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Sony responds to adverse firmware 2.40 effects

From joystiq:

"As we've already reported, SCEA has removed firmware 2.40, released early this morning, from its update servers. Users attempting to use the System Update feature from the PS3 XMB from firmware prior to 2.40 are now being told that their software is up to date.

Joystiq contacted SCEA for comment on the situation as was told by PR director Patrick Seybold that they are aware of the message thread and that they are "looking into it right now and will work with those customers directly to address any issues they may be experiencing." This comment came before the update was removed from Sony's servers. We're seeking further comment and will update as we receive it."

rickjames5770d ago

wow how can a problem like this happen?? im sure ppl couldve waited a couple more days. i feel sorry for whoever has to reformat

donator5770d ago

Wow people actually hooked up the HD and formatted it? Couldn't they just wait to see if there would be a fix

PimpHandHappy5770d ago

i dont know but you never know how ppl are using the PS3

I have had no issue with it at all. Not a one and i have been using it for around 6-7 hours

TayTayShaniqua5770d ago

Nothing happened:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum...

This is nothing more than the same pathetic Xbox fans who sit around all day on the official Playstation forums making up fake stories about PS3s dying. Been going on non-stop ever since the RRoD started becoming a major news item. Low post count, disappear after just a few posts screaming about alleged PS3 problems, sometimes making wild claims about problems being worse than the RRoD, etc.

testerg355770d ago

Somehow I actually think you believe what you're saying.

yaboi5770d ago

wow only like one person said there was something going wrong

Polluted5770d ago

Well I haven't had any problems with it either, but I think it's safe to say that "something" is wrong. They wouldn't pull the update if there wasn't some sort of problem with it. Fanboys can make stuff up all they want, unless there's an actual problem Sony woud not have pulled 2.4 off the servers.

OOG5770d ago

stop being a fanboy.....

you actually think Sony would take the update down if there wasnt a reason....give me a break

FantasyStar5770d ago (Edited 5770d ago )

I don't think that's what he's trying to say. There is a problem with FW 2.4 and that's why Sony pulled the 2.4 FW from the servers as per damage control procedures. What Taytay was really trying to say is that the problem isn't as widespread or as catastrophic as people are making it out to be.

As much as it pains our human race; there are degenerates that sign up for a forum solely to spread FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt) and nothing more: Just to get a kick out of the community hysteria. I'm sure you can understand that fanboys would fit such a profile or people looking to start trouble just for the fun of it.

My PS3 works fine. I have the launch 60GB and downloaded the FW 2.4 yesterday July 1st. No problems here.

shelbygt335770d ago

Well, I'm not a member of neogaf, but if I was I would have had to post "Yes". See, there are those of us out there who got "bricked". And it stinks. Luckily, Sony is replacing mine gratis since it's less than a year old.

Psycopod_Eng5769d ago

i just got home turned on my ps3 and low and behold asked me to reformat because it dooesnt recognise its harddrive, i declined and turned off the ps3 and rebooted it a few mins later everything seems fine and i breath a sigh of relief only to discover all my saves and downloaded games music photos and videos have *poof* vanished, the system works fine just back to square 1, gutted! and im not an xbox fanboy either so leave it out.

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yaboi5770d ago

there responding and are doing everything they can to help =)

meepmoopmeep5770d ago

hope the people experiencing the issues gets a fixed update soon.

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LittleBigPlanet 3 Servers Are Officially Shut Down 'Indefinitely,' Sony Confirms

Sony has confirmed that LittleBigPlanet 3 servers on PlayStation 4 will remain offline “indefinitely” following troubles with the service from earlier this year.

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rlow18h ago

Sad day, hopefully they’ll allow a third party server solution. Goes to show game preservation is an uphill battle.

blackblades45m ago

Sad day oh wait everyone that whining about it didn't play it or haven't played it in years and never was going back to it. Funny how people start to care when this happens but when it was actually up those same people didn't even pay attention to it.

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just_looken3h ago

What needs to be highlighted by this is that the series has had 4 main games then that go kart spin off yet sony let them all die.

There is 0 games like this on ps5 and to my knowledge 0 first party main kids games no tech demo crap

Sony purchased Media Molecule studio the ip then tossed it away letting it rot for over 7 years yet the community carried on until now were we have lost 16 years on all games of content along with no replacement.

Everyone goes on about ea killing studios but sony has killed way way more but its fine its sony they can do no wrong.

Before the sony blidboys track me down again go fire up your holy boxes all the dlc they tossed out all the trophies and all the user content needs a server side handshake that no longer works. Yes offline single player version 1.0 works but that is it.

Media Molecule was not cut i know but they only made LBP and dreams it was reported they just missed the chopping block
https://gamerant.com/little...

Do not forget the dreams game was tossed out 2020 but 3 years later support was pulled
https://www.digitaltrends.c...

All in all this is another failure at sony on a long long list in the past 10 years

Inverno2h ago

It's kind of hard to disagree when SONY has a history of abandoning many of their IPs. They killed Mod Nation and turnt it into LBP Karting because of brand recognition but left it to die too. They made their own Smash Bros only to rush the studio, and turn the game into an advert for recent release at the time and still let it die. They shut down PS Home for more or less the same reason, they left it to rott till it became too broken and exploited to bother fixing.

just_looken2m ago

This right here

Playstation home is what facebook is trying to make now but in vr that metaverse deal

Imagine if sony kept up ps home development

The death of playstation forums was also a huge loss

u-bEttA-rUn1h ago

Their games were unable to attract the masses every game that came out the attachment grew smaller and smaller they advertise LBP for years the industry changed and then came fortnight... You want Sony to continue to support them which cost them money that they're not getting back from the studio.

Tacoboto2h ago

I feel bad for Media Molecule. For the ideas they have it seems they need a publisher that supports games like this and Dreams especially for as many players as possible.

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Ranking the Devil May Cry Series

VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "Upon finally finishing Devil May Cry 5 recently - after it spent several years on my “I’ll play that soon” list - I considered giving it a fittingly-named Late Look article. However, considering that this was indeed the final piece I was missing in the DMC puzzle, I decided to instead take this opportunity to take a look back at the entirety of this genre-defining series and rank the entries. What also made this a particularly tempting notion was that while most high-profile series have developed fairly evenly over time, with a few bumps on the road, the history of Devil May Cry has, at least in my eyes, been an absolute roller coaster, with everything from total disasters to action game gold."

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VersusDMC11h ago

First to last for me...3,4,5,1,2.

VersusDMC9h ago

Me leaving it out should be telling of my thoughts on it. Better than 2 as a DMC game.

Still a good game though.

Friendlygamer10h ago

3,1,4,5 to me, never played 2. 5 gameplay is amazing but level design was really disappointing to me, just a bunch of plain arenas, the story felt like a worse written rehash of the 3rd and the charater models looked weird ( specially the ladies ). Another problem with 5 was that there was not enough content for 3 charaters so I could never really familiarize with any of them

monkey60210h ago(Edited 10h ago)

2.
Dmc.
4.
5.
1.
3.

God DMC2 was an awful game.
And in case this isn't obvious it goes worst to best

Yui_Suzumiya8h ago

1 and DmC. The rest are unimportant.

DarXyde8h ago

Order changes depending on your focus. I tend to focus on gameplay/fun factor, so...

5, 3, 1, 4, 2.

I really didn't like 4 but commend Dante's weapon diversity. The retreading of old ground was pretty unacceptable to me.

But even then... Still more enjoyable than 2 for me

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10 Weirdest Video Games of All Time

Plenty of unforgettable games have completely messed up their players throughout the years, all the way back from the PS1 days to the dark recesses of the modern internet.

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JonTheGod1d 16h ago

Why are the Katamari games not on the list??