PSA: Don't update your PS3 just yet (firmware)

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binary solo on 19 June 2013

Thanks America for being the firmware update guineapigs. No update been released here yet, so I guess they'll be fixing the bug before they release it to the plebs of the world.

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Dgc1808 on 19 June 2013

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Good thing I don't have PSN+.

Auto-update? more like auto-brick.

It doesn't auto-install as that is something you have to agree to. It downloads it for you and you can choose to install when you next launch the system.

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the2real4mafol on 19 June 2013

How can they release an update without checking it first to see if it causes any problems? Luckily, i haven't updated yet

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weaveworld on 19 June 2013

the2real4mafol said:
How can they release an update without checking it first to see if it causes any problems? Luckily, i haven't updated yet

They probably didn't try it on a Ps3 with upgraded HDD?

Oh well, problem seems solved. I take it turning on Safe Mode should do the rest for people that got into trouble.

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walsufnir on 19 June 2013

weaveworld said:

the2real4mafol said:
How can they release an update without checking it first to see if it causes any problems? Luckily, i haven't updated yet

They probably didn't try it on a Ps3 with upgraded HDD?

Oh well, problem seems solved. I take it turning on Safe Mode should do the rest for people that got into trouble.

Problem is not solved, update is by now not available for download.

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Veknoid_Outcast on 19 June 2013

This is unnerving. Gonna turn on my PS3 in a few minutes and check it out.

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michael_stutzer on 19 June 2013

What about the US update? They have taken the update offline too?

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JerCotter7 on 19 June 2013

This doesn't affect me so I'm fine. Sounds oddly familiar right now. I can't put my finger on where I heard that lately.

But on topic if this affects a lot of people it's fairly annoying. I'm gonna update mine anyway because I want to download sleeping dogs. If it turns out it only affects a very small number of people like every update ever has then I can't see it being a problem.

Get it fixed Sony.