Tag: brick
Nintendo may be able to brick 3DS consoles running R4 flash carts
If you're lucky enough to have got your hands on a Nintendo 3DS console early, you'd best think twice before using a flash cartridge with it. It now seems that Nintendo can track handhelds that have used the likes of…
Xbox 360 Slim – "Red Eye" replaces "Red Ring of Death"
Ask any Xbox 360 owner what their biggest fear is, and you'll get a universal shriek of "Red Ring of Death", the glowing sign that your console is giving up the ghost, an all-too-common occurrence. Thankfully, the RROD is no…
First generation fat PS3s bricked by new 3.21 firmware update
If you've got an old-style bread-bin PlayStation 3 now would be a good time to switch off your internet router. The latest update from Sony's servers is causing nightmares for first generation PS3 owners, bricking their consoles and stopping them…
