Sony sneaked firmware v3.56 fix onto its server

Sony has sneaked out a fix for official firmware v3.56, which is aimed at resolving the PS3's internal hard drive bug. The bug would cause the PS3 to not boot-up properly if the hard drive was switched out after installing firmware v3.56. So, if you are one of the unlucky few who installed the buggy firmware v3.56 that was released a few weeks back, you may want to give fix a shot.

Official PS3 Firmware v3.56 released. DO NOT UPDATE YOUR PS3 TO FIRMWARE v3.56

There you have it, Sony has finally responded to the PS3 hacking scene with a new firmware update--adding a minor security patch--with no new features added for end-users to play with. According to developer KaKaRoTo, this new official firmware v3.56 features a new self file called ps3swu.self and a new key that hackers don't know about. Keep in mind that you will not be able to access PSN or play online games if you don't upgrade to v3.56, but who cares right? If you do update (for some unknown reason), you will lose the ability to run/install custom firmwares and homebrew applications.

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