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Archive for March 2, 2010
PS3 problem is fixed
Mar 2nd
The PS3 bug, which left owners of older model PlayStation 3s unable to access their console’s online features or even play certain games yesterday, has been fixed. Or rather it appears to have fixed itself…
Sony has been rather vague on how this issue has been resolved – it doesn’t appear to be through any timely intervention or downloadable software patch. However, they have been able to identify the cause of the problem. Apparently it’s all down to an internal clock device which erroneously recognised 2010 as a leap year and which, in technical terms, flipped out as 29th February rolled into 1st March. However, as 1st March turned into the 2nd, normal service just seems to have returned.
According to a posting on the official PS3 blog (http://blog.eu.playstation.com/), users may find that the time displayed on their consoles is still incorrect, in which case they’re advised to adjust it manually or via the internet. Further information, if there is any, will come via the PS3 blog, we’re told. Although that’s something of a talking point itself – Sony did very little to keep concerned PS3 owners in the loop yesterday. The problem was highlighted; users were advised not to use their consoles while a resolution was sought and that was pretty much it.
[Yahoo]
The PS3 bug, which left owners of older model PlayStation 3s unable to access their console’s online features or even play certain games yesterday, has been fixed. Or rather it appears to have fixed itself…
Sony has been rather vague on how this issue has been resolved – it doesn’t appear to be through any timely intervention or downloadable software patch. However, they have been able to identify the cause of the problem. Apparently it’s all down to an internal clock device which erroneously recognised 2010 as a leap year and which, in technical terms, flipped out as 29th February rolled into 1st March. However, as 1st March turned into the 2nd, normal service just seems to have returned.
According to a posting on the official PS3 blog (http://blog.eu.playstation.com/), users may find that the time displayed on their consoles is still incorrect, in which case they’re advised to adjust it manually or via the internet. Further information, if there is any, will come via the PS3 blog, we’re told. Although that’s something of a talking point itself – Sony did very little to keep concerned PS3 owners in the loop yesterday. The problem was highlighted; users were advised not to use their consoles while a resolution was sought and that was pretty much it.
The PS3 bug, which left owners of older model PlayStation 3s unable to access their console’s online features or even play certain games yesterday, has been fixed. Or rather it appears to have fixed itself…
Sony has been rather vague on how this issue has been resolved – it doesn’t appear to be through any timely intervention or downloadable software patch. However, they have been able to identify the cause of the problem. Apparently it’s all down to an internal clock device which erroneously recognised 2010 as a leap year and which, in technical terms, flipped out as 29th February rolled into 1st March. However, as 1st March turned into the 2nd, normal service just seems to have returned.
According to a posting on the official PS3 blog (http://blog.eu.playstation.com/), users may find that the time displayed on their consoles is still incorrect, in which case they’re advised to adjust it manually or via the internet. Further information, if there is any, will come via the PS3 blog, we’re told. Although that’s something of a talking point itself – Sony did very little to keep concerned PS3 owners in the loop yesterday. The problem was highlighted; users were advised not to use their consoles while a resolution was sought and that was pretty much it.
Sony Warning: PS3 (Fat) Have Error 8001050F!
Mar 2nd
There is great clusterfuckassery going on right now on the PlayStation Network, affecting fat PS3s. Sony is working on it and they hope to “resolve the problem within the next 24 hours.” Updated
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.
The latest thin PS3 model doesn’t have this problem, but if you have a fat PS3, here’s what you are facing if you turn it on:
• 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.
Update: According to some readers, Netflix doesn’t work either.
Update 2: Some readers report everything is back to normal.
Keep watching for updates.
[Sony]