**UPDATE**
As it stands now, it appears that Sony has pulled update 4.45, as Playstation.com shows update 4.41 as the latest available firmware update.
**ORIGINAL STORY**
The latest firmware update for the PlayStation 3 – which allows users to turn trophy notifications off, as well as improving general performance in unspecified ways – appears to have left some users with unusable machines.
It does appear that Sony have quickly withdrawn the patch however, and currently update 4.41 is available, [we’re wrong regarding this. Users are suggesting going back to 4.41, but we’re not too sure how you can do this when the console isn’t working – Undead Ed] but not after a number of users reported issues of not even leaving the welcome screen after updating to 4.45.
Best suggestion – DO NOT UPDATE today.
One user on the PlayStation Forums posted:
When I start up the PS3 Slim today, it reported that it required to update to 4.45 (the version that allows you to disable trophy notification during game play). After the download and installation, the system reboot.
But after it display the PS3 logo, it went to the second screen (the flowing ribbon). It suppose to display XB next. but it never goes there. Just the flowing ribbon.
I can not even shutdown the system by press the power button. (It bleeps, but the system didn’t shut down.) So I tried unplug the power cord, and plugin again. Still same problem.
Sony is still to make an official statement.
