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Mad Catz responds to PS3 Firmware 3.50 issues; offers replacements of products within warranty

Have you had problems with third-party PlayStation 3 controllers or peripherals following the PS3 Firmware 3.50 Update? Mad Catz today sent in a Media Alert to reassure their PS3 customers and offer a "suitable replacement" for Mad Catz products within warranty.

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ian724980d ago

Thats quite good of them to do this when its not really their fault.

BrianG4980d ago

It is good of MadCatz to do that. Those damn hackers.

AndrewRyan4980d ago

I love how everyone was like "Haha the hackers are gone sony is going to patch the hack soon!" and now everyone is crying as if they did not see this coming lol. I don't care. I don't use any 3rd party devices and if you do I my laughter is at you.

JD_Shadow4980d ago

EXACTLY!

This is what I've been saying all along: they're so ready for Sony to screw over the hackers that they give the blank check for them to do whatever they want to do to get them, not thinking that Sony will take advantage of it. Granted, this story is being blown up as more than it is, but use some common sense and don't bitch when someone tries to screw EVERYONE over because they think they can just do anything they want under the claim of protection because of what YOU want them to do about the select few.

Sadly, I don't see even ONE person learning their lesson over this.

Projekt7tuning4980d ago

In a different article today I commented about my Mad Catz controller going down after the update and people here on N4G called me a liar.
To those people Up Yours! I wasn't being a fanboy by saying my control went down with the update, you guys who acted like I was lying are the fanboys. You call a fellow PS3 gamer a liar because his controller stops working after an update, WOW.

On-Topic
Good I really liked my controller, I have baseball gloves for hands and liked the bigger control.

Windex4980d ago

i have FragStein and they released a patch so it works perfectly with 3.5

why dont Madcazts do that?

pimpmaster4980d ago

yea thanks alot for downgrading and removing options from comsumers. thanks for the proprietary overpriced add ons and making it inconvinient and costly for us. the 360 is a perfect example of this bs. i remeber when the 360 came out a 64 mb proprietary memory card was 60$!!! a 20 gig hdd was 100$! wifi adaptor which costs 30$ they sell us for 100$! their rechargable battery packs were 20$ i feel so stupid looking back at what ridiculous prices i paid. these companies dont give a ship about their customers they really do just look at you as walking dollar signs. this might be more of a rant but i dunno, sony removing third party controllers got me somewhat mad at how they treat us like we can just go ahead and say ' oh ok my controller no longer works cause of your update lol i guess ill just throw it away now. ill go buy a 50$ dual shock right away!'

JD_Shadow4980d ago (Edited 4980d ago )

RELAX!

Seriously, BREATHE!

Many third party controllers have been confirmed to still work. Apparently, Sony did not make this story up, as there has been reports of something that was going on which is what they are saying. People are viewing "exploding" controllers as making a huge fire or something, when an explosion of a controller could be as small as the case shattering throughout the room.

Thing is, what probably happened was that Sony was trying to get the controllers that posed a risk and the way they did that caused others to get caught in the line of fire. Thing is, Sony needs to clear up what they mean by "counterfeit" controllers and to further the explanations so everyone can see that they aren't trying to use this as a cover story for the hacker battle, because too many people are going into mass hysterics without taking the time to read anything. It's ridiculous.

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WildArmed4980d ago (Edited 4980d ago )

Yeah, Sony is being really anal about this.

I can't believe they disabled so many controllers -.-
(it's not like they were using the controllers to jailbreak their ps3)

I remember when MS did the same w/ their HDDs and such too.

I really hate it when these companies ruin the current gamer's accessories.

(i mean not everyone wants to pay 50$ per controller. there are cheaper alternatives. I have 2 Dual Shock3, 1 Six axis and 1 'knockoff' of some company.. luckily they all still work! (ofc the DS3 n Sixaxis shoudlnt have any problems since they are from Sony)

edit:
@GreySnake
so it's not really an issue w/ the fw update as much as their programming of the controller?
Since most of the new ones still work/

RememberThe3574980d ago

I mean, it sucks for the guy that can't get their controllers to work, but I can't help but think that faced with the same situation I would do the same thing.

GraySnake4980d ago (Edited 4980d ago )

that's what im seeing it as... a little of the blame could be laid at sony but at the same time the majority of controllers still work. the fw was geared to killing off the counterfeit controllers and such but unfortunately some third party devices got knocked off... this happened with the one of the 2.XX fw updates but sony re-enabled stuff after people reported which controllers weren't working

Edit: Some spelling errors.

gtamike4980d ago

Mad Catz things break fast :p

rezzah4980d ago

Thats why I stopped buying their stuff a long time ago. Since Gameboy Colour lol.

ChronoJoe4980d ago (Edited 4980d ago )

Should've got licensing for there products if they didn't want to be under Sony's thumb like this.

Does suck though. I wonder how many arcade sticks still work. Sony don't sell arcade sticks, what are you supposed to buy?

Christopher4980d ago

Actually, it is their fault if devices are not built within the licensing parameters.

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GraySnake4980d ago

well if they are replacing that it must be a tad bit of their fault... just saying what the article says -

“Mad Catz would like to take this opportunity to put gamers’ minds at ease. With the exception of a small quantity of controllers sold before 2008, we believe that all Mad Catz products will continue to function as they did prior to the 3.50 Firmware update including high profile products such as our range of Street Fighter IV™ FightSticks and Wireless FightPads; our range of controllers and accessories for Call of Duty®; our Cyborg F.L.Y. 9 Wireless FlightStick; our wired and wireless control pads; and our range of Rock Band™ accessories.

Any consumer who owns a Mad Catz product and is experiencing an issue, including an issue with the PlayStation 3 Firmware update should contact Mad Catz customer services. Providing the product is within warranty, Mad Catz will be happy to offer a suitable replacement.”

RosoTron364980d ago

If your Mad Catz need to be replaced...more likely it's a very old controller and is already out of warranty.

GraySnake4980d ago

if you read between the lines then yea pretty much..

GraySnake4980d ago

lol @ disagree... don't know how i got that one.

kagon014980d ago

My TE stick still works after the update.

R_aVe_N4980d ago

I still can't believe people actually use these pieces of crap controllers to begin with.

cmrbe4980d ago

Big fat fail Sony. Sony is smart enough to find a way around it and they should. The last thing they should do is punish the majority of their cutomers because of a couple of A holes.

rdgneoz34980d ago (Edited 4980d ago )

The majority of their customers are not using the cheap controllers. And from the article, the Mad Catz controllers that might be experiencing issues are old models that are probably out of warranty already. The newer Mad Catz models still work with the firmware update.

Also, the majority of customers never used the OtherOS feature and they never advertised it at all, it was just a hidden feature some came to enjoy. Hell, look at the class action law suit that Sony is trying to dismiss...

Ign article: "One plaintiff never installed Linux during the more than two years he owned his PS3; two plaintiffs used the Other OS feature only to do things equally available through the PS3 native operating system; one plaintiff supposedly also played Linux-specific games; and the last plaintiff used Linux extensively, including for electronic mail, word processing, spreadsheet software, and other 'productivity applications.'"
http://ps3.ign.com/articles...

Only one used it and the others are just trying to get money out of the whole thing. Also, I'm curious what 'productivity applications' means...

ApocalypseShadow4980d ago

that's the first foolish thing i have seen you say.....

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7 Deserving Games That Never Got Backward Compatibility

Backward compatibility works for many games on newer consoles, but titles such as The Simpsons: Hit and Run have been left out.

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20 Best Survival Games of All Time

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Vader821d 22h ago

No 7 days to die is criminal

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Microsoft once tried to nab LittleBigPlanet from Sony after a few drinks

It turns out that many moons ago, Microsoft once had its eye on the Sony published LittleBigPlanet series.

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XiNatsuDragnel4d ago

Microsoft had a good idea but fumbled it again.

Cacabunga3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Project Spark idea was decent but they quickly gave up ..
LBP was wonderful

ApocalypseShadow4d ago

Microsoft in a nutshell. Always tried to poach Sony employees, games, 3rd party games and devices like the depth camera that was turned into Kinect but was running on PS2 before Xbox 360. Wouldn't be surprised they wanted LBP. Just like they worked behind the scenes pushing the MLB to bring Sony's baseball game to Xbox instead of making their own.
https://www.playstationlife...

They didn't spend years trying to develop their own baseball game. They wanted Sony's game.

They're scum.

Zachmo1823d ago

Microsoft didn't force MLB on Xbox. MLB gave Sony 2 options either go multiplat or risk losing the license.

Rynxie3d ago

And why do you think MLB said that? I believe Ms approached MLB.

ApocalypseShadow3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Totally ridiculous comment.

The only exclusivity Sony had was to their own creation of The Show. Microsoft could have paid the MLB for the license just like Sony did and made their own baseball game.

Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox. They're worth 3 TRILLION dollars. You think that's not enough money to make their own baseball game? Don't be delusional.

Microsoft spun it like they always do and told the media that they had to trust Sony with their hardware. After they put Sony in that position of not having a choice. Either go multiplatform or stop making one of their successful games. That's a no win scenario.

And what did Microsoft do? They didn't try to sell the game to the Xbox community. They put it on game pass to hurt Sony. Pushing the idea of why buy games that are $70 when you can play them in their cheap service for $10. It was a dirty tactic.

You fell for the Kool aid drink Microsoft served you instead of spitting it out. Hope it tasted good because you were fooled by Phil and the gang.

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Hereandthere2d ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

Bond revealed that MLB The Show “always came up” in conversations between Microsoft and the Major League Baseball organization. “We always said, ‘We love this game. It would be a huge opportunity to bring it to Xbox.'” she recalled. However, when Microsoft’s efforts materialized, it put the company in an awkward situation where it had to send in pre-release consoles to a rival company.

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Notellin2d ago

"Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox."

Take a nap, conspiracies are rotting your brain.

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Hereandthere2d ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

ApocalypseShadow2d ago

Lying to yourself is unbecoming.

Article link tells you all you need to know in Sarah Bond's own words.

Hereandthere2d ago

They were too cheap/inept/lazy to develop their own mlb game, so they port begged for years and bribed the mlb to make the show multiplatform. Like i said many times, xbox brought nothing to the table their 24 years, ZERO.

ApocalypseShadow2d ago

At least you and others get it. Note drank the Kool aid and asked for seconds thinking it was refreshing.

Most don't even know how it all played out but it's there in black and white for all to see. Microsoft brought it up for years until the MLB forced Sony's hand. It was a win win for Microsoft. Kill one reason to buy a PlayStation or kill the game by dropping it in a cheap service to kill Sony's sales numbers on PlayStation.

OtterX3d ago

"However, Healey said Media Molecule wouldn't have felt right doing that, adding it would have been "morally corrupt"."

Major kudos to Media Molecule for being an upright studio with principles.

Cockney1d 21h ago

They chose well, Sony gave them the backing to pursue their dreams with no restrictions even tho their games especially dreams have very niche appeal. Media molecule and Sony deserve respect for this in an age of risk averse publishing.

RNTody3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Great, more stories like this please. Show the last of the zombies holding the line what we've been saying for years: Microsoft is anti competition, anti industry and has no interest in making games at all.

But hey, at least there's an Xbox Games Showcase to look forward to, right?

Inverno3d ago

Well considering SONY just killed the series, LBP would've been dead by now either way. Though MM probably wouldn't exist by now either, so I'm glad they stayed with SONY, hopefully they don't get shut down any time soon or ever honestly.

Inverno3d ago

They shut down the servers, that's millions of user created levels gone. That and dead are pretty much the same, it's also been years since 3 and they cancelled HUB soooo.

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fsfsxii2d ago

They shutdown the servers because no one was playing, no one in the community cared about the user created levels so why keep them up? Wtf you guys would never succeed in running a business.

Inverno2d ago

Yea dood no one was playing so they shut off the servers. Cause people with enough common sense can't just Google why they were actually shut of, right?

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