PS3 non-slim owners beware (as of 10:15 pst 2/28)

[kozzm0]

I doubt many people will look here before trying to log in, but on the off chance, trying to start a game right now with a non-slim ps3 will almost surely give you error a message that your trophy info couldn't sync with the network, and trying to sign in will fail with error 8001050F.

This happened just about an hour ago, and the widespread panic includes stories of people's game saves and trophy data corrupted or gone forever, and even their DL'd games missing from their hard drives. You'll also notice your ps3's clock thinks it's 1999 when you first turn it on.

You may want to check playstation.com forums to see info on when the problem is fixed, and avoid starting any games or signing in to PSN before then. Also might be wise to back up all your saves. They don't know what the hell caused it, yet. Maybe it's George Hotz's fault.

[xX-SiLeNcE-Xx]

I swear man if I lose my Dragon Age: Origins trophy progress I'm gonna ****ing flip out. They better have this fixed by the time BFBC2 comes out *rage*

[winny]

Originally Posted by xX-SiLeNcE-Xx

I swear man if I lose my Dragon Age: Origins trophy progress I'm gonna ****ing flip out. They better have this fixed by the time BFBC2 comes out *rage*

Happened to me while I was playing BoP last night, I tried resetting the date and disconnecting the LAN but the problem's still there.

Can't even play Bop offline atm.

[Zeroptimus]

Yeah, none of my games work. Tried out Demon's Souls, was working for a bit. Then bugged out on me, and nothing works. I lose trophy info, so I'm not even touching my Sturmovik disc until this matter is resolved.

Oh, hell. I have a 60GB PS3. If I lose my baby, I'm going to have to trade my Playstation for my Mosin-Nagant. Let's hope they come out with a fix for this.

360 users, thank you in advance for being kind, nice, and not inciting a flame war. Although, I guess this does give me a chance to go beef up my unlock arsenal on my 360 copy of Sturmovik...

I can't even play my downloaded games, like Pain, Burnout, and the like. Boy this sucks.

[winny]

It's supposedly affecting offline fat PS3's too.. This is quite a big **** up I think

[stealth finger]

Originally Posted by kozzm0

Maybe it's George Hotz's fault.

I doubt that but he might be able to fix it lol :p

[McQ59]

Originally Posted by winny

It's supposedly affecting offline fat PS3's too.. This is quite a big **** up I think

Djeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzzzzzes! I'm stuck in office... What's goin' on?! My 60GBaby is home alone and suffering! From what??

[Shadowcorp]

my 80 gig mk2 phat is down to 8001050f

[McQ59]

I found this post on PSN-forum:

'Everyone READ THIS PLEASE.

Here's what's going on right now: something with the PS3's internal clock has borked in some pre-slim models. This is not a PSN issue; it has to do with your PS3's clock. This clock is NOT related to the OS clock. It seems to be a leap year bug. Setting your clock ahead will do nothing. All PS3s around the world were affected at the exact same time.

Does this affect me?

-If you have a Slim PS3, you're good to go. Continue playing it as normal.
-If you have a "fat" PS3, you may be affected. Some fat PS3s have worked ok, but it seems a good majority have been bugged.

What does this bug mean?

-If affected, your date and time has been set to a random past date. This prevents you from signing into PSN, playing any PSN games, or using any DLC. Your trophies will also not display correctly or be able to sync.

How do I fix it?

-You can't. Even if you don't sign into PSN, it won't help. This is a hardware issue.

So, what do I do?

-Wait 24 hours. Other products that have had similar bugs have corrected themselves after the "bugged" day. On Monday around 8pm central time, all PS3s will automatically correct themselves...maybe.

-If that doesn't work, we'll need a firmware update from Sony, which should be a pretty important priority for them right now.

Did I lose my data/themes/etc?

Your save data/games/dlc/themes are fine. They'll be fixed when the PS3 is fixed. Trophies are uncertain right now, but they'll be fine if you've synced them before the PS3 was bugged. Unsynced trophies are an unknown right now.

If I have a bugged PS3, can I still use it?

It's probably not a good idea, as I have no idea what will happen to the trophies you earn during the bugged time. Movies/media will work fine.

So there ya go, my handy FAQ.'

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[McQ59]

Check this guy out. (Beware off language...)

http://www.youtube.com/playstationgamer434