Sony Pulls PS3 2.40 Firmware After Reported Problems

By Michael McWhertor on July 3, 2008 at 7:00 AM

The release of PlayStation 3 firmware 2.40 last night seems to have caused a wide number of issues for those who updated to the new release, as we reported earlier. It now appears that Sony has since pulled the newest update, reverting back to firmware 2.36 as the most recent available version. We were just prompted to download version 2.36 after having skipped the most recent pair of PS3 software updates.

This may be a temporary move to prevent more widespread reliability issues. We are awaiting confirmation on the move from Sony and will update when we hear back.

Thanks to Eddie H for the quick tip.

Update: SCEA has gotten back to us to let us know they are “looking into it”.

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  • bobby bob bo
    July 18, 2008 at 10:45 PM

    i dont know if it has anything to do with this update but i have some problems. my modem, internet connection and connection to PS network is perfectly fine and i have reset and tested these connections over and over, NOT CONNECTION!! ok now the probs, the avatars on my friends wont load, wen go to add a friend it says communication with the server timed out, wen i start up cod4 it pauses on CALL OF DUTY4 MODERN WARFARE for like a minute then it goes normally, then wen i start up multiplayer i get signed out straight away, the store is weird things missing and loads slow, and i get signed out randomly wen im just sitting on the xmb (not in game), wen scrolling through friends list it kinda jumps as if its going to freeze but doesnt do it. i am on version 2.41 so it cant be the update idk wats going on if any1 can help PLZZZ email me at abuxton93@gmail.com, i am scared that my $1000 console has something seriously wrong with it and my warranty has expired :( :( :( :( :( :(

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