today, i looked away for a second and heard a wierd beep and saw a black screen, i was about to get pissed off than i saw the HIDEO at the top right
  • selfdisplaced, on 07/03/2008, -4/+12Worked fine for me. 20gb upgraded to 160gb.
    • drizzlelicious, on 07/03/2008, -5/+12Which firmware did YOU download?
      • ScionX, on 07/03/2008, -4/+2he means he upgraded his HD.
      • WELLDOITLIVE, on 07/03/2008, -1/+6He downloaded the memory upgrade, kinda like for the courier's brain in Johnny Mnemonic.
      • Elranzer, on 07/03/2008, -2/+6No one has seen that movie.
      • Blandyman, on 07/03/2008, -0/+4Except me :(
      • WELLDOITLIVE, on 07/03/2008, -0/+3I thought it was ok....
  • readme, on 07/03/2008, -11/+26I wouldn't worry much about it. 700+ post thread at the GAF and nobody has had a problem updating to 2.40. It's probably the usual suspects stirring the pot trying to make it out to be worse than what it is.

    http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32408 ...
    • Sh0ck4, on 07/03/2008, -13/+8Oh really????? One forum?

      http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/007209 ...

      http://www.pspsps.tv/2008/07/firmware_240_may_be_b ...

      http://www.gamepro.com/news.cfm?article_id=197088

      http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/07/03/2-40-ps3-u ...

      Yeah, you are right. Its only a couple people on a forum.
      • santasing, on 07/03/2008, -1/+15Ummm...not a whole lot of people at those links saying their console got bricked.
      • readme, on 07/03/2008, -2/+13GAF > *

        GAF has a hardcore registration process (takes months to get an account) and anyone even hinting at system warz ***** get an instant perma-ban. Therefore there's little or no chance shills are coming in and making up stories as you would see at the sites you posted.
    • FFXIfrohike, on 07/03/2008, -3/+4I doubt Sony would pull a firmware update if it only affected a few people. There must have been enough panicked calls from people who DON'T HAPPEN TO USE THOSE FORUMS (has this occurred to any of you "works fine for me" morons?) to warrant Sony rolling the update back. They obviously replicated the damn problem themselves or they wouldn't be doing this. Get your head out of the sand... or possibly some other orifice.
      • mustang460, on 07/03/2008, -1/+4if you read their blog, they received a limited number of calls on the issue, they pulled it due to widespread reports on gaming sites/blogs just in case it became a large issue and are working to reproduce the problem now
    • davewelsh79, on 07/03/2008, -0/+5I can hear the "usual suspects" now: Why do they call it update 2.4? Because when you see it you turn 2.4 degrees and walk slightly askew.
  • LittleDas, on 07/03/2008, -7/+7Yeah, they took it down almost immediately after it went up. Some PS3s don't reboot properly after the update and they get stuck at a blank screen with just that wave background.
    • mywhitenoise, on 07/03/2008, -2/+316 hours later isn't "almost immediately".
    • LittleDas, on 07/03/2008, -1/+5It goes down the same day it goes up?
      If you're dealing with a company as large as sony, 'almost immediately' can definitely mean 16 hours.
  • TheGreatBelow, on 07/03/2008, -7/+12I put in a 5 hour session of Virtua Tennis last night, no issues for me.
    • Ridesabike, on 07/03/2008, -6/+6Why does someone own Virtua Tennis?
      • bashar129, on 07/03/2008, -1/+2Don't hate. Virtua Tennis fans unite!
      • StolenLamp, on 07/03/2008, -0/+5...or play it for 5 hours on end?
  • shinythingy, on 07/03/2008, -4/+12I believe the problem is actually that the users didn't actually download all of the file (not their fault) and when the PS3 tried to run it, it couldn't find the file and making the HDD corrupt. Reformat the HDD using another PS3 with a different FW or if you can via a PC. It means you lose all your content put at least you have a working PS3.
    • truspector, on 07/03/2008, -2/+4If I had lost all of my saves I would have been PISSED.
    • LogicBomB, on 07/03/2008, -5/+3I'd bet dollars to donuts that you'd be really pissed at first, and then you'd think it was a blessing in disguise as you re-enjoy all your games from start to finish.
      • shinythingy, on 07/03/2008, -1/+4for trophies. Conspiracy!!!!!!!
      • ScionX, on 07/03/2008, -0/+3I've quit playing some games because I've lost save files.
      • TruthLies, on 07/04/2008, -0/+0You either owe me a lot of dollars...or a lot of donuts. Losing save files is one of the worst things that can happen to a gamer (besides, you know, death, and all that other real-life stuff). Certainly when you've devoted hundreds of hours into a game (as some people I know have done with games such as Disgaea), or when you're almost at the end/in the middle of a linear game (say, a Final Fantasy) which you'll have to repeat all over again, doing the same things, just to get back to where you were.

        I don't own a PS3, but I'd sure as hell be pissed if any of my systems lost the memory I'd spent countless hours accumulating. It just makes you feel like you've wasted all your time - and even though since it's gaming you probably have, it's not fun to have it spelled out to you.
  • robEstyles, on 07/03/2008, -11/+47Ok I'm a 360 owner myself but jesus enough of the constant PS3 bashing. Anytime you update a firmware for anything you run the risk of "bricking" it (power goes off, something funky happens anything). Unless this is a widespread problem this is a non story.
    • Grimdotdotdot, on 07/03/2008, -9/+10Widespread enough to make Sony remove the update.
      • bilbravo, on 07/03/2008, -5/+16RRoD widespread enough for Microsoft to offer a 3 year warranty for it. Nintendo Wii update bricked consoles on launch day.
        The point is stuff breaks. Doesn't matter what hardware it is, there can be a fault.
      • Grimdotdotdot, on 07/04/2008, -0/+1Er... Yeah, my 360 RROD'd twice. But we're talking about the PS3 firmware update here. If Sony *hadn't* have removed the firmware I'd have called it a non story.
    • Synn, on 07/03/2008, -0/+2It's not a non story for people it's happening to. I mean these people have a choice of not using their PS3s or having to lose all the data on their hard drive to get it working again.
    • FFXIfrohike, on 07/03/2008, -1/+1I don't see how this is PS3 bashing... And btw, people didn't brick their machines from a bad *update* (as you said, those 'funky' things that can happen during a flash) but from a bad *firmware* rev. There's a significant difference.

      This isn't some homebrew firmware that you "download at your own risk" anyway. This was something Sony pushed. Obviously, they'll fix it and any boxes involved. I just feel sorry for those affected :(
    • stanfy86, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1I hear ya Rob, but FFXI has a point, this was something that was released by sony themselves, and not like some 3rd party company, so really they should have tested it extensivly on many systems, with different firmware revisions before sending it out.

      This will probably end with people getting a lot of systems replaced, and in the case where the damaged unit was one of the ones with ps2 compatibility i would demand credit/goods because the loss of that backward-compatibility.
    • AngeloM3, on 07/04/2008, -1/+1This is why when you see the PS3 you do a 360 and walk away..................... wait a minute
      • DarkShroud, on 07/04/2008, -0/+1I can't decide if your comment is very clever or very stupid.
    • sUGArDawg, on 07/04/2008, -0/+1SHUT UP YOU TRAITOR
  • bcrich999, on 07/03/2008, -15/+2Here's a fix... on your controller, press up up down down left right left right B A then hit start.
    • marx2k, on 07/03/2008, -1/+4/me looks for "B" or "A" on a PlayStation controller...
    • directrix13, on 07/03/2008, -1/+1You mean square X and then start.
    • Peck3277, on 07/03/2008, -1/+1Up down left right a b start

      Sonic ftw!!!
    • fatrandy13, on 07/03/2008, -1/+1*select start for 2 players
  • prleet, on 07/03/2008, -7/+25There is a big difference between crash and bricked. So get that straight first. Buried for drama!

    My 60 gb works fine....damn newbs!

  • i4mt3hwin, on 07/03/2008, -5/+4This is a day old, they already pulled the firmware and are working on a fix. For people that already upgraded a 2.4.1 is incoming.
  • cheezy321, on 07/03/2008, -6/+5Its a trap!
  • Kola, on 07/03/2008, -1/+4It seems is you got it installed you're good to go, the issue comes from the restart that happens after it's finished installed. I got mine installed before the reports came in and I've yet to see any issues so far.
  • galvo, on 07/03/2008, -28/+10Another fix: Get a 360.
    • santasing, on 07/03/2008, -4/+20and brick your console guaranteed.
    • fadetoone, on 07/03/2008, -3/+21That would be like trading my Corvette for a Pinto because a nail gave me a flat tire.
      • galvo, on 07/03/2008, -5/+2No, that would be like you trading it in because the new motor and trans they installed blew your car into pieces.

        The nail has nothing to do with the car. Sony's firmware is Sony's firmware.
      • DarkShroud, on 07/04/2008, -1/+2And MS's hardware is MS's hardware. MS's updates are known for bricking condoles as well. Since they only update the 360 OS instead or flashing it completely like Sony does. And no this PS3 update does not mess with the hardware. Though I can understand why you'd think that being a 30 user.
      • lartones, on 07/04/2008, -1/+1It's like trading in XP for Vista
    • directrix13, on 07/03/2008, -4/+20Yeah, random RROD is much better than a known flaw which is being corrected. har har har
      • galvo, on 07/03/2008, -6/+2I'll never get the RROD since it's due to overheating. I wasn't a dumbass who bought one of the first 360s. In fact, I didn't buy one until Halo3 came out, and when the new (Falcon) hardware was out.

        Trust me, my 360 will never fail on me. Not the drive, not the hardware. It barely gets warm WITHOUT the fan stand.. I hardly think it'll overheat with it on (or off for that matter).

        PS3 fanboys need to think of a better insult since it doesn't apply to all 360 owners.
      • bigbadgoat, on 07/04/2008, -0/+2@galvo

        you are ***** BEGGING for an RROD.

        and the new (Falcon) hardware you praise?
        it still causes RRODs, and is having a minimal impact at best at the failure rate of xbox 360s.

        Now, now, before you call me full of *****...

        I'm a game developer, and I'm supposed to know these things.
    • BattleScars, on 07/03/2008, -2/+16Because they never break right?
    • fatrandy13, on 07/03/2008, -2/+7additional generic 360 bash
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  • jacksons98, on 07/03/2008, -5/+5Like everyone else in this forum so far mine is working fine. So is my brothers and we had an UT3 tournament set up with my friends, theres are working too. I think this "some" is probably a very small group of people who either didn't update correctly or got a bad download.
  • evanstapler, on 07/03/2008, -9/+20With a PS3 it's more "cinder blocking" than it is bricking.
    • humanerror, on 07/03/2008, -0/+6Haha.

      "Damnit! The new update slabbed my ps3!"
    • popfrogs, on 07/03/2008, -2/+2You're just upset that it doesn't play showtunes during boot.
  • mweflen, on 07/03/2008, -6/+43To "brick" something is to render it inoperable. Controller sync issues don't seem to rise to that standard. Buried as inaccurate.
    • khyberkitsune, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1If my controller wont sync how the ***** do you expect me to OPERATE THE SYSTEM? I can't because the PS3 won't accept input. From *ANY* technical standpoint that means the console is inoperable. You very obviously do not work in the IT field. It is also serious enough for Sony to have removed the update (fat load of good it did me, it bricked my 40GB PS3)
      • codelogic, on 07/03/2008, -0/+2"You very obviously do not work in the IT field."

        Yeah because "brick" is a technical term used only in the IT field.

        "From *ANY* technical standpoint that means the console is inoperable."

        Really? So re-formatting your hard drive doesn't come under "*ANY* technical standpoint"?

        Just because _you_ are incapable of operating your PS3 in its current state doesn't mean that your PS3 is inoperable. Someone competent enough will be able to operate it. As mentioned in other posts, there are ways to reset it. It's unfortunate that you were a victim, but "technically", your PS3 is not "bricked".
  • santasing, on 07/03/2008, -10/+16My 80GB MGS4 bundle PS3 is working fine.
    • LogicBomB, on 07/03/2008, -17/+11Does your penis feel a little larger now by stating that?
      • mywhitenoise, on 07/03/2008, -2/+12Does yours?
        Grow the ***** up, he wasn't bragging, and his comment is totally relevant to this overblown story.
      • B1663r, on 07/03/2008, -5/+1Yes Sony pulled the update because it wasn't bricking consoles.... /rollseyes
      • ubergrmn, on 07/04/2008, -0/+280gb MGS4 bundle ftw!
      • DarkShroud, on 07/04/2008, -0/+2The new MGS4 80 gig bundle has different hardware then the Motorstorm 80gig bundle. 90nm CPU vs 65nm CPU. The next confirmed hardware update will be a 90nm GPU to 65nm GPU. After that comes the 45nm CPU. And this isn't even counting the slimed down Blu-ray diode.
    • santasing, on 07/03/2008, -1/+8Not really. But I bet yours did after you typed that comment after thinking it up for an hour or something.
  • Duositex, on 07/03/2008, -1/+10They pulled the update already. Old news.
  • alpha94, on 07/03/2008, -5/+16It's not bricking, the submitter is a douche for using an inaccurate title.
    • milkmage, on 07/03/2008, -2/+4and you and mweflin can't read
      "video signal is blank with no sound"
      contorller sync issues not withstanding - no video = BRICK.




      • Misanthrope, on 07/03/2008, -0/+5Brick implies that it's completely useless and non-repairable. That's not the case here. It IS fixable.

        Fixable = NOT BRICK
      • alpha94, on 07/03/2008, -0/+2If you had a PS3 you would know that all you have to do is hold down the power/start button on the front for a few seconds to reset the system.

        if it can reset, boot up, turn on, it's not a brick.

        Saying it's a brick is implying it's like the 360.
      • DarkShroud, on 07/04/2008, -0/+1Worse case you have to format the hard drive, which is a good opportunity to upgrade.
  • santasing, on 07/03/2008, -2/+6One fix is to take out your HDD and reformat. Then when you restart, it asks you to upgrade to 2.36. Problem solved.
    • timusca, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1Yeah just be sure to pull off your game saves before reformatting, if you can... and put them back on after the PS3 formats it.
  • vichussmith, on 07/03/2008, -11/+3I'm doing fine so far. I played a DVD+RW with some porn on it, and it worked fine. I haven't played a game on it since the upgrade though, but I bet it'll work OK.
    • sanderscm2, on 07/03/2008, -7/+1You haven't played a game on it for obvious reasons.
    • fatrandy13, on 07/03/2008, -3/+1hah, brilliant
  • sarchosis, on 07/03/2008, -9/+10I didn't have a problem updating. I'll take an update bricking a PS3 over normal use bricking a 360.
  • blablablerg, on 07/03/2008, -1/+10bricks were shat
  • aladrin, on 07/03/2008, -1/+5The 2.40 upgrade went fine for me. I have a launch 20gb with a 160gb HD in it.
  • GSX606, on 07/03/2008, -1/+8No *****, every time you do an update there is a very small risk that it might brick, same thing with the 360, and psp!
  • Juthan, on 07/03/2008, -1/+4I updated my 40gig model yesterday around midday with no problems at all. I didn't get to play any games thereafter, but I turned it on later and it all booted up as normal. It sounds like an isolated incident.
  • bpeacock22, on 07/03/2008, -3/+2For those who can reformat their HD to repair, I hope they can save their game data on another drive. Otherwise, if Sony makes people pay the $150 send-in repair for this, as is being reported, I think that's grounds for a class action lawsuit.
    • mywhitenoise, on 07/03/2008, -0/+3It'd be pointless to send it to Sony anyway because they'd just send you a refurb and you'd lose all your data regardless.
  • luckyguy2000, on 07/03/2008, -0/+5:eeek:

    no problem with mine though european 40gb version
  • D14BL0, on 07/03/2008, -1/+11Does Gizmodo not know what "bricking" means? If it was bricked, it would be more than sync issues. The entire console wouldn't boot and you'd have major issues requiring physical replacements.
  • miquonranger031, on 07/03/2008, -8/+1Dupe of my article, submitted more than 2 HOURS before this!
    http://digg.com/hardware/PS3_Update_Problems
  • radink360, on 07/03/2008, -11/+3Exactly why im done with consoles. My 360 died and now this crap from sony. PC gaming for me.
  • angeldigg, on 07/03/2008, -1/+1I have the 80gb version and it is working great. but i can't get soundtracks to work in game and I cant location the stupid trophies inside a game. how do you win those things?
    • Zoids, on 07/03/2008, -0/+2Play PAIN or SSHD for trophies. in game music isn't supported by any title yet.
  • Midou, on 07/03/2008, -1/+8I love how the word brick doesn't mean what it is meant to mean, you can format your hard drive to fix it, or backup your saves before updating to make sure. Bricking is when parts of your 360 melt and you can't use it again.
  • crunshii, on 07/03/2008, -2/+6Doesn't brick mean like the system is dead? which is far from it? update just messes it up, but you can fix it.
  • yomamaphat, on 07/03/2008, -12/+1WAAAAAAH.... now i can't play my GAAAAAAAMMMES... Now I'll have to get off my ass.... WAAAAHHH
    • Destinatus, on 07/03/2008, -1/+7I like the irony of you posting that on digg, like you're doing something better
      • yomamaphat, on 07/03/2008, -2/+1At least my BURY and COMMENT buttons work, even after I upgraded FIREFOX!!

        WAAAH WAAAH

        Hahahhahahahaha
  • Kmap, on 07/03/2008, -1/+440gb ps3 running fine here.
  • deezeejoey, on 07/03/2008, -10/+3lol, this totally makes up for all the PS3 fanboy's comments yesterday.
    • DarkShroud, on 07/04/2008, -0/+1Still not as bad a getting an RRoD or having my 360 eat my games. Or locking up during a save and destroying all my save files. Yeah that's when I stopped playing on a 360, new one (Game Stop warranty) still sitting in the corner unopened.
  • TwwIX, on 07/03/2008, -12/+3One ***** up after another. Looks like Sony is going down the ***** like good ol' SEGA.
  • captainwtf, on 07/03/2008, -1/+9I'm a PS3, XBOX 360, PC, Wii Fanboy. You should appreciate every system that is out now, instead of bashing it like some immature thirteen year old. Shut the ***** up, I'm really getting sick of it.

    My PS3 did screw up, but ***** happens.
    • Zdax, on 07/03/2008, -0/+3You're amazing. *swoon*
    • pliable, on 07/03/2008, -4/+0BRO YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND BRO. SONY IS THE SPAWN OF SATAN AND THEIR ONLY PURPOSE IS TO EAT THE FIRST BORN OF EVERY COUPLE IN ORDER TO BRING THE NEXT ITERATION OF THEIR CONSOLE. WHEN YOU BUY A PS3 YOU NOT ONLY SUPPORT SATAN, BUT YOU SUPPORT TERRORISM AS SONY FUNDS TERRORISTS IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ IN ORDER TO FUND THEIR R&D FOR THE PS4, WHICH WILL NOT ONLY EAT ONE BUT TWO OF YOUR CHILDREN.
  • ShadowXOR, on 07/03/2008, -11/+3Sony did PS3 owners a favor, now maybe they can go out and buy a real machine that has had all of these features for years.
    • jacksons98, on 07/03/2008, -0/+8Yup bricking has been included since day one on X360
  • phrozenone, on 07/03/2008, -2/+7 I upgraded with no problems, I believe this is case of the vocal minority and the Sony nay Sayers (Kotaku) running wild
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