UPDATE: Rockstar: Latest PlayStation 3 Firmware Is Overheating

Harry- Don't you think it's time to take this article down, now that it's been proven to be completely false? Or does keeping a tabloid/inflammatory article up, with an 'update' link to another (more accurate) article just mean more clicks for vgchartz?

@Nybbas A. Look up the definition of bias and it's proper usage. B. Harmless jokes don't a troll make. C. If you can't laugh, then you may in fact have a Cognitive bias and/or be a sensitive fanboy who takes gaming extremely seriously while being incapable of experiencing any levity in companies that make plastic game machines. If anything, I think, it is your statement that is far more revealing than my joke. I suggest you ponder the frivolity of all this, try to smile, and spend more time enjoying gaming rather than accusing people of being bias trolls the instant you detect flippant comments you don't agree with. In other words, try to develop a sense of humor about gaming. I think you'll enjoy it more if you do.

Kain revealed as nothing but a biased troll once again? I cant believe that!

kain.. if my PS3 got up and started smashing other consoles. I'd bow down to the mighty PS3

I have 160 gb fat and my PS3 is fine

If you're looking for Playstation stuff, go to Playstation Lifestyle, EU: thesixthaxis,

Yes, it's the game. It's affecting both PS3 and 360. Man, if you're looking for gaming news, stay away from this site (oh, and reviews too).

biased vg chartz as usual vgtrollchartz Re:LivingMegtal "Kain, please take off whatever tinted glasses you're wearing, and see that this effect both PS3 and Xbox 360"

Uh, Kain. This just in: http://gamrfeed.vgchartz.com/story/86245/la-noire-overheating-consoles-not-sony-firmware-update/ You better get off that fail train while you can, or is it home to you?

Kain, please take off whatever tinted glasses you're wearing, and see that this effect both PS3 and Xbox 360.

Wow, the Sony fail train just keeps on rolling. Whats next, will our PS3s start getting up and smashing our other consoles?

All so been playing a lot of Red Dead , which is a rockstar game , Sorry for double post

My PS3 is a newer Slim 160 GB version. And I've had it do everything they said even before this update. As well as freezing on multiple games (Batman: Arkham, Assassins Creed II and Red Dead Redemption). I think the PS3 itself is just prone to overheating and freezing.

this is a bunch of crap, like usual, i have a old 40 gig from 2006, since PSN has come back up I have been playing a ton, I played LA Noire , last night for 7 plus hours , with no problems, I always check hot hot my PS3 gets, That way If I notice its running warmer then normal, I can make sure , vents are clean, and nothing is blocking the air path, I have had no problems, and these are the games I have been playing since PSN has been back, LA Noire , Res 2 , Killzone 2 and 3 , Uncharted 2 , LBP 2 , Fear 2 , GOW 3 , Bulletstorm, Crysis 2 , and I have had no problems at all

From R* 1. Delete L.A. Noire Game Data (not save data) from the PS3 Game Data Utility. On Xbox 360, clear the cache (My Xbox, System Settings, Device Options, Clear System Cache). 2. Create a temporary PS3 profile to ensure new save files are created. On Xbox 360, create a Silver Xbox Live Gamertag. 3. Launch L.A. Noire and try again. Try playing while signed out of PSN. 4. Check L.A. Noire disc for scratches, dust, dirt or other damage. Clean if necessary. 5. Check other game-discs on your PS3 or Xbox 360 to test whether it's L.A. Noire or the console playing up. 6. Try your L.A. Noire disc in a different console http://www.psu.com/[UPDATE]-Users-report-issues-running-LA-Noire-on-old-PS3-models--a011702-p0.php

Well, after reading this I'm reluctant to turn on my PS3 so...

it's weird. either the temperature sensor is more sensitive, or the fan doesn't spin fast enough after the update... that or it forces an overclock of the gpu cores....

"Global Warming caused by Sony Server Breach" "9/11 was a Sony operation" "Man falls over own feet Sony are to blame" ^ Hahaha, that cracked me up, good comment.

Ok, I hope this is a coincidence. Great, just what I need, my 60GB PS3 ends up dying, and I lose the backwards compatibility.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation_does_not_imply_causation My 2nd PS3 died just as I started playing COD Black Ops for the first time. My first one died while playing Dead Space. Eek. Games not made by Sega = PS3 dead :)

Working to much to test my fw update, and won't buy Noire... so maybe I won't experience this (even more because mine is a 160Gb Uncharted Edition, a little old, but not as much as the one on the report)... This piece of new looks like the one claiming Kinect caused RROD (but it was just older consoles being overused after being forget and failing as expected)

Also completely off-topic but after looking at this authors posting history I am surprised he came from Maxconsole. I mean that in a VERY VERY good way. To this day I still dislike the way they handle news on Maxconsole.

Considering R* are releasing a patch to help fix the issue on the PS3 and XBox360 I feel the responsible thing to do would be in updating this article. The issues are L.A. Noire related and not console related.

Well it is going on Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, electronics do get filled with dust and can become problematic during the warmer months. Thankfully Winter is almost upon us in the land down under, so heat isn't a real concern. :)

I have a 40GB launch version and I run it for 10 hours none stop. No problems to report.

PSN Firmware update attacking xboxes confirmed!?!!!

"Global Warming caused by Sony Server Breach" "9/11 was a Sony operation" "Man falls over own feet Sony are to blame" What next Sony has become the fall guy for everything recently this has to stop

Most likely the game causing the issue.

No problem here i think its bogus news.

I have the older 60gig FAT console (with backward compatibility)....but it overheated twice in 6 mths...mainly due to playing to MW2/Battlefield for a few hours without a break.....it was $150 to have it fixed the 1st time & was still under warranty from the repair service I used.....after the 2nd time, they fixed it for free, I decided to go ahead & buy a newer 120gig slim for my main playing console ..I just used the older one in the bedroom for blu-ray movies now @EmpireNO....the article is talking about "mostly" the older FAT consoles(60gig & 80gig) but if you play for hours on end with an intensive game without a break, then sure any system would probably eventually overheat

My fat 80GB model is running just fine.

I doubt it.

This is bullshit, it has nothing to do with fw 3.61. My PS3 Slim is running perfeclty after fw 3.61. Even L.A. Noire hasn't caused any in-game freezes or anything.

This might not be at all related but since 3.61, my Move (and or navigation) controller automatically turns of after about 15mins playing Killzone3. The powersaving option is disabled and the battery is OK on both Move controllers (I switched them over as I have two and thought the one being used could be the problem) and navigatoin controller. I had hoped a reboot would sort the problem but still the same. I have played no other game but K3 online since 3.61. I will contact Sony Support.

My PS3 has been running fine since the firmware update but I'll keep a closer eye on my PS3 just in case. All i know is that Uncharted 2 was the only game that made my PS3 fan run like a maniac but other then that no real issues yet. Does Rockstar just doesnt want to admit its their game is the cause of the problem? I read that the 360 is having similar symptoms, so hows that a PS3 firmware issue?

I can't attest to either it's attest fully to it being related to the PS3 update or not, because my system hasn't actually "shut off" in mid play yet. But I have the first original model 20gb PlayStation3 fat ( swapped out HDD with exact same stats except for larger drive) as they call it, and as of a day or two ago I noticed the fans were running much louder and longer, and kicking on after much shorter play times. Does have me concerned, because I like my original PS3 WITH backwards compatibility to all PS2 and PS1 games. If it were to overheat and break, and need to be sent in for replacement, not only would it suck to be without my PS for god knows how long, but the console would almost certainly be replaced with one of the newer versions, WITHOUT the backwards compatibility and emotion engine :(

@kmarois Latest PlayStation 3 Firmware Is Overheating Consoles = It's a lie.

R* has published a new statement. Which suggests the 360 version is crashing too: http://support.rockstargames.com/entries/20126677-what-to-do-if-you-are-crashing-or-freezing-in-l-a-noire They also removed all mention of the firmware causing it. Well, compared to Sony's behavior in this article, Rockstar seems to be a 'responsible and honest' company to us.

Its not false, a buddy of mine came over yesterday ( I have an xbox) to play LA Noire and it happened over and over again. Pretty frustrating.

FALSE.

gamrfeed is getting pretty lame with it's "rumor" articles. do a little research, assclowns.

@Grandia I don't think so. I usually buy consoles at launch so they havn't really been tested and revised ie i had 2 RROD before MS extended the warranty, plus the ps1 mid life was notourious for the laser burning out..... I play alot of games aswell, more than most. I'm looking at 350 ps1, 200 ps2 and about 150 ps3 games and that's just my sony stuff. Anyway i've only ever had 1 dreamcast, saturn, atari 2600,7800 gameboy/GB adv/DS, psp so not everything i touch dies lol

the offending post from its website. Rockstar's support FAQ has been updated to offer routine troubleshooting steps for L.A. Noire owners experience problems on both PS3 and Xbox 360. There's no mention of PS3 firmware 3.61. Now PLS update your news and remove this

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-05-19-ps3-firmware-3-61-not-crashing-la-noire The news here are pathetic

I have 80GB with 3.61. Played black ops 12 hours straight and no problems so far.

I've been playing shift and the old race driver GRID online for hours...no issues so far!!

My 80GB is fine... stop trying to bad mouth Sony. LOL jk... idk.. Imma update to 3.61 today and find out :P

Upgrade to slims people! ;) you won't regret it. It's a nice machine for sure.

Sounds like the YLOD issue, which isn't really that hard to fix. I'm not that knowlegable when it comes to the internal workings of PCs and Consoles etc but with the online videos available i was able to fix my PS3 which is an older version 60gb model. I suppose the update may not have helped but i think because it's a known issue and those models are roughly 6 years old it was bound to start happening at some point that all of the ones that haven't failed yet would start to and more than likely at the same time.

Ever since 3.61 my old, originally 60GB (with larger disk now) PS3 crashed 'hard' exactly once: when I attempted to get to the PSN Store from within L.A. Noire. And, yes, I knew that the store was not available but I wanted to see now L.A. Noire handled it. It didn't. Had to turn off the PS3 to get out of it. Other than that, no crashes. We've played and had the PS3 on for many hours at a time and all was just peachy.

Is is weird that all your Consoles get broken Liquiduval, I had many Consoles in my live till now Xbox1,Xbox 360,PS1,PS2,PS3,DC,Gameboy,NintendoDS and 3DS and I never had a Problem with one of my Consoles till now.

Well I had 2 original ps3's and they both died within a week of each other both I was playing Mass Effect. Sounded like the laser was getting worked heaps when playing. I was annoyed but I guessed the games are getting bigger making the laser (ps3) work harder and after the thousands of hours use this was the final straw. By the way i've been through 2 360's, 3 ps1s, 2 xboxs and 2 ps2s that's why i'm a bit layed back when this they do break.

Nice the Rod/Ylod comes back to the PS3.......