The version of Dark Souls is a masterpiece hidden behind a wall of technical negligence. But with the fixes above – whether on a launch PS3 or a high-end emulation rig – you can finally experience Lordran without crashes.
Technical reason: BLES01402 has a bugged UPnP handshake that polls for a media server every time the game autosaves. If your network has a DLNA server (e.g., Plex, PS3 Media Server), the game hangs.
The version of Dark Souls is a masterpiece hidden behind a wall of technical negligence. But with the fixes above – whether on a launch PS3 or a high-end emulation rig – you can finally experience Lordran without crashes.
Technical reason: BLES01402 has a bugged UPnP handshake that polls for a media server every time the game autosaves. If your network has a DLNA server (e.g., Plex, PS3 Media Server), the game hangs.
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