Playstation 2.4 Firmware Released, Removed

Sony has the worst luck sometimes with software releases – if anyone who has used their personal audio products they can certainly attest to that. It’s most certain they mean well by their releases for the PS3, especially after the two hype-inducing video introductions and FAQ. Firmware 2.4 came out at 12AM on the dot like the premiere of a new movie. Users snatched it up quickly and suddenly problems started appearing. I coincidentally happened to see the problems begin because I was surfing the official Playstation forums and saw a few topics on it. It seems like a lukewarm problem and was only affecting 60GB models, but a problem nonetheless.

There are even videos on YouTube. Damn.

Well, thankfully its not too bad. Sony says, “We are aware of a number of consumers experiencing an issue with installing firmware 2.40 on PS3. While our consumer services department has seen a low volume of calls on this topic, we are committed to enabling the community and XMB access features delivered in the 2.40 update. In order to further assess the issue, we have temporarily taken the firmware offline for further testing. We are working diligently to isolate the problem for those few consumers and to identify a solution before we put the firmware back up.”

ed note: The thumbnail picture we used for this news entry is the luxurious PS3 grille, via Make. 😉