Comments on: PS3 Firmware Update (v3.01) now available

By: macdaddyjames

macdaddyjames — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:55:41 +0000

can anyone tell me about the rumors about psn going to cost us next year

By: frayenel

frayenel — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:27:02 +0000

if sony australia admitted the flaw…what is going on wih sony usa ??? oh i know the customer support personnels ? they are not here, somewhere in the other side of the world…so why will they bother to act on this…they even dont have ps3′s !!!

By: mikoal1

mikoal1 — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:30:35 +0000

Lets do it!
If Sony Australia is willing to fix for free, Sony USA should do so as well.

By: NaviGATR

NaviGATR — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:19:50 +0000

Has everyone been emailing cent, Gizmodo, Engadget, TechCrunch etc with the URL to this forum and the issue? We need to get loud. We need to get so loud that we can’t be ignored. Maybe we need to contact local stations who handle consumer issues. We need to create bad PR for Sony so they’ll fix the problem.

By: ACE_Stryker

ACE_Stryker — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:21:50 +0000

Unbelievable!!! I still can’t believe that there hasn’t been an update on this!

My system stopped working immediately after updating the firmware. I’m going to give Sony a call Today!

By: J402king2cold

J402king2cold — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:46:14 +0000

please add custom music in ever game not just selected games make it like the xbox 360 like for the music on firmware in (v3.02)

By: GerryIsh

GerryIsh — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:49:18 +0000

Gerryish – follow up…
I have managed get hold of an email for Sony Support:
help @ uk.playstation.com
(please remove the spaces from the email address when you send)
It would be great if all affected users could email them to show a united front, as well as emailing BBC UK Watchdog program.
Good luck!

By: GerryIsh

GerryIsh — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:43:02 +0000

Ref No. 946 (previously removed by Sony)
Gerryish Comment 2/2
I rang SONY UK support who refused to acknowledge the firmware had anything to do with it.
They refused to admit that others had rang them with the same problem, acting as if I was an isolated incident.
They wanted £128 to fix it!
I saw in a previous comment that people in the UK should write to Watchdog (or email) and I think it is a great idea.
I also think all UK affected users should somehow band together in a combined law-suit, or something like that, but I am not sure how this could be done or co-ordinated.
It cannot be coincidence that 1sec after an update my PS3 nolonger allows Bluray discs to be recognised!
How can an update be released that corrupts more than it fixes?
Please let me know if we can do anything as a group…

By: GerryIsh

GerryIsh — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:39:58 +0000

Ref No.945 continued…
Gerryish Comment 1/2
I had been playing COD4 on my 60GB UK PS3 (never ever had any problems with it before) and afterwards I noticed there was a V3.01 update available.
After the install, I suddenly noticed that the disc icon for COD4 was missing from the menu!
I have tried some problem solving and noted the following…
PS3 will -
- detect and play CD’s, DVD’s, PS2 games.
- only sometimes allows USB to be used to copy and back-up saves
PS3 WILL NOT -
- recognise and play BluRay films
- recognise and play PS3 games

I have tried restore to factory default settings but it did not help.
Reboot and unplugged all cables but nothing helped.

By: frayenel

frayenel — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:45:26 +0000

FORGET IT GUYS!!! SONY WILL NOT ADMIT THAT FIRMWARE IS THE PROBLEM…MADE A RESEARCH FOUND OUT THAT THIS HARDWARE ISSUES IS AN OLD CURSE…JUST AFEW MONTHS AFTER THE SECOND FIRMWARE UPDATE A CUSTOMER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME HARDWARE ISSUE. IF SONY WILL ADMIT THIS FLAW PS3 WILL BE BANKRUPT. LOOKS LIKE SONY REALLY WANT TO JUNK OR KILL PS3 FOR GOOD, BY INSTALLING THE CHEAPEST COMPONENT. ANYWAY, just like what DJfrod says we are getting used to a life without ps3….I