120w ago -
Update: Sony has now done as expected and reissued the PS3 Firmware 3.56 update. More details to come as they are available (PUP SHA1/MD5 hash comparison
HERE) on whether it remedies the PlayStation 3 HDD upgrade issues or not.
Download:
PS3 Firmware 3.56 (Fixed - US) /
PS3 Firmware 3.56 (Fixed - EU)
Some may recall Sony quietly
reissued PS3 Firmware 3.41 to rectify
issues for PlayStation 3 HDD upgraders, and today Examiner.com (linked above) reports the same remedy may be necessary in the recently released
PS3 Firmware 3.56.
To quote: "According to users on
NeoGAF and
HighDef Forum, the 3.56 firmware prevents the newer PlayStation 3 models (with 16 MB flash) from being upgradeable to a new hard disk drive. The following models have been affected:
Original PlayStation 3 Model:
• CECHH
• CECHJ
• CECHK
• CECHL
• CECHM
• CECHP
• CECHQ
Slim PlayStation 3 Model:
• CECH-20..A
• CECH-20..B
• CECH-21..A
• CECH-21..B
• CECH-250.A
• CECH-250.B
• CECH-250.A
• CECH-250.B
• CECH-251.A
• CECH-251.B
Apparently this was an old bug that has appeared before in a previous firmware update that was eventually fixed. Hopefully, Sony can fix it again in a timely matter."
Yes.
Do you need the eSATA station to downgrade a "phat" PS3?...
We are currently preparing a class action lawsuit against Sony. A petition will be available on that forum and Facebook shortly. Stay tuned."