Update 2: Older Sony Playstation 3 Units No Longer Encountering Severe Issues
The Playstation Network is encountering an unplanned outage that is affecting certain PS3 owners around the world. Those trying to sign in encounter the error code 8001050F, and are unable to sign in, play games, use dynamic themes, view/sync trophies, and so forth. The strange part is the problem only resides within the 1st through 3rd generation glossy PS3 units while the PS3 Slim is completely unaffected. I turned on my 3rd generation 40GB PS3 and noticed that my time was reset to 12/31/1999 and I was unable to sign in to the PSN.
Update 2: Everything is fixed, I believe – my PS3 now works properly and can connect to the Playstation Network.
Update: Sony confirmed this issue yesterday, and has finally given more detailed information about the issue today and how there will be a fix within 24 hours. With millions of consoles affected, there better be a fix soon or this could have severe consequences. Is anyone else skeptical they can enable a fix on their side which allows you to log in again? If that were the case, I figured that solution would have happened in the first 12 hours. It’s been a while now. A possible download this file to the PS3 via USB thumbdrive would be complicated and confusing to the average Joe Schmoe. The $64,000 question is how the fix will be offered.
Many people that I’ve spoken to familiar with the inner workings of the hardware and software think this is really bad. However, Sony has said they can fix it in 24 hours.
I’m just afraid of the long-term impact this will have on the integrity of the brand. People will use this in argument against the console, which isn’t what it really needs right now. The PS3 was red hot from great sales gains throughout the Holidays. Sony played it really well by offering attractive bundle deals; its also had some great new games lately with many more exciting ones coming soon.
Here is the official update from Sony Playstation:
As you may be aware, some customers have been unable to connect to the PlayStation Network today. This problem affects the models other than the new slim PS3.
We believe we have identified that this problem is being caused by a bug in the clock functionality incorporated in the system.
Errors include:
- The date of the PS3 system may be re-set to Jan 1, 2000.
- When the user tries to sign in to the PlayStation Network, the following message appears on the screen; “An error has occurred. You have been signed out of PlayStation Network (8001050F)”.
- When the user tries to launch a game, the following error message appears on the screen and the trophy data may disappear; “Failed to install trophies. Please exit your game.”
- When the user tries to set the time and date of the system via the Internet, the following message appears on the screen; “The current date and time could not be obtained. (8001050F)”
- Users are not able to play back certain rental video downloaded from the PlayStation Store before the expiration date.
We hope to resolve this problem within the next 24 hours. In the meantime, 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.
As mentioned above, please be advised that the new slim PS3 is not affected with this error. We are doing our best to resolve the issue and do apologize for any inconvenience caused.
For the latest status on this situation please continue to check either the PlayStation.Blog or PlayStation.com.
The going theory is that the PS3 is storing some form of date in GMT, then modifying that to get whatever you see in the on-screen clock. That modification process seems to be fine; the system can take 2/28/2010, 9PM GMT, add four hours, and get 3/1/2010, 1AM random time zone.
What’s apparently wrong, as speculation goes, is when the internal GMT-tracking rolls over to 3/1. It’s either not rolling, or rolling to 2/29, at which point a system tries to add/subtract from 2/29, which it can’t do because the front-end calendar doesn’t have a 2/29/2010. Everything started to collapse around 4PM PDT, which I think is 12AM GMT.
And the PS3 launched in 2006; it’s hit four 2/28s so far. 2007 and 2009 were odd-numbered years; 2008 was an even, and a leap year. 2010 is the first even non-leap-year the system’s been around for. If some sort of base-level math is choking on itself, it may have ruled out the odd 2007 and 2009 successfully, but is convinced the even 2010 is a leap year (this part I’m less sure of, but is why leap year could theoretically come into play at some point).
Fortunately for most of you experiencing this issue, the save data, games, DLC, themes are okay. There are reports that some have lost data, but I haven’t seen anything consistent. It’s not clear if unsynced trophies will be saved.
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Thanks for the detailed info on this issue. I'm one of the “glossy” owners and can't even play MW2 campaign because it tries to sync trophies then kills the game with an error. Very frustrating.This
YES finally i can rest haha i was very concerned if my ps3 was going to be ruined for ever yes im so happy
It's annoying because I play Fifa 2010 in single player mode. I don't even want to sync with anything and the PS3 won't let me play.
If you set the date under settings (currently 12/31/1999) to the current date (today's date) or any other date, the error still exists. However, if you go back to the date setting there is no option for turning it back to the year 1999 as it was previously set. It only allows you to set the date from 2000 onward.
This is stupid. Does anyone know if Sony will bring out a patch, but the thing is how would we download it if we can't even connect to PSN? :S
you can download a patch to a zip drive when it comes out and feed it to your ps3,,,this really sucks i can't play any of my favorite games even if its not online
I can't even play my offline FF7!!!
This crap better be fixed within 24 hours or I'll be doing the unthinkable and selling all my PS3 games and accessories and buy an XBox 360 to play Final Fantasy 13 on.
Do they not have QA testers going over potential calendar-based issues at Sony? WTF?!?
Fire whoever wrote the offending code AND the tester(s) who cleared it for release.
i hope they fix the issue before BBC2 is released on tuesday? If they cant fix it do we get a new ps3 from sony if my old one is under a warranty or do we bit the bullet and have to buy a new slim ps3 and be out of 300.00 dollars.
Only problem I see with selling your PS3 is who is going to buy a PS3 with this kind of problem? Maybe SONY should consider replacing all of our bad PS3s with new gen 4 consoles. Fat chance… but I guess it depends on how many pissed off people there are and how long this problems lasts!
SONY should fix. This is their problem not ours!
i hope we r up and running before battlefield 2 comes out tuesday or myself and a whole lot of other people r going to be pissed off. hopefully i wont have to get a new ps3 unless sony plans on giving me a slim one. LOL
i made the mistake of checking all the settings on mine without reading most of the stuff. so guess who reformatted his hard disk, thus deleting all of his info? give up… it was me. i would like to thank sony for this issue that any numb nuts bastard should have caught.
sony is kkk motherfuckers who stole our money to keep thier heads shaved
hey XBOX REP here,
you guys all know xbox is cheaper then ever!
…and i heard all PLAYSTATION USERS will be paying for online this yr
might as well use an xbox cheers!
Excellent, and we all thought the Year 2000 was going to bring along the big system crash! Sony manage it in 2010 – always late, a bit like their marketing/advertising teams. A firmware patch will likely fix this but I would have though it will have to be downloaded from the internet on your PC's no doubt. Hope you've all got USB memory sticks! Do you think Sony will send some free in the post if we ask nicely??? How about NO?
Seems Ive lost all my DLC! Three borderlands downloads and one for Oblivion! Also the theems ive paid for are gone. I know they will fix this bug but my problem is will I have to buy back all this DLC. That would be insane!
sony sucks, their shit always breaks
we should either recieve a 100.00 trade in credit towards the ps3 slim cause obviously it looks like this was sonys plan for the game to shut down at a certain time thats why the new game came out a couple of weeks ago in the hopes that alot of people would invest in and they would be off the hook and for the ones who didnt buy they could blame it on a glich i clearly feel and so do alot others feel this is the biggest scam in history….sony should be ashamed of therselves because consumers spend thousands a year on sony products…and this is clearly unacceptable i mean you guys dont even have the decentcy to release updates periodically so we the buyer can relax and really believe that it will be fixed soon these consoles,controllers, and games cost way to much for this to had happen and although a very few refuse to blame sony…after reading the artical about the gmt tracking in choose to blame sony cause you knew all along what was going to happen
Now what about the people that dont have a computer to download the patch. Will sony provide a way for them to get it, 'cause if not then sony probably have a case against them.
I can't play any of my games and I've lost purchased premium themes that say corrupted data! This is BS and if this causes me to lose some of my hard earned data, I'm going to be extremely mad!! I have been a playstation guy since they were created and I have loved my PS3, but this is NOT COOL!! Lost or corrupted data that I've earned since 2007. I'm steaming!!
When i was at gamestop i had the option of a xbox elite or ps3 and i chose the ps3 because i have ALWAYS been a fan of sony, and now this? I paid for my copy of Marvel vs Capcom 2 and when i try and play it, it gives me an option 2 unlock the whole game?..i unlocked it when i paid for it!…i demand that they give us all our pay to download games and some type of inconvience certificate that allows us to get games at a discount. I can guarantee if this isnt fixed in 24 hours…i will be putting my ps3 in the back of my closet and will go and purchase a xbox elite. Even if i have 2 ride a tricycle through a snow storm at 3 in the morning and wait for a store to open
this succz man, i just started researching now and everything i read about including the error number, date and time happen to me. at least we know that the server will fix it so just sit tight…. im goin thru withdrawal from not playing MAG for 2 days. if this doesnt get fix soon ima sue somebody
So this explains it! Thanks for the info. I just can understand the problem I am encountering at least now I see the light! Just have to connect to the website and we will once again be reunited. I'm sooo happy! Thanks Thanks!
lucky me it didn't hurt my ps3 whats weird is that i have a 3rd generation ps3 it the 80gb with 2 usb's and no card slot and no ps2 player really weird for this to happen
for thos who don't own a computer just got to a library and download the update to flash drive and if ya don't own one go buy one they really cheap
The thing that burns me is that they just waited to see if the change in date in GMT would fix the issue on its own and then took credit for it being a fix. It's dishonest, to say the least. I am seriously considering liquidating all my PS3 games, peripherals and system and getting another Xbox 360 based on that fact alone.
I am truly hesitant to buy Battlefield 2 or FF 13 for the PS3 now for fear of my system being unusable at some other point due to a combination of craptastic firmware, overzealous DRM and lackluster QA testing.
Thankfully, these are no longer PS3 exclusives, so there are options available for people like me who also choose to speak with their wallets.
Sony? What do you have to say about this?
This is horrible! I was really looking forward to God Of War lll I own fat ps3 & a xbox 360 & I really prefer playing games on the 360. Especially online games, even though you pay a yearly subscription it is absolutely worth it. Plus when I did have a hardware failure in the 360 microsoft replaced my system very fast. I had it back in six days. I'll bet sony will not replace any of our systems or refund any of the money we have used to buy things on psn.
im not able to play & watch any videos from the internet such as from you tube or anywhere else
i have a first generation ps3 80gig
Hmm I guess if Sony goes like this, it will end up like Toyota
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