+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted March 3, 2010 Subscriber² Share Posted March 3, 2010 Sony claims it has fixed a bug in the PlayStation 3 which crashed millions of consoles for 24 hours. In a statement, the games manufacturer admitted the fault had been caused by "a bug in the clock functionality". The internal clock on the console was programmed to recognise 2010 as a leap year, when it's not. Gamers who booted-up their consoles on March 1, 2010, recieved the following message: "An error has occurred. You have been signed out of PlayStation Network (8001050F)" - or the date of their PS3 systems were re-set to January 1, 2000. When users tried to re-set the date and time via the internet, their consoles informed them: "The current date and time could not be obtained. (8001050F)" Users were also not able to play back certain rental videos downloaded from the PlayStation Store before the expiration date. Sony had stressed the bug was only affecting older, "fatter" consoles, not the new slim ones. "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." Then within a few hours the company apologised for the inconvenience and revealed service had been restored. It said: "We have verified the symptoms are now resolved and users are able to use their PS3 normally." Users around the world have been cautiously tweeting their joy at the news: mumblemiler: "So, Mr Sony. Yesterday was the 29th Feb 2010 was it? And today it's magically the 2nd March? Hmmm" jonchoo: "So same leap year bug as Zune? And I thought computer engineers were supposed to be clever..." martyrmane: "Cant tell ya how good it feels to log on to #PSN...Thankx #Sony....#MW2..i maight just play sum #NBALive" Other gamers called for Sony to be sued after they lost years of precious "trophies" and saved games overnight: "Everything is lost!!!! THANKS ALOT!!!!!! I hope sony get sued and have to pay millions!!!!!!!!" The PS3 is the third home video game console released by Sony. There are estimated to be three million PS3 consoles in the UK. Source: http://news.sky.com/...pany_To_Be_Sued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acnpt Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Sued? **** off!, those "gamers" need to grow up. Would be nice if Sony compensates those affected, such as a free psn game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleaf Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 I swear people want to sue over the stupidest stuff. Do you sue your cable company when it goes down. I don't think so. I think Sony should sue everyone that tries to sue them over this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasethebase Reporter Posted March 3, 2010 Reporter Share Posted March 3, 2010 Wow, people really need educating over this sort of thing, what you should, and should not sue over. This was a bug in the OS that Sony did not know about, it's like saying sue Microsoft for Internet Explorer crashing when Flash is launched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_r_nelson Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Most of the time, cases like this are spearheaded by ambulance-chasing lawyers. The are looking for any reason to sue a company and make money. Even if this does end in some kind of settlement, the plaintiffs won't see **** from the settlement. The lawyers will collect their fees, which is usually a ****pile of money for their wasting of valuable court time, and gamers will be no better off. Anyone who participates in this is a idiot filling the coffers of ****ing retarded law firms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HilariousNinja Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Yeh, it would be nice if we got like a voucher for a free PSN game. But it was just a day, I really don't see the big fuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhav Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Sky are idiots for writing such a dumb news article. Why would they even bother quoting someone who uses that many exclamation marks. So stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted March 3, 2010 Author Subscriber² Share Posted March 3, 2010 Sky are idiots for writing such a dumb news article. Why would they even bother quoting someone who uses that many exclamation marks. So stupid. I posted it though as Sky news will be read by a lot of people, so like it or not this is going to grab some attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironman273 Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 We've become a society where we feel any little inconvenience (and, c'mon "wahh, I couldn't play my game"?) needs to be monetarily compensated. It's ridiculous. I was reading a case where a 3 year old boy died, which is horrible. Well, he died by being hit by a panel cover that came off a pole that was hit by a car that was hit by an SUV being driven by a drunk. So the family decided to sue: 1) the driver of the SUV (I can see that); 2) the dealership that sold him the SUV; 3) the parents of his common-law wife who let him drive the SUV that day; 4) the electric company for the panel that came loose (from a CAR RUNNING INTO IT); 5) the city because the street had been widened to within 7 feet of the storefront; 6) Baskin Robbins (where the boy was) because their glass storefront didn't provide enough protection. Sometimes things happen. Life sucks. Deal with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singh400 Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 *holds head in hands* for real? People - get a life. You couldn't log onto your PS3 for one day, big deal. There is a world outside you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tablet_user Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Other gamers called for Sony to be sued after they lost years of precious "trophies" years of trophies?? didnt they just start using them in the last yr or so? and isnt sky news EU?? maybe thats why theres all those lawsuit hints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo2008jedi Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 My wife works as a customer service adviser for a well known mobile phone and broadband provider (no points for guessing :p ) The amount of people who complain when their service is down for like 1 hours is really stupid, no company guarentees 100% uptime, thats impossible. **** happens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted March 3, 2010 Author Subscriber² Share Posted March 3, 2010 years of trophies?? didnt they just start using them in the last yr or so? and isnt sky news EU?? maybe thats why theres all those lawsuit hints. If you earned trophies after the bug hit, which was quite a small window (because after the bug hit it soon started kicking people off PSN), their is a good chance you've lost them. Any trophies prior to the bug though are all saved on Sony's servers and easily redeemed. My wife works as a customer service adviser for a well known mobile phone and broadband provider (no points for guessing :p ) The amount of people who complain when their service is down for like 1 hours is really stupid, no company guarentees 100% uptime, thats impossible. **** happens! I guess with a phone it can be annoying if you have an urgent phone call to make, but a games console is a luxury device, 24 hours of downtime while frustrating has cause for concern if you genuinely want to sue in relation to evaluating your life priorities. It would be nice to see Sony offer something other than an apology for 24 hours, but really, I'd have to say I don't think it's a given here, not long enough downtime for a service you aren't paying for either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solid Knight Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Headline: Judge orders gamers to "Grow up". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Lyle Global Moderator Posted March 3, 2010 Global Moderator Share Posted March 3, 2010 You know, stuff happens. Those 'trophies' and 'saved game data' can always be re-accomplished. It's just games, not real life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo2008jedi Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 I admit I was ****ed off cause I was setting the time on Monday to play a game and I couldn't, well not on the PS3 :p But I wouldn't sue over it, I mean it just wasn't that important :blush: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynnoj Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 I believe MS offered a free XBL title to those that were affected by Live downtime last year. Sony should do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanx Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 It's just games, not real life! Oh noes, you did not just open THAT can of worms... :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahhell Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 These whiners need a nice tall glass of STFU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyLarry Veteran Posted March 3, 2010 Veteran Share Posted March 3, 2010 I admit I was ****ed off cause I was setting the time on Monday to play a game and I couldn't, well not on the PS3 :p But I wouldn't sue over it, I mean it just wasn't that important :blush: Happy Birthday by the way. (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo2008jedi Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Happy Birthday by the way. (Y) First I was like :huh: :blink: then I was like uhoh :blush: Wrong date in my profile :rofl: its the 13th not 3rd ;) But thanks :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted March 3, 2010 Author Subscriber² Share Posted March 3, 2010 First I was like :huh: :blink: then I was like uhoh :blush: Wrong date in my profile :rofl: its the 13th not 3rd ;) But thanks :D How dare you abuse the system to get sparkly profile/posting background! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo2008jedi Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 I was wondering wtf that was for, just thought it was pointing out my posts sorry :shifty: :devil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyLarry Veteran Posted March 3, 2010 Veteran Share Posted March 3, 2010 First I was like :huh: :blink: then I was like uhoh :blush: Wrong date in my profile :rofl: its the 13th not 3rd ;) But thanks :D :laugh: NP. (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunknMunky Veteran Posted March 3, 2010 Veteran Share Posted March 3, 2010 Sorry, but Sony didn't fix anything, they just told everyone to wait until midnight lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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