Sony: "Do not use your PS3" Until Glitch is Fixed

[iggs111]

Hahaha, how do you PS3 owners feel about Xbox now?? Xbox is and will always be the way too go. And here is further proof.....

Got an older, "fat" PlayStation 3 console? Can't get it to connect to the PlayStation Network? Well, Sony knows about the bug and says it's working on a solution; in the meantime, though, Sony is warning that you "do not use your PS3."
Millions of PlayStation 3 owners worldwide (myself included) started noticing Sunday that their consoles weren't connected to the PlayStation Network, Sony's online hub that allows for multiplayer gaming, movie rentals, and downloadable game shopping.

The glitch is also preventing some gamers from using titles that don't even feature online play—"Heavy Rain," for example, which (as of Monday afternoon, anyway) grinds to a halt before it even gets started, displaying the error message: "Registration of the trophy information could not be completed. The game will quit." After checking a few other games myself, it appears that titles with "trophy" support (trophies are equivalent to "achievements" on Xbox Live) aren't working at all, but trophy-less games are still playable in offline mode.

So, what's the deal? Naturally, speculation initially focused on the PlayStation Network itself, but it turns out the problem lies with the PS3 hardware—specifically, the glossy, older-model PS3 consoles, not the new, "slim" PS3.

In a post on the official PlayStation blog, Sony says that the glitch "is being caused by a bug in the clock," which (as the bloggers at Sony Insider are guessing) may have gotten tripped up in the changeover from February 28—yesterday—to March 1.

Symptoms of the bug include your PS3's internal clock being reset to Jan. 1, 2000; the inability to set the clock via the Internet, or to connect to the PSN at all; PSN video store rentals that won't play, even though their rental windows haven't expired; and, worst of all, disappearing "trophy" data for some games, with the message "Failed to install trophies; please exit your game" when you try to launch the said games.

Sony says it "hopes" to get the problem fixed "within the next 24 hours," but it has also issued a sobering warning: "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."

Uh, say what? What does "not being able to restore certain data" mean, exactly? Good question; personally, I know I won't be alone in getting hopping mad if any of my saved games or hard-won PS3 trophies are gone come tomorrow morning.

[Bisket]

[Big Pimpin]

havent turned mine on in 1 month...guess i shouldnt huh?

[iggs111]

Originally Posted by Big Pimpin

havent turned mine on in 1 month...guess i shouldnt huh?

lol nope, just sell it and buy a 360 with the money

[Big Pimpin]

really only use it for movies though....wonder if thats affected at all

[JR7302001]

Microsoft had an online problem before that lasted a whole month, 24 hrs is not a big deal.

[JR7302001]

I don't know anyone that plays a 360 anymore, especially with God of War 3 coming out and Gears 0f War going to PS3.

[iggs111]

Originally Posted by JR7302001

Microsoft had an online problem before that lasted a whole month, 24 hrs is not a big deal.

I've had xbox for years now, when was this? Dont remember that at all

[iggs111]

Originally Posted by JR7302001

I don't know anyone that plays a 360 anymore, especially with God of War 3 coming out and Gears 0f War going to PS3.

you dont lol? Majority on here have 360 and to be honest not one of my buddies has a PS3....No reason for me to get one as I would be playing myself or strangers

[NightCap424]

Xbox 360 still my favorite and will be for a long time!!

[JR7302001]

Yeah, the online for 360 was down for a month and all those RRoD. Most of my online friends switched to PS3. My brother bought 6 360s, all RRoD on him, he finally got a PS3 and is very happy playing MAG with 256 other online people at the same time. 256 at the same time, whats that Gears of War like 4 on 4, lol.

[GFootsXtreme]

xbox is a great system but the bluray support and controller for the ps3 are leaps and bounds better than the xbox imo

[Seanie Mac]

i think xbox control shits on the ps controller. but ps3 has blu ray. gamers call ps3 a glorified DVD player

[dhunter]

Originally Posted by Seanie Mac

i think xbox control shits on the ps controller. but ps3 has blu ray. gamers call ps3 a glorified bluray player

fixed

[dhunter]

wco read that article and was worried about his ps3. but then remembered that he didn't really buy one.