James Delahunty
28 Sep 2009 22:27
Several hundred comments have been posted on an official Sony blog post announcing the v3.01 firmware release. Some of these comments are complaints, and seem to focus on issues with the console's Blu-ray drive after updating. Users report that the console no longer boots games or Blu-ray discs following the updates but some say that DVD-Video functionality still seems to work properly.
Other problems are being reported too, such as regular problems with sound, some with specific games. "I just cannot understand why Sony says its a hardware failure. If it was hardware, then wouldn't BR discs not even work? Playing a BR movie for 10 minutes then freezing does not sound like hardware to me. Same with PS3 games, why work for 10 minutes then freeze?," one upset poster wrote.
"Does anyone else have the freezing problem with only BR? I just tried a DVD and watched the whole Step Brothers movie." The next user says that while he can still play games, the interface for media listings is "screwed", as he has to constantly scroll a list of content or it will "disappear".
"I have been a loyal Playstation customer since the very first Playstation.. I cannot believe Sony is claiming that this is just a coincidence systems are being rendered unfunctional IMMEDIATELY after an update. Requiring payment to fix their own faults is even more outrageous." another user posted.
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