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Latest info on PlayStation Network Status

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.

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spunnups5919d ago

I'm glad they got a handle on this. I'm a patient person and luckily I have other stuff I should be doing instead of gaming.

rroded5919d ago (Edited 5919d ago )

jus tried my ps3 online n my 60gig is def affected :(

we're planning on getting a new slim n a tv soon has we pay off the ol credit card bill. hope they fix this b4 then tho sigh

davekaos5919d ago

Just so you know this is NOT a psn error, it is running absolutely fine. The problem is the internal system clock, its got itself into a mix because of the leap year and now does not know what date it is.
Sony state that they will have fixed the problem within the next 24hours.

WRONG

Sony hopes that the clock will adjust itself at midnight.
Seriously folks any of you who read n4g regularly will know i'm pro ps3 but this is totally unacceptable.
at midnight if your ps3 has not adjusted itself you need to be straight on the phone to sony asking for a replacement unit because it will be dead.

Hopefully it wont come to that and the clock will adjust itself accordingly but i seriously doubt it.

LordMarius5919d ago

i told you people not to use your ps3 during this time, but NO you just had to check out the issue, oh well my PS3 has been off and will remain like that until i get the ok from Sony

ToastyMcNibbles5919d ago (Edited 5919d ago )

hmm no ps3 for another 24 hours? can i at least use it to watch a blu-ray or surf the web? by the way my ps3 is still has the date of dec. 31st... it changed last night to jan. 1 but now its back at dec. 31st.. anyone else experience this?

chester5919d ago

well congrats on that, but some people don't visit n4g or other sites all the time to check out info on whether it's alright or not to turn on your playstation. after watching some of the olympic closing ceremonies, i got into bed and watched a movie on my ps3 60 gb and noticed a 1999 date. i didn't do it to try and be a rebel or curious; i did it because it's my playstation and that's what i do with it.

just because i didn't check to see if it was okay to use it doesn't mean i'm in the wrong here.

GigaGaia5919d ago

A firmware upgrade could easily fix this, so why should I send my unit for that?

freediro5919d ago

^ i am one curious person but no way would i put my day one launch 60gb PS3 in jeopardy of crashing because i can't resist to play videogames on it. people who went to check this out when people told them it would ruin their system deserve what they got coming to them, we told you so!

although for all those fokes who don't consistently follow videogame sites that inexplicably played a game and had their system crash, i feel sympathy for.

By the way this doesn't need to be a fanboy war, it happens all the time. Sony will iron it out, they have to.

II Necroplasm II5919d ago

I don't think firmware upgrades can fix this though. I don't know.

GigaGaia5919d ago (Edited 5919d ago )

A firmware update could still fix this, I don't see why not.

By the way, even if you weren't online when it happened and you still haven't checked and is waiting for everything to clear, thinking nothing will be wrong, then you are wrong.

Obviously, the PS3 doesn't need to be on to change the date. People who didn't go online and are waiting are also affected. They may think they are safe because their PS3 is off and haven't logged on, but the bug has also hit their ps3 like the people who were online.

The Meerkat5919d ago

Its already 02/03/2010 in Japan, Oz etc.

Are they working yet?

irepbtown5919d ago

24hrs isn't alot,
Late last night, about 11 PM GMT, it didnt log me on.
Early morning, 7:30 AM GMT, still didn't work, 4:15 PM GMT Still didn't work, came on my PC and checked, and i wasn't the only one. Phewww.

I just find it weird, wasn't Sony expecting leap year?

guitarded775919d ago

Well, Sony took their sweet a$$ time getting info to the public. At least we know for sure that it isn't a hack and are bank info is safe. It's been 17hrs since the problem started for me and Sony putting out real info about the issue... this is too long IMO.

sorceror1715919d ago

I earned at least one, possibly two trophies last night. Or I *should* have, but they didn't show up. When I tried to sign into PSN and sync trophies, the sign-in failed, and all the previous trophies for that game were gone. They didn't show up in the list on the PS3 anymore, though they do show up on the web profile.

It's not a *major* problem, but I'm hoping I haven't lost the chance to get those trophies. If I do the same things again and "re-earn" the trophies, will I get them or not? Who knows?

sikbeta5919d ago

So, the Problem has to be about the Leap Year, even if 2010 don't have an Extra Day and PROBABLY the Thing FIX by its OWN, when the new day come out...

I hope it Gets FIXED fast even if it's not affecting my PS3-Slim...

Gamers FTW!!!

stuntman3695919d ago

I was watching a movie on my 60gb and when i was fixing to turn it off i happened to look at the date (12/31) I tried messing around with it (bad idea i guess) but I haven't touched it since.

darthv725919d ago (Edited 5919d ago )

I hadn't turned my ps3 on all weekend. Was going to check out new store stuff but it can wait. I will just keep it off till they figure it out.

Patience...such a good thing to have (turns on psp to play gow coo).

execution175919d ago

i'm throwing this out and idk if its true, but it seems that only the 20,60, and 40gb PS3s arent working, i gotta 80gb and its working fine

Tricksy5918d ago (Edited 5918d ago )

This fixed things with my PS3.

Disable internet
Enable internet
Date and Time
Change vis internet

Cheers! should do wonders.

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callahan095919d ago (Edited 5919d ago )

I can't:

1. Sign into PSN (can't play MAG... dammit!)
2. Earn trophies (earned 3 trophies in Bioshock 2 that didn't unlock, hopefully this doesn't screw up my ability to unlock these and maybe other trophies later when the problems are fixed... I retained a save file from not too long before I started earning these trophies so hopefully when all is well I can just load up that file and re-earn them and actually have them unlock... if not, then that sucks big time, but it isn't THAT big of a deal because they were just 3 bronzes and I know I'll never platinum this game due to the multiplayer trophies, so not getting 3 bronzes is no big deal)

CYBERSNAKE5919d ago

The trophies are fine (well mine are)

You can check by signing in here

https://secure.eu.playstati...

SonySoldiers5919d ago

The 'clock error' was intended. By that gimmick, SONY can now force older PS3s to be replaced by the new slims..in other words, MORE sales in hardware dept. or to increase PS3 numbers being sold by storm.

HINT: SONY believes GOW3 is a system seller, so SONY will take advantage of it..AT ALL COST. Please DON'T call it a cheat ;)

Be happy, cheers to SONY! ;)

;) QUICK FIX: PLEASE BUY PS3 SLIMS TO SAVE THE WORLD..SUPPORT SONY BY CLICKING ON AGREE BUTTON
;)

ps. all those PS3s at scientific labs, nuclear sites, etc. are not affected, it only does everything!

pss. i need Ken Kutaragi to help me sucking my dong ;) ;) ;)

cyborg69715919d ago

Your a douche stfu. I've seen you in all of these articles trolling hasn't your mom made you lunch yet.

The Killer5919d ago

he needs to do something and what is better for a bot to come and troll ps3??

BX815919d ago

Why report him as spam. Just because you don't like what he's saying? You're pretty lame! Is that what you do when some one mentions the 360 and the Red light of death? Let's report you as spam because I don't like what you're stand on this! C'mon guy this is the open zone if you expected intelligent conversation from anyone in here you're in the wrong place!

The Dixie Flatline5919d ago

"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."

That's funny, when I called support this morning the representative assured me that it was a network problem and told me to keep trying my system every 2 hours. This makes me feel quite uneasy, it seems as if no one knows knows what the others are doing.

SuperbVillain5919d ago

that was before sony issued this statement.

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Final Fantasy X 25th Anniversary Website Launches With New Nomura Artwork and Merchandise

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-Foxtrot16d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle16d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7716d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

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15 Years Ago, Mortal Kombat (2011) Saved Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise

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italiangamer25d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde23d ago

Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.

Soy23d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand12523d ago (Edited 23d ago )

15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.

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PlayStation legend Shuhei Yoshida says Jim Ryan fired him because he didn't listen to him

Why did Sony push Shuhei Yoshida out of his role leading PlayStation's first-party games? He'd overseen some huge successes. Well, apparently, he didn't listen.

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Relientk7724d ago

Yeah I can see that for sure. Shuhei Yoshida should have been in charge not Jim Ryan.

Cacabunga24d ago

It should be free highway for him now.. but Sony are too stupid to see this, especially that moron Hulst

S2Killinit24d ago (Edited 24d ago )

Wtf why all that anger. PlayStation is dominating on every level. Besides I think there is a little more to hiring a CEO than just who is available. Its not like its a athlete your team wants to buy.

neutralgamer199224d ago

S2Killinit

live service failures, chasing trends, closing studios. yes dominating

Cacabunga24d ago

Sony is Dominating because competition is not existing. Compared to previous gens this is the poorest in terms of software offerings.

Last gen we got Uncharted 4 Lost Legacy and TLOU2 from ND alone.

This is so far a remasters gen, with no competition to lift up the quality

1nsomniac24d ago (Edited 24d ago )

..."PlayStation is dominating on every level"....

...Really???

PlayStation are soon heading into a new generation in the not to distant future. They currently have the worst customer satisfaction they've ever sustained as a company. The company is heading for a huge crash while at the same time they'll need to be planning how they are going to try and win back that favour and the build up to their new releases.

Yes financially they're winning but they're going to have to ride out this complete public corporate disaster. No one has faith in the company or the product anymore. They've damaged their public image so much this generation. Greed can kill anyone.

medman23d ago

Hulst is a disaster......

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blacktiger24d ago

He would've done the same thing and fire Jim Ryan and Shuhei would be the villain. Why?
Because Elite creates the narrative and distraction for gamers, users and citizens.

Outside_ofthe_Box24d ago

More confirmation that Jim Ryan is the culprit for what has happened to Sony. Hulst needs to go too. What sucks is that a lot of the good top heads at Sony are no longer there. I wish that guys that were forced out prematurely by Dumbo Jimbo like Shuhei and Layden came back.

robtion23d ago

Yep. Yoshida was responsible for bringing one of the best games of this generation to playstation (Stellar Blade). He is an actual gamer and is in touch with what gamers want (creative, fun games, not GaaS and agenda pushing). He also seems like a genuinely nice guy if you watch some interviews. Of course they got rid of him.

darthv7224d ago

Makes you wonder if MS even thought about hiring him after Phil and Sarah were leaving. He certainly couldn't make their situation any worse.

Agent7524d ago

Microflop. After Windows XP and Xbox 360, it all went floppy.

S2Killinit24d ago

Floppy 😆
No pun intended

badz14924d ago

Yoshida for President! Jim Ryan was and always be a hack! Sony should get Shu back

Lightning7724d ago

All the gamer/consumer lead heads are gone across PS and Xbox. shuhei gone phil's gone (questionable) but gone. The future of gaming is somewhat uncertain across the board.

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