The Happening! PS3's mysteriously stop working worldwide?

[chrisbid]

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?

if a ps3 game has a trophy component, the ps3 will auto-connect to the interent to get the trophy information from sonys servers. this is where the failure occurs.





in the end, i love that this happened. it will be a rallying cry as an example of how overreaching game companies can be with their control of hardware and software well after purchase.

[j_factor]

I don't know why everyone's saying it completely borks your games offline. No PS3 game that I know of requires an internet connection to boot; you can play games without being connected to the internet at all. Some PS3 owners have never taken their system online, and they still play games, even ones with trophies. To get around this problem, you just have to change your settings so that it's not trying to automatically log on to PSN for trophy info. It's not that hard.

[Vectorman0]

I don't know why everyone's saying it completely borks your games offline. No PS3 game that I know of requires an internet connection to boot; you can play games without being connected to the internet at all. Some PS3 owners have never taken their system online, and they still play games, even ones with trophies. To get around this problem, you just have to change your settings so that it's not trying to automatically log on to PSN for trophy info. It's not that hard.

You don't understand the issue.

[dao2]

apparently :<

I'm leaving my ps3 off till the issue is resolved...

[j_factor]

You don't understand the issue.

I guess I don't, because my PS3 plays games just fine, and I don't have a slim.

[Zoltor]

if a ps3 game has a trophy component, the ps3 will auto-connect to the interent to get the trophy information from sonys servers. this is where the failure occurs.





in the end, i love that this happened. it will be a rallying cry as an example of how overreaching game companies can be with their control of hardware and software well after purchase.

That is is the dumbest design concept I ever heard of. Doesn't the PS3 have a HD for a reason, why in hell are "personal" achievements saved to a server, and not the HD?

[chrisbid]

That is is the dumbest design concept I ever heard of. Doesn't the PS3 have a HD for a reason, why in hell are "personal" achievements saved to a server, and not the HD?

1. its sony
2. if the trophies are saved locally, they are prone to hacking
3. its sony

[chrisbid]

I don't know why everyone's saying it completely borks your games offline. No PS3 game that I know of requires an internet connection to boot; you can play games without being connected to the internet at all. Some PS3 owners have never taken their system online, and they still play games, even ones with trophies. To get around this problem, you just have to change your settings so that it's not trying to automatically log on to PSN for trophy info. It's not that hard.

i have my ps3 auto-login for stupid things like updating the time after a daylight saving time change and to notify me when there is a system update. its a little late to turn this off now.

i have not turned on my ps3 in a few days, but i will wait for the all clear before i attempt to do so. and the first thing i will turn off is the auto-login.

[Emuaust]

Wow, and the red ring problem only affects one system at a time...way to go SONY!!

Well there are regulars who preach on DP that anything MS's console can do Sony's can do better!

[Zoltor]

1. its sony
2. if the trophies are saved locally, they are prone to hacking
3. its sony

Yea of course, "It's Sony", pretty much sums things up lol. Sorry fior asking a dumb question.

Actually, It's very easy to protect a consol from being hacked(unlike the PC), but leave it to Sony to do shit backwards.

[izarate]

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?

Yes.

I guess I don't, because my PS3 plays games just fine, and I don't have a slim.

You probably have a PS3 model CECHLxx (80GB) which isn't affected by this bug.

[kupomogli]

You know what. I'm canceling my Yakuza 3 preorder. This is all Sega's fault. I know it.

Then I'm selling my 60GB PS3 and buying 360. That'll show Sony for having one major screwup on the PSN and my PS3 never dying one time prior.

[megasdkirby]

I have no intention of turning on my PS3 until this issue is resolved.

Though it would be neat to turn on the console and be greeted with a BSOD.

[skaar]

You know what. I'm canceling my Yakuza 3 preorder. This is all Sega's fault. I know it.

Then I'm selling my 60GB PS3 and buying 360. That'll show Sony for having one major screwup on the PSN and my PS3 never dying one time prior.

Holy fucking shitballs. If he's serious 2012 might be true too.

[j_factor]

You probably have a PS3 model CECHLxx (80GB) which isn't affected by this bug.

Nope, I have model CECHA01 (60GB).

[megasdkirby]

Nice, mine is CECHELx series

[heybtbm]

Holy fucking shitballs. If he's serious 2012 might be true too.

lol

Pretty good.

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Reports are in that it's fixed.

Though you may need to update date and time via internet in system date/time settings and your trophy history may not display properly for any game on your list until you boot that game up and it re-syncs with Sony's servers.

[Rickstilwell1]

Reports are in that it's fixed.

Though you may need to update date and time via internet in system date/time settings and your trophy history may not display properly for any game on your list until you boot that game up and it re-syncs with Sony's servers.

What happened to people who lost their trophies? Did they get them back?

[gamedude45]

Reports are in that it's fixed.

well that wasn't to bad all my trophies in Uncharted and Killzone 2 are also back now.

edit:to get your trophies back you need to play the game then go sync with psn after you do that you get your trophies back.