Sony Update 'Bricks' Some PS3 Consoles: Firmware Pulled

Sony has pulled the latest PlayStation 3 firmware update after complaints that it is causing problems with the game console and sometimes bricking (cannot function in any capacity) PS3s. It's unclear how widespread the problem is. Sony claims problems with its PS3 firmware (2.4) have only affected an isolated number of customers' machines.

There have been a number of people on the Sony PS3 forums who have described problems with the PS3 update made available just yesterday. One camp of PS3 users complain of their consoles are freezing up. Others have had better luck, but report once the firmware has been installed games such as Metal Gear Solid 4 will produce errors delivering a black screen.

No official word yet from Sony on the root of the problem or a fix. Sony will post updates to its official blog as more information becomes available.

The irony is that the latest update for Sony's next-gen console was not considered innovative or new at all, rather it was simply a way for the PS3 to catch up with functionality already available on Microsoft's Xbox 360.

The newest PS3 features delivered by the firmware update included: an update to the XrossMediaBar to allow users to access menu items without having to log out of gameplay, in-game text message support, and a new Google Search button. A new awards system for gamers was also included.

As of this morning Sony has not said when it anticipates to have the problem solved or what, if anything, it is going to do to help out the users with bricked systems. In the meantime, you can see the effects of the 2.4 bug here.

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