PS3 problem Today I got asked by my friend whether my PS3 works on the games and whether I can sign into PSN. I didn't test it out till I got home from uni and a few of my friends were having the same problems: We can't sign into PSN It won't play games.. along with the trophies and stuff But BBC iPlayer and all the little online streaming stuff works... Anybody else around the world getting the same problem or just a UK problem? I looked it up online but can't really find anything apart from this news report: Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/03/playstation-network-problems-cause-ps3-meltdown/
A problem with the PS3 has left many owners unable to access the PlayStation Network or, worse, play many games – including this week’s number one title, Heavy Rain. PlayStation 3 owners worldwide are reporting that they’re effectively locked out of their online accounts and are unable to use any of the PlayStation 3’s online features. An undisclosed number of games have fallen prey to the problem too, presenting perplexed PlayStation punters with a mystifying error code whenever they try to log on. It’s all because of some kind of 'calendar bug', which was triggered as March 1st came around. If that wasn’t already puzzling enough, it seems that this issue only applies to older PS3 models – owners of the sleek new PS3 Slim should be unaffected. Whatever the case, we’re assured that Sony boffins are working hard to ensure that normal service is resumed as soon as possible: "Know that we have narrowed down the issue and have engineers working to restore service even as you read this. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause you, and genuinely appreciate your patience while we work to resolve this," said a Sony representative earlier. Alas, there’s no sign of any progress at present and we imagine that patience may become increasingly scarce before too long. Sony is reporting all developments via its Twitter feed, though – see SonyPlayStation for more info. http://uk.videogames.games.yahoo.com/f8/news/playstation-3-struck-by-bug-38b6f8.html
lmao how pathetic can sony get ... basically sony put some death lock on all ps3 and they can track which ever ps3 and they can cut that certain part of the ps3 and cut it out ... well this is what ive been told ... and me thinks if that is true then sony wants everyone to stop using the old ps3 and buy a new one which is the slim :/ kinda pathetic imo ..... siiigghhh
^ I just checked my ps3 and it's still the same and I noticed the time and shit has been turned back to 31/12 and 00.00 weird... My friend somehow fixed it? But all he said was taking it apart removing the watch battery (the green circle one) and he followed this vid.. [video=youtube;MXfAzQv6yvA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXfAzQv6yvA"[/video] I'm not too sure that I would want to do that :S Anybody else wanna try it first and see if it works?
lol i didn't even turn on my ps3 for the weekend/havent turned on since last week. will suck if you lose ALL your trophies cause imma trip if i lose my resistance/killzone trophies or dragon age platinum cause no way in hell i can get those again. no that would equal to 20 million or so lawsuits cause there are like 20 mil fat ps3s out there. that would equal a lawsuit that can bankrupt a company. so no you've been played on -rolleyes
Latest info on PlayStation Network Status Posted by Patrick Seybold // Sr. Director, Corporate Communications & Social Media As you may be aware, some customers have been unable to connect to the PlayStation Network today. This problem affects the models other than the new slim PS3. We believe we have identified that this problem is being caused by a bug in the clock functionality incorporated in the system. Errors include: The date of the PS3 system may be re-set to Jan 1, 2000. When the user tries to sign in to the PlayStation Network, the following message appears on the screen; “An error has occurred. You have been signed out of PlayStation Network (8001050F)”. When the user tries to launch a game, the following error message appears on the screen and the trophy data may disappear; “Failed to install trophies. Please exit your game.” When the user tries to set the time and date of the system via the Internet, the following message appears on the screen; “The current date and time could not be obtained. (8001050F)” Users are not able to play back certain rental video downloaded from the PlayStation Store before the expiration date. We hope to resolve this problem within the next 24 hours. In the meantime, if you have a model other than the new slim PS3, we advise that you do not use your PS3 system, as doing so may result in errors in some functionality, such as recording obtained trophies, and not being able to restore certain data. As mentioned above, please be advised that the new slim PS3 is not affected with this error. We are doing our best to resolve the issue and do apologize for any inconvenience caused. For the latest status on this situation please continue to check either the PlayStation.Blog or PlayStation.com.
i hope the firmware guys shot because their division is pathetic with useless updates for a year or so and this shit still happened. for you xbot amusements what most worried about in y2k now it happens in 2k10 lol.
^ oh behave you two..... btw any one get corrupted data and lost most trophys? xD nas and akki im looking at you xD
Haha indeed. I didn't know there was a problem until my buddies asked if I could get on PSN. Then I realized why nobody on my friends list was on.
it's that self destruct mode settin' off.. either they getcha with over heat or the bug.. used to rock a bitch now i'm on that slim shit..
Apparently the internal clock on the older PS3s thought 2010 was a leap year and that threw everything out of whack.
i remember reading this on the BBC website yeah it was clocks going whack and even on the bbc article it said sony is telling all its owners to get the slim ps3 like wtf!!! thank god i got a ps3 slim
