Sony's June 18 PlayStation 3 firmware update (4.45) performed a tech cardinal sin: it bricked many systems. Some PS3 owners who anticipated trophy notification options and, ironically, overall system ...

Sony has been forced to hurriedly yank the latest PS3 update, v4.45, after reports that some gamers were finding their consoles had been bricked after installing the new firmware. "We're aware of ...

Reports came in overnight that PS3s were getting bricked by Sony’s latest firmware update – version 4.45. It doesn’t affect every machine (indeed, it appears those that are affected are in the ...

Sony have just released firmware update 4.46 for their PlayStation 3 console, designed to repair PS3 machines bricked by the company’s previous 4.45 firmware update. The previous update had caused ...

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