Playstation Network on Global Lockdown

[New Era Outlaw]

I tried to log in with my PS3 this morning, and, not only was I not able to sign in, but some of my games (in particular, MvC2) had reverted to their trial versions. I thought that my PS3 system was just being full of crap, until I read this:

All around the world, PlayStation 3 consoles simply aren't working like they're supposed to, with an error preventing people from not just going online, but from playing some PS3 games offline as well.

From Europe to the Americas to, well, my house in Australia, users (mostly of older "Fat" consoles, those released before 2009's "PS3 Slim") are complaining that upon booting their consoles up, they're unable to sign into their accounts, check their trophies, use dynamic themes or access the PlayStation Network. That's fine, Sony say there are PSN connection problems, and that they are "looking into it".

Problem is, the error does more than just prevent you from going online. It prevents you from playing certain games offline as well. Even for some consoles that aren't connected to the PSN, like debug units. The screen above is what I was greeted with on a retail console when attempting to play Heavy Rain, and pressing out of it simply reboots the PS3, returning you to the main menu screen. It's the same story for other games that feature dynamic trophy support.

PSN games are no different; I tried to boot up "Flower", only to be greeted with a similar message about failed copyright protection, and it was right back to the XMB.

Sony say "stay tuned" for updates on the problem.

http://kotaku.com/5482328/ps3s-suffering-from-global-network-lockdown



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[Arcmanov]

Yeah...we're already ranting about this in the 'EVERYTHING PS3' thread.

What UTTER fail.  This is programming laziness of the highest order.

Somebody's head at Playstation development should roll for this...and I mean actually roll, across the floor after having been removed from his kneeling body, hara-kiri style. 

[Eroo]

Trust me if my trophies aren't restored I will buy a ticket and the first Sony Exec I see getting it.

[Eroo]

Some info on the problem

Well the gist is that the ARM SYSCON CPU that is used to power up the front panel of the ps3, that is responsible for doing things like sleep mode, eject, RTC etc. Is an old batch that sony picked up from the shelf like other manufacturers that has that calendar year bug regarding feburary 29th on certain periods. Causing the ps3 system clock and the real time clock to desync, messing up security measures like Digital Rights management software and sometimes games that relies on clocks for whatever reason. As well as signing up to the playstation network… This CPU is always on even when your PS3 isn’t plugged

This is the one of the same type of CPUs that is powering up mobile devices like zune and blackberries, they have been affected with this bug, so they done some software patches. A syscon update can also fix this problem

The Slims ps3s aren’t affected because they use a newer up to date revision on the syscon cpu that fixes this bug.


A quick way to fix this is to remove the RTC battery for at least 5-10 min and plug it back in, you will see the date and time reset, and voila…

Also supposedly you can wait for March 2nd,2010 which would cause the date to change to a valid date of March 1st,2010 (since March 1st is registered .as Feb 29, 2010)

BTW all this was quoted from some ps3 hardware gurus and tested by various of peeps on efnet, all thanks to them for the information


Also read this
http://kotaku.com/5482476/ps3-failure-you-are-not-alone

[Crixx_Creww]

this is too funny

*hugs my loving lovable pc*

[Arcmanov]

At 300-600 US a pop for a PS3, I aint laughing nah.

...and I am very sorry, I not quite ready to be opening up my PS3  just yet.

[woodyear99]

Good info there Eroo, glad to see it isn't a permanent problem.

[Eroo]

From Sony:

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 playback 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.

As mentioned above, Please be advised that the new slim PS3 is not affected with this error. We are doing our best to resolve the issue and do apologize for any inconvenience caused.

[mailman166]

So any one up awaiting the time change over to see if it refixes itself... GOod thing i only sell the new slim ps3's so no customers calling up my tail

[Eroo]

It fixed itself when the time changed. Sony basically never released a patch they just waited for the error to fix itself.

[TriniXaeno]

As the old saying goes: if it ain't gonna be broke tomorrow, don't fix it.