HMXdropslash
03-01-2010, 06:31 PM
Hey guys and gals, if you’re not aware yet, the Playstation 3 and Playstation Network are experiencing serious, critical, hardware issues. They started last night and are affecting the Rock Band titles, so I'm tossing this up here to everyone can get up to speed.
From Sony: (http://blog.us.playstation.com (http://blog.us.playstation.com/))
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.
This issue is also affecting PS3 dev kits, so it's really taking a toll on everyone. As it says above, it's affecting trophies, DLC, regular gameplay, saved data, and causing a whole mess of other problems.
The best advice right now, if you own a non-Slim PS3 is simply DO NOT TURN ON YOUR PLAYSTATION 3 at all until an official patch/fix has been issued from Sony. I know that's not much of a solution but, until any more information comes directly from Sony, it's all that can really be done.
Trust me, we're keeping tabs on the situation.
UPDATE:
It seems that a patch/fix has been issued by Sony as of 7:00PM EST. We currently don't have any info on data loss, but games, including Rock Band, should be playable again.
From Sony: (http://blog.us.playstation.com (http://blog.us.playstation.com/))
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.
This issue is also affecting PS3 dev kits, so it's really taking a toll on everyone. As it says above, it's affecting trophies, DLC, regular gameplay, saved data, and causing a whole mess of other problems.
The best advice right now, if you own a non-Slim PS3 is simply DO NOT TURN ON YOUR PLAYSTATION 3 at all until an official patch/fix has been issued from Sony. I know that's not much of a solution but, until any more information comes directly from Sony, it's all that can really be done.
Trust me, we're keeping tabs on the situation.
UPDATE:
It seems that a patch/fix has been issued by Sony as of 7:00PM EST. We currently don't have any info on data loss, but games, including Rock Band, should be playable again.
