Earlier this week, Sony rolled out an update for the PlayStation 3 that caused a malfunction on a small number of the consoles. The company took down that update, which was version 4.45 of the system’s firmware, and began investigating the problem.
Now Sony is planning a new update for version 4.45 that fixes the problem.
“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 community manager Morgan Haro wrote on the PlayStation forums. “A new PS3 system software update is planned to be released on June 27 that resolves the issue. Thank you for your patience and understanding, and we apologize for the inconvenience.”
The new firmware adds some new Trophy functionality and system-stability features to Sony’s current-gen hardware. Quickly after Sony first introduced the update, gamers with certain PS3s began reporting that the device wouldn’t load its cross-media-bar interface.
On June 27, Sony will release a guide on how those affected users can implement the solution to their temporarily bricked systems.