Post: Playstation 3s Struck By PSN Error
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03-01-2010, 01:15 PM
#1
Paul
Edwards
Today, many Playstation owners have reported having difficulty getting online to 'PSN', the global PlaystationNetwork required to play games online.
People struck with the error received this:
Originally posted by another user
"An error has occurred. You have been signed out of PlayStation Network (8001050F)"
This means a corrupted data problem has occured on the PS3. Many users are also claiming that they have lost saved games and trophies for many games.
On February 28, the calendar on original PS3 systems was reset to January 1, 2000, blocking access to online content. It has been confirmed that Slim PS3 systems have not been affected.
The consoles will not play games with trophies, will fail to log on to PSN and will not play classic games or use premium themes.
The error has been identified to strike offline systems.
Sony have said this about the issue:
Originally posted by another user
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.
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.
The problem is not with PSN as only certain models are affected, this leads to suspicions about a problem with the transfer between February and March leading to a leap year problem with the firmware.
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EDIT:
TO ALL PS3 SLIM USERS, PLEASE DO AVOID USING YOUR CONSOLES UNTIL SONY HAS RELEASED A FIX.
USING YOUR CONSOLE CAN CAUSE ERRORS UPON CONNECTING TO PSN INCLUDING FAULTY TROPHY RECORDING AND NOT BEING ABLE TO RESTORE CERTAIN DATA.
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03-01-2010, 11:37 PM
#56
SikSinz
Banned
Originally posted by 84
Going by mine which broke sometime after 3:00am GMT and before 11:00am... I reckon it's probably set to american time zone as america are behind the uk, so 12:00 am us time is well after 3:00 am GMT what time did the american models stop working? I would say depending on your time zone 12:00am or within a 2 hours of?
Well, in america, in Arizona, this occurred around 3:00-3:30 (PM)
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03-01-2010, 11:55 PM
#59
xiDooMzDaY-
Banned
ii had this problem on my cod4 account!. perfectly fine now though, i just left it for a day and it worked the next 
03-02-2010, 12:33 AM
#60
Meth80
Gobble
Originally posted by Darksun
I wonder, can this be fixed by backing up the data on the PS3 on to a new harddrive and then installing the harddrive?
I don't think think that would work for two reasons.
1. Trophy data and records of items purchased from PSN are stored on PSN servers, not your hard drive.
2. Making a backup of bad data gives you a copy of bad data.
I think we just have to wait this one out. It's likely that everything will return to normal tomorrow. BTW you may have to reset your calendars tomorrow as well.
03-02-2010, 12:39 AM
#61
whutshisname
Guest
Wow that sucks almost glad I got the YLOD and had to get a slim ...
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