I read somewhere that the backup loader channel* bypasses the update procedure so i tried it and it worked
*just want to note that im not using it to play backups, only to bypass the updater. I just decided that having taken ages to get dvdx working i didnt want to risk updating and losing it all.
The game didnt actually say i had to update to 3.4, just had to update..having typed that i just realised its obviously 3.4 as im on 3.3 now! Sorry, going back to work after christmas has made me a bit slow! Im not sure if the game is out in the US (Im in the UK), It was Sports Island