Sony pulls 2.40 firmware update after reports of bricked PS3s

[wraggster]

Sony has pulled the 2.40 firmware update from both its in-console update and website after some users reported that the firmware has bricked their system. SCEA PR director Patrick Seybold told Joystiq that Sony is "looking into it right now and will work with those customers directly to address any issues they may be experiencing." Has it bricked your system? Let us know in the comments below.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/s...-bricked-ps3s/

[pakkman781]

No problems here, on my US 80GB. Downloaded last night, and played Burnout for a few hours.

[Hiei311]

nah nuthing here yet mine worked fine
so far from what i see its not alot of people just a few but it is easy fixed my reformatting the hdd
and re do the update

[Hiei311]

sorry for the double post my pc was acting up

[SmashinGit]

Mine updated no problems.

[Triv1um]

All good on my 60gb PAL ps3.

[DPyro]

The word 'bricked' is getting thrown around a lot. The fact is the update doesn't brick peoples PS3s, rather it's more like a bug in the firmware.

[dcdood]

Bricks and Bugs are somewhat hand-in-hand. a bug in sony's code Messed up some part in your System and Bricked it (meaning the System Cant do crap like boot, play games, boot, (did i mention boot!))

However, Mine's Fine, Downloaded yesterday, I Have the MGS4 80GB NTSC (USA) Bundle pack.

[jonezybaby]

mine and a friends are fine both uk models 40gb and a 60gb

[DPyro]

Bricks and Bugs are somewhat hand-in-hand. a bug in sony's code Messed up some part in your System and Bricked it (meaning the System Cant do crap like boot, play games, boot, (did i mention boot!))

However, Mine's Fine, Downloaded yesterday, I Have the MGS4 80GB NTSC (USA) Bundle pack.

Like I said, it's not a brick. A brick is when you cannot recover the functionality of the device. In this case, there is a simple solution to getting the update to work; therefor it is not bricking consoles.