Are you one of the "small number" of folks with a PlayStation 3 that was bricked in this week's 4.45 firmware update? Though Sony's been aware of the issue since the update launched, apparently a fix isn't coming until June 27th -- that's nine days after 4.45 launched to an unsuspecting populace. The PlayStation Europe Twitter account announced as much this morning in a tweet. "We have identified the issue related to PS3 software update (4.45) that impacted a small number of PS3 systems earlier this week," the feed reads.

"A new system software update is planned to be released on June 27 that resolves that issue," it adds. There's also a bit of an apology, but that won't do much for the folks who are without their PlayStation 3 for the next six days. PlayStation's US arm also confirmed that the update will arrive in North America on the same date.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/21/playstation-3-firmware-update/

Too slow.

apperantly my brother updated the system, but mine is still working fine so i guess i got lucky

So the update doesn't "brick" the system, otherwise how could you update it to fix it? Is it rather a "semi-brick" or something?

Only 1TB HDD had brink... that's what I read.

Probably by installing the new firmware using the ps3's safe mode.

I see.. so the system doesn't get completely bricked. Kinda like when you install a firmware on wii for a different region but you still can access most of the options and therefore still have the chance to install a good one on top of it. Glad that they can still fix their systems...

Given GAF this is wrong but still let's hope Sony gets this fixed.

I assume most people know about this, but just in case some aren't aware: http://www.psu.com/a019945/How-to-fix-a-bricked-PS3-following-firmware-update-445