@BoringK:  It's happening on  the 360 as well. And not to everyone in both cases.

This happens to me on my 360 -.-

Nice.  Now we have companies using console firmware as an excuse not to properly test their products.  And R*'ll likely get away with it too because the gaming media holds them up as a sacred cow that can do no wrong.

Mine actually just shut my PS3 off...and it won't turn back on

Well, I just made detective, with no problems so far. Except that a storm just knocked out power long enough for my PS3 to power down hard. Game seems great.

Fuck it just froze on me.

Why can't I just enjoy my game :(

I'm just in to report that I've noticed SUBSTANTIAL hiccuping during game play in LA Noire. I have a Slim 250gb and ofcourse, latest firmware and the exact same case they showed in the quicklook, it hiccuped so bad that I couldn't even walk around outside and select items. Once I walked inside, the hiccuping subsided. I have not experienced all out freezing yet.

It really freaked me out and I wondered if maybe I had a bad install. Part of me is sad that this problem is widespread and part of me is glad that it's not just me having these issues. 

Rockstar said they internally tested the game and other games with older and the new firmware, and they said it definitely the FW update that is causing the shut downs. Sony should really be shitting right now.

Huh, just started on disc 2 and nothing major so far, the worse was a frame-rate drop when the LA Noire logo appeared at the beginning and the guy steps into the car. Other than that it's been smooth and also very cool to play, an extremely original and innovative game and I hope these freezing issues don't detract too much from the experience.

I had the random shut off with Mortal Kombat. Poor sony, you gone fucked up again.

Got a problem? blame Sony.

Maybe this is why Mortal Kombat froze on me yesterday.

This is as loony as when Ubisoft tech support told me that the white gradient in ACB was due to my HDMI cable. Theories are just that...theories. Like god...

The old 'back in the day, shit just worked' rant is starting to really bore me. Most people with an original model NES will have had the top loading mechanism crap out or a cartridge that just stopped reading no matter how hard you blew it. Even consoles like the SNES require a systematic clean every now and again to keep it reading cartridges. Also, pretty much any console with moving parts or a HDD will eventually succumb to the ravages of time or by being played to death.

@august said:

@StriderNo9 said:

In other news, Sony killed a dolphin today, with it's bare hands.

That's ridiculous. Dolphins don't have hands!

I think he was referring to Sony having hands.

Wow, I don't get all the extra shit I paid for? I also have a limited edition sharp shooter suit and I can't use that either? What a gimmick.

I honsetly don't give a flying fuck whether this is Sony's fault or Rockstar's fault. Just fix it.

Remember when game consoles just worked?

Nothing on my end.  3.61 on a 40GB SKU.

Remember when game consoles just worked?

Wouldnt be the first time firmware broke a game.

Dammit! Have my PS3 copy coming today.

I feel it should be at least mentioned that even if the game only breaks on the new firmware, it is still not guaranteed to be Sony's fault. Maybe Rockstar mis-used a network API that Sony changed the implementation of in 3.61 or something.
There is precedent for blame being misplaced in this way - Microsoft got a lot of flak from people whose cheap network drives with hacked-together XP-specific SMB/CIFS implementations stopped working when they jumped from XP to Vista. Different scale, sure, but it's possible.

Hirai san getting all up in Rockstar's shit now.

Sony is going through a rough period, it would seem

I've been playing this on the "original" PS3 and I didn't have any trouble.

Sony is going through a rough period, it would seem

My ps3 did this once last night and not at all through a 3 hour play session I just finished. Hopefully it's fixed though. Sony just can't get a break. 

I always find it super weird when people say a problem like this exists, when I literally have zero issues. Case, and point; I just finished playing L.A. Noire for 5 hours straight, and didn't experience a single lock up, or any other bugs for that matter.

@Meatsim said:

Got a problem? blame Sony.

 "Sony has told us that while it is aware of the problem, there is currently "no evidence to indicate firmware 3.61 is causing any issues with PS3s."  
http://www.next-gen.biz/news/report-361-firmware-causing-ps3s-to-overheat

 Also I'm pretty sure this is related, I bought Gta 4 with both of the expansion packs included about a month ago for the 360, and within the first hour of playing lost and damned the console started to freeze. It happened about 5 times in a row and then red ringed. Maybe I was just unluckly but who knows?.

Just got my Xbox copy and it crashed twice withing 5 minutes. Probably my Xbox though.

It seems it could be an issue whilst logged into the social club, i have spoken to some who have the game ( i'm waiting for my copy to arrive as i'm in the UK ) and they have no issues if they play logged out it's only when they try logged in that the freezing happens, this was both 360 and PS3 so worth a try .. i remember GTA IV being the same way when it launched before it was patched looks to be the same issue here.

I have a 60GB, hope this isn't a problem when I get the game Friday

@ddensel said:

Remember when game consoles just worked?

Yep.... *sigh* 

Locked up for me before I even managed to get into the game. Lovely start.

I've not had 1 problem with the game so far and I am already in homicide.  Also, did not the firmware ONLY require you to change your pw?  I didn't think it did anything besides that.

Don't get your panties in a bunch about what I'm about to say PS3ers, but God I'm glad I don't have one. I don't deal well with things I pay for not working haha

I bought the game today and just finished playing for about 4 hours straight. No issues for me... I wonder why it's happening for some people, and not others.

Remember when game consoles just worked?

Hopefully it's fixed by the time my copy arrives....

Every time I glance at that username, I keep thinking it says something about pickles.

I had mine freeze, but it was when I tried to access the PSN just to see what error it threw out.  Its error was freezing, so I didn't do that again. Played for 5 or 6 hours without any issue after that. 

After a month of these shenanigans, I can confirm without a doubt that I will not buy a PS3 in a very long time

I  don't think the firmware  is the cause, mine got lock up both before and after the update.

Mine hasn't frozen yet. *reaches over to coffee table and knocks on it*

I was really looking forward to getting this but now i dont know if i should wait a month, definetly wont be getting the PS3 version since mine is a launch console.  Id miss playing ps2 and ps1 games too much lol.