It has been reported that following a recent 230MB patch update to Heavy Rain, some users have claimed that their copy is now suffering from various problems. The game was well praised by both critics and userbase. Sadly the 230 MB patch came in the way to be a hurdle for some users.
Some believe that the launch models or 40 GB versions are the victims. But there are plenty of launch model users and 40 GB users in different forums stating they had finished the game in one stretch without a single glitch or maybe just an audio skipping. The consoles which are affected would probably be a result due to corrupt firmware update or hardware issue. The link below states the issue in such a manner that the patch was responsible in some way or the other.
http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-12218-Video-Game-Examiner~y2010m2d23-Heavy-Rain-patch-causing-severe-problems
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