Sony pulls 2.40 firmware update after reports of bricked PS3s

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.

[Bunker Kerr @ Jul 2nd 2008 5:03PM]

I have been running it all day and it seems to be doing fine :) Ive stressed it pretty hard as well playing music in game and such...

[BarryBee @ Jul 2nd 2008 5:28PM]

What game(s) were you playing with the in-game music? I haven't been able to get music in quite a few games I tried to play last night.

[Lars @ Jul 2nd 2008 6:44PM]

I think if it bricked it it would happen during the update, not just using it after the update.

It actually scared me a bit. Right after it finished downloading, before installing it, the screen went black and the controllers turned off. I couldn't shut down the system by touching the power "button". Fortunately I flipped the power cut-off switch off and on in back and that worked. Then it booted up and installed the firmware. Played around with it a bit and saw no problems though.

I wonder if that's all that happened with these reports? Some users are pretty stupid when it comes to technology and may not even know there's a power switch in back.

[blue balls @ Jul 4th 2008 11:56AM]

thats exactly what happened to myne too lars

[Xavier Baez @ Jul 3rd 2008 8:18AM]

with what game did you played in game music?

[Jon @ Jul 3rd 2008 8:41AM]

They pulled it before i could download it, who wants to mirror it?? I'm feeling lucky, and just backed up my system. :)

[OnImpulse @ Jul 2nd 2008 5:03PM]

Mine updated fine last night...

[AC @ Jul 2nd 2008 8:45PM]

as did mine.

[Warren @ Jul 2nd 2008 9:45PM]

ditto

[Will H. @ Jul 2nd 2008 10:12PM]

This is fake, joshua fruhlinger works for Microsoft.

[Chad @ Jul 2nd 2008 10:40PM]

Yup. No problem updating... haven't played a game yet though.

[StreetStealth @ Jul 3rd 2008 10:24AM]

Mine kept telling me it was up to date with 2.37.

I was really wondering what was going on until i saw this headline.

[Jonyah @ Jul 3rd 2008 12:24PM]

no problems with mine upgrading.

[stiltskin @ Jul 2nd 2008 5:03PM]

Dude where can I get it I hope it bricks mine I hate mine. I was going to call warranty before it was out it doesnlt like to play some games and it freezes up all the time.

[MacGuru @ Jul 2nd 2008 8:48PM]

Moron

[Wwhat @ Jul 2nd 2008 8:09PM]

Little sony soldiers I guess eh.

[chuchubonewagon @ Jul 2nd 2008 9:19PM]

woah, settle down people, i'd probably hate mine too if it didn't play my games and froze up on me.

[mrhett @ Jul 2nd 2008 9:18PM]

sounds like a personal problem. maybe a little Dr. Phil will help.

[CUBSWILLWIN @ Jul 2nd 2008 9:28PM]

I love my ps3, but I agree to the fact that it does freeze up sometimes when I'm playing Burnout Paradise or such.

[inlwatkins @ Jul 2nd 2008 10:26PM]

I don't have a PS3 nor do I covet one. I am Happy with my 360 and my Wii. Regardless....YOU ARE AN IDIOT!! Pointless comment.

[Dr. Evil @ Jul 2nd 2008 10:56PM]

All he said was that his wasn't working right and he wants it replaced one way or another. Why don't you guys just calm down a bit with the unnecessary hostility.

[Aguiluz @ Jul 2nd 2008 11:42PM]

@mrhett:

Who needs Dr. Phil when you have Dr. Evil up here?

[Herbal @ Jul 2nd 2008 5:03PM]

Nope, working well, living the dream.

[fistpittingnork @ Jul 3rd 2008 11:07AM]

Living the dream with Bowflex, playing in a rock band?

[Håkon Strandlie from Norway @ Jul 2nd 2008 5:03PM]

No it has not. I have the 40GB versjon, and I updated my firmware first thing this morning. Since that I have played both GTA IV, Battlefield Bad Company Demo, and watched 3 episodes of Dawsons Creek.

No worries yet.

[Simon P @ Jul 2nd 2008 5:06PM]

Dawson's Creek? On purpose? Pray for brickage man!

[michas_pi @ Jul 2nd 2008 5:08PM]

I thought the Dawson's Creek would have bricked it...oh well :)

[Thi mam(kris120890) @ Jul 2nd 2008 5:26PM]

You must be feeling stupid for mentioning dawsons creek. I laughed my asss offf. Now i need to find it. kick in the bollocks for everyone affected.

[Burrens @ Jul 2nd 2008 5:47PM]

You're luck man, Dawsons Creek f***ed up my 360.

[rock99rock @ Jul 2nd 2008 5:50PM]

Lay off the poor guy, he's from Norway. He doesn't know any better.

[Håkon Strandlie from Norway @ Jul 2nd 2008 5:58PM]

Right....

Let me just watch the rest of the second season, and make my own mind up. I kind of like it!
And that Katie Holmes... MAN! She's hot!

Another thing about me. I went to the movies on monday, and watched Sex and the City. And; I'm NOT gay.

Believe me?

Probably not.

I'm from Norway, you know!

[Lowest Ranked @ Jul 2nd 2008 6:31PM]

Your PS3 and 360 can always be replaced, but James Vanderbeak and his silly creek friends have bricked my social life.

[FC @ Jul 2nd 2008 7:00PM]

Katie Holmes? Her face looks like a foot.

[milton thuroughgood III @ Jul 2nd 2008 7:28PM]

I think that's a typo. He meant Dawson's Freak, a film from a completely different genre.

[The Dude @ Jul 2nd 2008 8:44PM]

♪ I don't want to wait ♪

♪ For my lunch to get colder ♪

♪ Da-da-da-da ♪

♪ Why can't I eat it now? ♪

♪ I don't want to wait ♪

♪ For, hah hah, new Toyota ♪

♪ I want the car ♪

♪ That's got a lot of gas ♪

- http://images.wikia.com/familyguy/images//1/19/I_Don%27t_Wanna_Wait.ogg

[Mr. Biggz @ Jul 3rd 2008 3:30AM]

Put is this way at least everyone that is waiting, had a personal beta tester...:D

[Muhammad-Oli @ Jul 3rd 2008 6:33AM]

Hahaha! Family Guy. Brilliant.

[Squid7085 @ Jul 2nd 2008 5:04PM]

Damn, curse me for waking up late today. Now I probably have to wait another week.

[The Engadgeter @ Jul 2nd 2008 5:18PM]

Yeah, same... Someone has to have it downloaded and can just up it to rapidshare or some other mirror. Anyone?

[giantenemycrab @ Jul 2nd 2008 6:00PM]

the early bird gets the firmware update.

[superted @ Jul 2nd 2008 6:16PM]

@The Engadgeter

not think that's a bit risky.. you know... all things considered?

[deyanimay @ Jul 2nd 2008 6:45PM]

try ps3.qj.net

[thetinguy @ Jul 2nd 2008 9:25PM]

Points for the stupid avatar Pic. Thumbs Up!

[Jake @ Jul 3rd 2008 12:46AM]

jeff haltom?

[Kevin @ Jul 3rd 2008 2:52AM]

you should have gotten that dialing clock. then you could have gotten your update, and your friend pissed off because he was woken up for no reason at all!!!

[Rob @ Jul 2nd 2008 5:05PM]

Holy crap... I'm glad I haven't updated mine yet. I'd wait until further notice.

[Brent @ Jul 2nd 2008 5:05PM]

No problems with 60GB but I haven't really done much yet.

[josephroseph @ Jul 2nd 2008 5:05PM]

I haven't had any problems either. Any idea what the users were doing when their systems died on them?

[Jeff @ Jul 2nd 2008 5:08PM]

There's supposedly no rhyme or reason to it. I'm sure it's not random - nothing like this ever is - but there's nothing obvious that these people have in common at the moment.

This is why I turned off my automatic network login and only manually install updates when I actually need to. I'd advise everyone else to do the same. The way firmware on game consoles is updated once every few weeks these days as soon as you connect to the network is pretty obviously stupid.

[Saad Rabia @ Jul 2nd 2008 5:06PM]

All my systems is bricked!