Sony has been forced to withdraw the much anticipated version 2.4 PS3 firmware just a few hours after the update became available, because the new code has apparently been playing havoc with gamers’ consoles.

Patrick Seybold, Sony's public relations bigwig, last night posted a message on the official PS3 blog admitting that the consumer electronics giant has “temporarily taken Firmware 2.40 offline” hour after the update was posted.

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