The latest PS3 firmware may be incompatible with a "few different games," including L.A. Noire, according to Rockstar.
On Rockstar's support site, a question was posed regarding PS3 systems turning themselves off when playing L.A. Noire.
"Primary reports seem to be that updating to firmware 3.61 will cause PlayStations to overheat," Rockstar responded.
"There have been various reports of this on a few different games now, all reporting their PS3s turning off or 'Red Lighting' after having installed 3.61. This can range from games randomly freezing to PS3s turning off [after] anywhere between 30 mins use to two hours.
"We have confirmed locally that multiple games (Rockstar and non-Rockstar) overheat or freeze only when 3.61 is installed."
Rockstar said that the issue is primarily affecting "older 60GB and 80GB fat models".
3.61 is the latest firmware update for the PS3, released by Sony to make systems compatible with changes to PSN in response to the recent attacks. The firmware update is required to play games online or access any of the system's online capabilities.