If you upgraded the HDD in your PS3 console you may not want to update

[Necrosaro]

Apparently the latest firmware update is bricking a lot of PS3 consoles. It seems to be affecting mostly people who have upgraded the original hard drive in their consoles over 500 GB. Here's the thread on Sony support:

http://community.us.plays...ate-to-4-45/td-p/40712247

So you may want to hold off on updating if you have an upgraded HDD, and wait for a patch. Otherwise your only option is to reformat your entire HDD.

This sort of thing could be potentially a problem for the next-gen consoles. With the HDDs getting bigger and bigger, one bad firmware update, and suddenly you just lost 60+ games due to resetting your system, or worse, having to replace the console altogether. Makes me nervous.

[GamingGuru]

Thanks I just heard made another post about it just to get the word out hope you don't mind anyway thanks for informing people as oppose to keeping it to yourself.

[GrayGhost81]

Man, reading that Sony thread is painful!

[Addicted]

Update is back with instructions on how to fix any PS3s broken due to the update.

https://support.us.playst.../answers/detail/a_id/4984

[The Metamorphosing Leon]

This is why we need to put faith in the cloud.