Update 12:58 PM: Sony has officially announced that the error was caused by a bug in the clock of the original model Playstation 3. Sony hopes to have the issue resolved within 24 hours. While the bug is still in effect, they recommend that you do not use your PS3 if you have one of the ‘fat’ models. Owners of the slim models should be able to use their systems as normal.
You can read the full information at Sony’s US blog. Terminal Gamer will continue to update this post as we learn more.
Update 11:02 AM: There is still no official word from Sony regarding the issue. The last update from the company’s Twitter feed was 12 hours ago. TerminalGamer will continue to search for information and update accordingly.
Update 9:47 AM: Rumors are circulating that the issue is related to PSN accounts being compromised by hackers. After tracking the story to its source, TerminalGamer is confident that this is not true. The ultimate source of this rumor is a post on Sony’s consumer service page that is regarding an event that happened well before this current outage. We repeat, this rumor is not true.
Update 9:20 AM: PSN is still down but the problem goes beyond PSN. Apparently, offline PS3′s are also affected. Speculation is that the error may be related to a calendar bug on original PS3′s, but that has yet to be confirmed by Sony as we continue to wait for an official update from SCEA.
Update 9:00 AM: PSN is still down and according to Develop-Online developer debug units are also caught in an endless rebooting cycle. It has been 10 hours since Sony’s last official update via their twitter feed. As of now, the system appears to be in some kind of global lockdown.
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Several hours ago reports began pouring in that the Playstation Network was down and a 8001050F error code was being received.
In addition to the network failing, gamers have also been reporting that their trophy data has been corrupted as well. Because of this, even some single player games (including the recent release Heavy Rain) have been rendered unplayable.
Owners of the original model Playstation 3 have reported that the date on their console has reverted to 12/31/1999, some some claiming their system did so even while offline.
Sony has announced they are aware of the problem and are actively working on resolving it. They will release more information when they determine what the exact issue is.
TerminalGamer will have more information when it becomes available.
he was making a joke tom.. theres no need to get aggro over it. were all in the same boat
PS3 to me is a computer that we all use to play online games and some offline. I play online everyday. How many computer companies do you know that have their own network and has kept it up and runnig as long as Playstation Network? So lets all just suck it up and wait untill Playstation resolves the situation.
SZRT (Sub Zero Racing Team)
Everyone stop whining about your trophies. First of all that’s not the reason yo play a game and your damn trophies are on the goddamn website so just sign in there and check for your precious trophies. By the way, my ps3 is 100% fine
So dissapointed, I just traded my XBOX360 and all my XBOX games for a used 80gb PS3. I hope they get this thing figured out soon, I just bought Mag and (of course) can’t play it at all. Got up early this morning to play before work and found this message. I was releived to find that I’m not the only one with the problem but 1 of the reasons I wanted a PS3 was the free network unlike xbox live. Plus the graphics are better. Always liked PS consols, Come on Sony figure this one out!!!
im TIGHT!!!!!! i cant even play der riese on nazi zombies!!!! i paid for those xpansion map packs wtf!!! i need zombies in my life….jus wanted to play solo on der riese.>>>>yall better fix this mess rite back to where it was at dammit! this is serious!
(weeping) :p
My guess is there will be nothing wrong with PSN. There is something wrong with the firmware on our PS3′s, perhaps just a calendar bug or something more. But it clearly broke the ability to connect to PSN, any downloaded (and PAID FOR !!!!!) content, trophies etc… It seems like it broke anything that might require either access to PSN or DRM.
I hope this won’t affect my MW2 online! i am 5th prestige level 65
will my MW2 level still be the same, like im 4 prestige will i stil be that or will i be level 1 and have to restart from level1?
Not to be a conspiricy theorist, but I bet they did this to make everyone with a fatty upgrade to the slim.
lol thats funny since slims cant connect either makes perfect since. i got a 40 gig only difrence between it and a slim is the shell its housed in. and my date did set back to 1999 to but my trophys are still there would not matter if they were gone or not there stored in databases on the servers. all this over a single programing glitch it happens to the best programers thats why there is an alpha closed beta and open beta testing phases to rule out possible programing bugs that are missed. go out side get some sun, maybe a girl or boyfriend because if your that obsessed with it being down for a few days then you have more to worry about then your psn access
actualy going from a 80 or 60 to a slim is downgrading u loose the ps2 hardware inside of the ps3 and you loose all the nice little ports also. mines a 40 but in a few weeks will be going up to a 300 since u can use any sata 2 laptop drives unlike xbox where u half to buy xbox hard drives. but i advise not to go with maxtor they fail allot go with hitachi being #1 western digital #2 or seagate all three of them have 3 year manf wnty for replacing them if u get a lemon.
lol Daryl Clark
I have an 80GB Fat PS3. My PSN would not connect. I changed the Date and Time via the Internet Update(not manually). This corrected my date and time(obviously) and I am now able to connect to PSN. I was playing NHL10 until 3am last night
here’s the lowdown folks. there was never a leap year bug. remember what sony said? the bug was fixed on their sever side. if so, then our fatboys should still play our games offline. not true, since march 1, my cd drive plays movies but not games. i play mag more than watching movies. playstation network said they never sent us any updates. they did, during the time our systems was frozen online. if your system is under warranty cost 50 bucks for shipping. if not sony told me 150.00 plus 50 more for shipping, else buy the newer slim, you folks the new move, won’t work with fatboys. loyal fatboys fans can go blank themselves. according to sony.