Sony PlayStation 3 Firmware update 3.41 has issues of the hard drive variety

Users out there that have been trying to update their PlayStation 3 to the 3.41 Firmware update may run into issues if they’ve upgraded their hard drives post retail. Many people have flagged issues with the patch claiming that they are faced with system crashes, inability to update their systems and even getting ‘no applicable data’ messages on their units. Reported last night by The Examiner, Sony has responded that the fault lies not in their systems, but in after-market HDD purchases/installations by the gamer.

Despite initial reports that patch 3.41 provided just a “You May Like” section to the Store, a new patching system was also featured in the update. If you’ve been a FAT32 fat-head and have updated your hard drive, like many people out there, then you’ll want to read Sony’s official comment regarding the situation.

“We apologize for any inconvenience you are experiencing with upgrading Internal Hard Disc Drive (for PlayStation®3) on your PlayStation(R)3 computer entertainment system. The information available to our Consumer Services Department does not suggest that this is a problem PlayStation(R) owners are likely to experience when upgrading the HDD with 3.41update. Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) strongly supports the quality of its products and backs them with full confidence.

We ask that you update the previous HDD first to see if the update will go through. Then update from the thumb drive that is formatted in FAT 32 and has the 3.41 update downloaded.”

If your system still hasn’t updated, please let us know if you’re going to switch back to your old HDD or will just wait it out until a fix is implemented? Nothing worse than Sony patch issues, right?

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