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Sony has rolled out an update to the update, which fixes a major flaw found in version 3.41 of the PS3’s firmware. An unintended consequence of the patch was that industrious hard drive upgraders found themselves staring at a disquieting error message when swapping out storage units, but Sony has acted swiftly and the very latest data update does not suffer from the issue. It’s somewhat unhelpful that the upgrade-friendly firmware is still called 3.41, but we prefer companies that follow the “fix first, pick names later” methodology anyway.

PS3 firmware 3.41 updated, hard drive upgrade problems exterminated originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The recently released PS3 firmware 3.41 seemed to just be a minor update that added a new “You May Like” section to the PlayStation Store, but it looks like it’s been causing nothing but headaches for anyone trying to upgrade the hard drive in their console. As a 30-page strong thread on the official PlayStation forums reveals, folks upgrading their hard drive have been getting a “no applicable data” error after trying to install the update, which has left them with a non-working PS3 and, in some cases, a corrupted original drive. According to CVG, the issue may have something to do with a newly discovered feature of the 3.41 update that allows for more incremental patches, which might also explain why the problem only seems to be affecting PS3s where the firmware is stored in on the hard drive instead of the system’s memory. As for Sony, it hasn’t offered an official explanation just yet, but all indications are that it’s a bug and not an intentional blocking of hard drive upgrades — at least we hope it is. Head on past the break for a video of the problem.

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PS3 firmware 3.41 said to be causing hard drive upgrade problems originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Love at first sight may be debatable, but we had a feeling we’d be into Hori’s PS3 Slim LCD dock just as soon as we laid eyes on it. A few months after first appearing overseas, the simplistic device — which mounts an 11.6-inch LCD atop your PlayStation 3 Slim console — is ready to be imported into these great States of America. Play-Asia is coming through in the clutch once more, offering the gizmo to those situated far, far from the Land of the Rising Sun for $259.90. It’s in stock and ready to ship within 24 hours, so we’d get it on it if you were planning to get on it. Just sayin’.

[Thanks, Craig]

Hori’s mesmerizing PS3 Slim LCD dock now available for import originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This article was written on January 25, 2008 by CyberNet.

PS3 Fanboy received an interesting scan of an internal letter coming from Best Buy that explains that the 80GB  Playstation 3 is going closeout.  This means that there will be no new shipments, once their current stock of 80GB systems is gone, that’s it. The memo states:

The 80GB version of the PS3 is going closeout and won’t be replaced at this time.  It will come off the planogram on Jan. 28.  The 60GB version should already be gone from stores.  Only the 40GB version of PS3 will be sold in Best Buy stores at this time.

This has lead people to question what’s going on over at Sony and how this move fits into the bigger picture.  Combine this rumor with the other rumor that the 40GB model will receive a decent price-cut and will be sold at $299 starting on January 28th (the same day the 80GB PS3 goes closeout), and we know there has to be something  going on. Additionally, there was a recent FCC filing for a white PS3 model, like what’s currently being sold in Japan. Perhaps Sony will be introducing it into the US market?

The only real downside that I can see with this move is that now Best Buy won’t be selling a model that supports PS2 games.  Only the 80GB model offered the backwards compatibility. Given that Japan currently doesn’t sell a model that supports PS2, I’m sure this is a non-issue for Sony.

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It’s still a pretty big window, but Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has narrowed down the time until we can expect a disc-free streaming experience on our PS3s from “later this year” to some time before its next earning call, which should happen around October 21. Other notes from the Q2 highlights included a shoutout to Hulu Plus, where Netflix “plans to learn what customers like about Hulu Plus” and use that to enhance its service, as well as the upcoming launch of a streaming service in Canada, and how the lessons learned may be applied to other “pure streaming” offerings internationally in the future. Investors aren’t too happy the company missed earnings projections, but we’re figuring once they close the ETrade window and pick up a Shockaxis they’ll start to get over it.

Netflix plans discless Watch Instantly on the PS3 by late October, more ‘pure streaming’ worldwide originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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