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    the problem is related to the PS3 internal hardware clock (not the OS one that you can setup at the options). The hardware thinks that today is Feb 29th but the OS knows that day doesn't exist so it resets itself to 1/1/2000(EUR) or 31/12/1999 (US).

    The following models seem to be affected:

    CECHAxx (NTSC)
    CECHBxx (NTSC)
    CECHCxx (PAL)
    CECHExx (NTSC)
    CECHGxx (NTSC/PAL)
    CECHHxx (NTSC/PAL)
    CECHJxx (NTSC/PAL)
    CECHKxx (NTSC/PAL)

    which are most of the fat PS3s. The PS3 Slim isn't affected.

    If you haven't turned on your PS3, don't. Wait at least until tomorrow.
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    Is that officially confirmed?
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    I hope my nephew dosn't turn his 60 GB Model on today

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    it was very annoying
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    I played BioShock all weekend. Powered down around 7:30 eastern and came back at 8:30 eastern and I got the error. Thought nothing of it started playing again. Went to hack my first machine and it freezes. I go to quit game, it resets PS3. Tried a few more times with different saved games and different machines to hack, same thing. I tried saving again just to make sure it wasn't a saved game file, the same was for 12/31/1999 and it still doesn't work. I manually reset my PS3 clock and still get the freeze. Thats when I noticed my trophies were gone for BioShock.

    They need to get this fixed I got very addicted to that game this past weekend.
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    I'm doing what I've done for the past 2 months with my PS3 - leaving it turned off. Maybe the date change will fix it
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    Is it fixed yet?
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    Oh my... Sorry guys, that's some seriously fucked up poppycock bullnads.



    Why not play something older, that ya know, still works until they fix it? You people with 360s know the drill.
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    Seriously, this is totally lame. Not that there's a problem with the old PS3's firmware were it's thinking it's a leap year when it isn't and it's screwing up the system. But rather that Sony knew this bug was in there, fixed it on the newer model PS3's and never bothered to test what would happen to the older PS3's when this date came around. That's just totally lame and incompetent. Sorry but there is no excuse for this happening at all...

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    http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/...etwork-status/

    Turns out it IS the clock thing. I wonder how they'll handle resolving this issue.
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    Lol, that's classic.

    How are people suppose to have them fixed, since they can't even connect to the network? I imagine "every" single person in the world with a PS3 model other then the PS3 slim, has to send them in, just wow what a screw up.

    PS. In retrospect, I bet non PS3 Slims are gonna become collectables now, since it will probally be smater/more reliable just to trade it in for a PS3 Slim(since It's a newer model, thus likely to have fewer issues in general), then to have them fix them.

    Also since It's a global issue, Sony can't pull that evil scam, about still requiring a receipt years after it was bought to get a replacement due to Sony's errors(really who keeps consol receipt forever)? Umm, but then again Sony pulled that BS when they were sued for the PS2 issues(40 or 50% of the PS2 models actually scratched the game), yea they sort've loss the case, legal wise anyway, but they found a loophole(true sign of evil scum. If you screw something up, you better make it right, pulling that shit is not only evil, but bad business as well, not only to the consumer, but the company as well).

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    i would imagine at worst it can be fixed with a disc update, that would be a lot cheaper than the cost of shipping x million consoles to sony and back.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chrisbid View Post
    i would imagine at worst it can be fixed with a disc update, that would be a lot cheaper than the cost of shipping x million consoles to sony and back.
    i would assume there would be something you could download as well and slap into an sd card.
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    Wow, and the red ring problem only affects one system at a time...way to go SONY!!
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    The RROD also permanently kills a 360. So I can't use my PS3 for a day and a half, geez guys. It's not the end of the world.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Snapple View Post
    The RROD also permanently kills a 360. So I can't use my PS3 for a day and a half, geez guys. It's not the end of the world.
    Hey, people need to take advantage of these rare opportunities to make new Sony/PlayStation memes. (that animated "it only does nothing" gif is awesome)

    While it is a pretty epic "downtime" blunder ... I'm sure they'll have it fixed within a day or so ... the issue may even resolve itself once we're out of the span of the 48 hours that could have been a leap year day.

    Hopefully it doesn't cause any permanent damage to trophies, but since those are ultimately all in the cloud/on Sony's end they should be safe (at least to the last time they were refreshed).
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    Quote Originally Posted by Icarus Moonsight View Post
    Oh my... Sorry guys, that's some seriously fucked up poppycock bullnads.



    Why not play something older, that ya know, still works until they fix it? You people with 360s know the drill.
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    It's not a mistake, just a variance that eventually became non-standard.

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    Out of pure curiosity; I assume this will affect a PS3 even if you're not connected to the network when you start it up?
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    I guess Y2K hit a little late. What a ridiculous, BS problem. I hope when it's sorted out that everyone's trophies/files aren't permanently gone. This kind of junk makes me glad I don't even have a PS3 yet and have been happily content playing N64 as of late.

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