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Sony to release a new PS3 firmware update this week to fix bricked 4.45 consoles

If you’re one of those PS3 gamers who were affected by the 4.45 firmware update that bricked some consoles, we’ve got good news and bad news for you. The good news? A fix is coming. Bad news? It’s not going to be until Friday this week.

“We have identified the issue related to the PlayStation 3 software update [version 4.45] that impacted a small number of PS3 systems earlier this week,” Sony said to Kotaku.

“A new PS3 system software update is planned to be released on June 27 [28 June in Australia] that resolves the issue,” Sony continued.

If you don’t want to wait until the end of the week for a fix, some PlayStation gamers have suggested that power-cycling the PS3 into its safe mode could work, but Sony hasn’t confirmed that will work. Sony has taken to their forums, advising they “will also update on 6/27 when it is available, and steps on how to implement the solution.”

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