Global Lockdown Strikes Pre-2009 PS3s

**Valigarmander** · 03-01-2010, 01:45 PM

Global Lockdown Strikes Pre-2009 PS3s, Calendar Error Suspected

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PlayStation 3 consoles around the world appear to have gone on strike. Reports have been coming in since Sunday that the PlayStation Network is now inaccessible, and that certain PS3 games have been rendered unplayable.

The issue appears to be affecting systems that came out before 2009's PlayStation 3 Slim. Trying to load up PS3 games on one of those systems will result in an error code and a notice that trophies cannot be loaded.

A 1UP 60 gigabyte PlayStation 3 was no exception to this sudden meltdown. Both a Japanese copy of Final Fantasy XIII and Flower gave the error code. Development studios appear to be affected as well; Develop is reporting that industry debug units have been thrown into a "rebooting cycle, due to an endlessly-looping error message."

In an update on the PlayStation Blog, Sony wrote, "We're aware that many of you are having difficulty connecting to the PlayStation Network this evening. Those of you with "slim" PS3s (the 120/250 GB models) appear to be unaffected."

"Know that we have narrowed down the issue and have engineers working to restore service even as you read this. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you, and genuinely appreciate your patience while we work to resolve this."

Speculation has surfaced that this problem may have to do with a calendar error. It seems that the fact that 2010 is the first even-numbered non-leap year the machine has encountered may have caused the problem. Once again, this is just speculation right now.

We'll keep you up to date as more information arrives. In the meantime, check out the running discussion of the problem at our forums.

UPDATE: Sony has released a statement confirming that the problems are caused by a clock error. They hope to resolve the issue in 24 hours, but in the meantime, they've warned PS3 users not to turn on their systems. Doing so "may result in errors in some functionality, such as recording obtained trophies, and not being able to restore certain data."

We'll let you know when the all clear is given.

lol

PONIES · 03-01-2010, 02:11 PM

pffft... sony

Metal Man · 03-01-2010, 02:19 PM

Way to go, lack of bug testing!

***The Doctor*** · 03-01-2010, 02:45 PM

Better than RRoD tho.

And my PS3 is effected. Although I can still play games.

Jere · 03-01-2010, 06:31 PM

It just had to be a clock bug, if many consoles at the same time goes haywire it can't be something ellse.

I REALLY HATE POKEMON! · 03-01-2010, 06:51 PM

I bet the PS3 Slim buyers are pretty happy right about now.

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PONIES Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Griffon village Gender: Posts: 2,508 Thanks: 680 Thanked 54 Times in 45 Posts Blog Entries: 9	pffft... sony

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Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	Way to go, lack of bug testing!

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*The Doctor* The Last Timelord. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: In the TARDIS Gender: Posts: 13,879 Thanks: 915 Thanked 656 Times in 426 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Better than RRoD tho. And my PS3 is effected. Although I can still play games.

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Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,648 Thanks: 404 Thanked 331 Times in 256 Posts Blog Entries: 3	It just had to be a clock bug, if many consoles at the same time goes haywire it can't be something ellse.