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[nextbigthing91]

No way i'll be paying for the optional premium service...

[FEZZZZZZY]

leap year bug

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 6pm 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.

[F1REFLY_SEREN1TY]

Lucy, I think your link refers to an old problem. I believe I saw that message late last year when they were banning hackers for hacking mall items into their inventory. And there were some scammers who were conning people out of their account passwords in exchange for hacking items for them.

This new problem seems to be a technical problem and not hacking. I read in one of the posts on the US Sony PSN forums that the error appears to be related to the internal hardware clock going from the last day of February (which can be the 29 or 28th) into March 1st. Note, the settings were you change the time and day has no effect on the actual hardware clock. (I assume the ps3 calculates your time from the hardware clock based on your settings)

This seems to be a problem with fat ps3s and older slims. 

According to PC World, Sony hasn't figured out the exact problem. Much less a solution.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/190390/glitch_hits_playstation_network_users_worldwide.html

But they will probably fix this in a day. Though to be honest, I wouldn't trust the fix for 48 hours. Lord knows what could go wrong if the fix has a glitch. But either way, problem should be fixed soon. 

[F1REFLY_SEREN1TY]

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FEZZZZZZY wrote:

leap year bug

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 6pm 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.

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Thanks Fezzzy for posting that. I remember that's the post I read before was trying to find. Could you please post a url to the original poster of that bit of info?

[FEZZZZZZY]

carnt post urls  to chat sites mods dont like it house rules....  site was called neoGAF

[boyd45]

Is there a problem with the date where the PS3 is trying to go to 29th feb and there being no Leap Year.

[FEZZZZZZY]

read older posts for info

[RUBBERDUCKZlLLER]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2010/mar/01/games-sony

This is just ridiculous!

[BoiledSpoons]

Thanks for that link Rubberduckzilla.

Like one of the posters on there , my clock has reset itself to 31/12. I'm leaving the thing alone until tomorrow...

[EssexJames]

To avoid potential problems with trophies, you shouldn't turn your PS3 on.  If you've turned it on already, then you may have lost them.  Problem is, Sony has implemented it's usual "non-communication" policy.  There should be a big message, at the top of each board - or even a pop-up when you come here, saying "We're having problems with Older (fat) PS3s.  If you have one - DON'T TURN IT ON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE"