Even though my PS3 didn't get bricked by the 2.40 firmware update (so far), I'm still looking for answers as to why it's bricking systems. Post all your theories, news, and possibilities as to why 2.40 is bricking PS3s. Here's what I know and what I think could be causing the problems:

Some say that the servers were overloaded upon the release of the 2.40 update and started sending out corrupted packets of data therefore causing bricking in some PS3s.

It's possible that this whole problem with bricking happened only in a few isolated cases but 360 fanboys blew it all out of proportion.

The 2.40 update might not be causing the bricking itself but instead acts like a catalyst that increased the chances of other bugs and glitches already in the PS3 and certain games from happening.

According to a page in Yahoo news, sony was attacked by a virus on the day of the update. Not sure if that has anything at all to do with bricking systems but it's good to know.

I'm going to keep this bumped until sony can officially say that 2.40 is safe to install.

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[QUOTE="avataraang1"]Did you just make up a problem and ask if its real?avataraang1

I payed top dollar for an 80GB PS3. Why shouldn't I be allowed to show concern for my console?

It's called playing it safe. I'd rather go through all possiblilities and make sure none of them will cause me problems than risk bricking my PS3. I'm a very cautious person.