It seems to happen every time – when Sony release a new firmware update, gamers seem to find issues that somehow slipped past the bug testers over at SCEJ. Some are rarer than others, but some end up – apparently – bricking the console. It’s incredibly difficult to prove, of course. When a console that “only does everything” breaks, people are apt to blame the newest addition but with so much going on, pinpointing the cause of an issue is like finding a needle in a big pile of needles.
And so to 4.0, which many are playfully dubbing the ‘Vita update’. A quick scan of various gaming forums (including NeoGAF) suggests that the latest update not only adds the annoying health warning every boot, but also causes a few issues along the way.
The main problem seems to be hard resets and crashes after ejecting the disk – especially after playing Modern Warfare 3. The PS3 will reboot, but then you’ll get the warning message saying the machine wasn’t shutdown properly.
There’s also talk that some downloads are missing: if you grabbed something from the store but didn’t install it, the bubbles are gone but the space is still allocated. Apparently if you redownload the game you’ll get two bubbles, but one can be installed and the other deleted.
It also seems like the ability to copy PS1 and Minis games from the PS3 to the PSP has either been altered or removed, if the installed copy is deleted. It’s not a massive issue – the game can be redownloaded, but it’s an odd feature to remove.
Let us know if you’re experiencing any problems.
tom316
Saw that health warning when my PS3 restarted and if it appears every time i turn my PS3 on, i just know that it’s going to get annoying.
Only problem i have is that i can’t play Mortal Kombat online, neither can others, really frustrating.
Forrest_01
Is the Mortal Kombat thing something to do with the FW update, or just an unfortunate coincedence though?
Netherrealm might have been doing maintenance on their servers or something?
tom316
Well there was a guy that said he was playing for a couple of hours, did the update, then can’t play anymore.
If they are doing maintenance, then they haven’t said anything about it.
I can always get on MK but now after doing update i can’t, just a weird coincidence.
moshi
I know that 2/3 seconds it’s on the screen is so frustrating. Time is short Sony, stop taking up my time with health warnings and all these updates that take minutes to install, don’t you want me playing your games!
tom316
@Moshi Can’t…Tell…If…Serious…
Tuffcub
What game is everyone playing as it sold twetny bizallion copies so is bound to get more crash reports? Modern Warfare 3.
Oh look! 4.00 crashes MW3! Who could of predicted that.
teflon
Mystic Meg?
Tuffcub
She’s on loan to Michael Pachter
Forrest_01
‘On loan’ meaning he has her tied up in the basement?
kivi95
?? I’m not getting any health thing when I start my ps3.
Blastiel
You can always count on Sony :)
moshi
I’m going to start moaning about people moaning in my next update.
kjkg
Stop moaning!
gaffers101
I’ve not experienced any problems – yet!
MICKY17
No problems for me yet, but then I’m yet to download anything since the update and had no issues with ejecting discs.
MOVE
I guess this firmware leaves out the possibility of a new web browser and Skype on the PS3.
Jones81
I can confirm the browser is now even worse, it used to crash a lot requiring a hard reset before the update, it now crashes just as much except it then forces you to rebuild the hard disk every time. Fucking idiots (Sony)
ProPaperPusher
I’ve had no issues since the most recent 4.0 firmware update…The issue with COD:MW3 has been there before the firmware update 4.0 I’ve had to hard reset my PS3 about 4 times since I’ve purchased COD:MW3(while paying online). So I believe this is incorrect……the COD:MW3 issues has been there before the update…