Sony: PS3 update to address v4.45 issues due next week

Written by James Delahunty @ 22 Jun 2013 4:50 User comments (6)

Sony's PlayStation Europe twitter feed is promising another update to the console to address an issue with a recent pulled update that disabled a number of PS3 consoles.

Some unlucky PS3 owners who applied the recent 4.45 update found that their console now just hangs on start-up. When the issue started to get attention, Sony pulled the 4.45 update and began to investigate the issue.

Now, according to the PlayStation Europe twitter feed, Sony has identified the issue related to the 4.45 update, and is planning to release a new software update that resolves the issue on June 27.

Hi guys, we have identified the issue related to PS3 software update (4.45) that impacted a small number of PS3 systems earlier this week.
-- PlayStation Europe (@PlayStationEU) June 21, 2013

A new system software update is planned to be released on June 27 that resolves the issue.
-- PlayStation Europe (@PlayStationEU) June 21, 2013

Thanks again for your patience and understanding and we apologise for the inconvenience.
-- PlayStation Europe (@PlayStationEU) June 21, 2013

An update on the issue was also posted to the PlayStation Community Forums.

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122.6.2013 17:06

Jemborg

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How does that affect the PS3s that now hang, do they get shafted???

222.6.2013 20:40

Andrew691

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Originally posted by Jemborg:
How does that affect the PS3s that now hang, do they get shafted???

As long as people can still get to the recovery menu (which they should) they can install the fixed update from there.

322.6.2013 22:35

Jemborg

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Originally posted by Andrew691:

Originally posted by Jemborg:
How does that affect the PS3s that now hang, do they get shafted???
As long as people can still get to the recovery menu (which they should) they can install the fixed update from there.

Cheers Andrew.

Now, if only they would speed up the bloody PS Store... updates ALL the time and as fast as a wet weekend. My old craptop is way faster.

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423.6.2013 21:29

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will the update cause the video not to work in normal mode but work in safe mode ? all I get is a black screen with a few colored dots now. though the machine is about 3 or four years old it still worked.

523.6.2013 23:04

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Originally posted by lrasch:
will the update cause the video not to work in normal mode but work in safe mode ? all I get is a black screen with a few colored dots now. though the machine is about 3 or four years old it still worked.

could try a video settings reset? Hold the power button on from standby till it beeps twice. or just try and see if you can get into the recovery menu, as if that still works then you can install the next update when its fixec

623.6.2013 23:43

Jemborg

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Originally posted by Andrew691:

Originally posted by lrasch:
will the update cause the video not to work in normal mode but work in safe mode ? all I get is a black screen with a few colored dots now. though the machine is about 3 or four years old it still worked.
could try a video settings reset? Hold the power button on from standby till it beeps twice. or just try and see if you can get into the recovery menu, as if that still works then you can install the next update when its fixec

Would you tell us how you go 1rasch?

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