Do NOT update your PS3 today

[Silent_Scone]

http://vr-zone.com/articles/caution-do-not-update-your-ps3-today/38964.html

Sony’s latest update could brick your precious console.
Only days after riding high on the wave of E3, Sony has been struck with a little problem with their current console. If you own a PS3, you could be prompted for a brand new software update. Unfortunately, the update, which was adding the option to turn off Trophy notifications and “system stability” have been reported to cause some PS3s to crash and brick.

 

[Stefan.]

'crash and brick' wtf?

 

[Spinksy]

'crash and brick' wtf?

as in the console crashes and becomes as useful as a brick because it won't do anything once it has 'bricked'

 

[Silent_Scone]

Yep, turns it into a useless box that will do zilch. Which some people would argue is no change, but there you go

 

[Stefan.]

Ah i guess makes sense, just never heard that saying before.

 

[Spinksy]

Yep, turns it into a useless box that will do zilch. Which some people would argue is no change, but there you go

LOL!

Ah i guess makes sense, just never heard that saying before.

I first heard of it with reports of people 'bricking' their iphones while attempting to jailbreak them incorrectly...

 

[banther]

If I decline the update can I still play or not?

 

[Adamm.]

Haha fail!

 

[Cookie]

Everyone forgets this side of Sony

My PS3 is formatted awaiting a trade in, think it'll be safe

 

[AK]

Oh dear.

 

[coleman]

Can you still play it without a update? One thing I do remember about my PS3 when I owned one was having to update every other day and taking a age doing it.

 

[Spinksy]

Can you still play it without a update? One thing I do remember about my PS4 when I owned one was having to update every other day and taking a age doing it.

You have had a ps4?

 

[coleman]

You have had a ps4?

I went full r****d.

 

[Spinksy]

I went full r****d.

It's okay

Figured you didn't mean 4 lol

 

[Geddes]

Been trying to log in to PSN for the first time today on/off for the past 2 hours. Comes up with this error code. Googled it and seems other people can't log in either seems to be a maintenance or something

 

[Brooky182]

Same here can't log on to the play station network. Hope it hasn't been hacked again

 

[AK]

Oh, it's ok though, because it's £80 cheaper .

 

[Adamm.]

I'd hazard a guess they have took the network down to avoid people doing the updates?

 

[Geddes]

Yeah I second that. Was hoping for a few games early on, not happy