Andrew 4231 Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 All around the world, PlayStation 3 consoles simply aren't working like they're supposed to, with an error preventing people from not just going online, but from playing some PS3 games offline as well. From Europe to the Americas to, well, my house in Australia, users (mostly of older "Fat" consoles, those released before 2009's "PS3 Slim") have been complaining since Sunday that upon booting their consoles up, they're unable to sign into their accounts, check their trophies, use dynamic themes or access the PlayStation Network. That's fine, Sony say there are PSN connection problems, and that they are "looking into it". Problem is, the error does more than just prevent you from going online. It prevents you from playing certain games offline as well. Even for some consoles that aren't connected to the PSN, like debug units. The screen above is what I was greeted with on a retail console when attempting to play Heavy Rain, and pressing out of it simply reboots the PS3, returning you to the main menu screen. It's the same story for other games that feature dynamic trophy support. PSN games are no different; I tried to boot up "Flower", only to be greeted with a similar message about failed copyright protection, and it was right back to the XMB. Sony say "stay tuned" for updates on the problem. In turn, we've emailed Sony for comment and will update if we hear anything more. While theories abound that this has something to do with the calendar on older PS3s (some users are reporting their date/time settings have been reset), bear in mind Sony has redesigned its PlayStation website over the weekend, so it could be the result of some tinkering under the hood for the PlayStation Network. Then again, if consoles not connected to the PSN are also affected, it could be something else. Who knows! Whatever it is, though, you have to wonder at the design process that turns a network outage into something stopping you from playing an offline, singleplayer title. UPDATE - Sony has updated, saying "We're narrowing down the issue and continue to work to restore service to all. Updates as soon as we have them." UPDATE 2 - A mass story-telling session on internet gaming forum NeoGAF points towards the issue potentially being related to a calendar bug in older PlayStation 3 consoles, not the PlayStation Network as was first suspected. Bear in mind this is mob science, however, and is by no means official confirmation on the cause of the problem. UPDATE 3 - Citing unnamed "developers and studios", British site Develop say that the issue is affecting titles currently in production for the PlayStation 3, with debug consoles - used by developers to actually make games - thrown "into a rebooting cycle, due to an endlessly-looping error message". UPDATE 4 - PS3's still aren't working, and there has been no official update from Sony in over 9 hours. Their last Twitter update says that they believe the issue does not appear to be impacting PS3 Slim consoles. UPDATE 5 (8:20 am Mountain Time) - Sony U.S. silent since Sunday, but PlayStation Europe Tweets three times in the past hour: "Rest assured, we've many people working on fixing this issue. As soon as we have some news, we'll let you know." and then "Please don't trust info regarding this issue unless from an official Sony source. On Twitter this means @PlayStationEU and @SonyPlayStation." and then "We will be updating you the second we have some news." is yours still working? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin 1 Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Haven't tried yet since Saturday night, will check later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay 8 Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Not had it on since the weekend to watch bbc iPlayer. I'll not bother now till this is fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4231 Posted March 1, 2010 Author Share Posted March 1, 2010 Statement from Sony regarding 8001050F error. Bottom line, if you have a fat PS3, do not use it for 24 hours. The news came in Sony's first comprehensive statement about the error plaguing PS3s worldwide. Today's statement came from Sony Computer Entertainment of America spokesman Patrick Seybold, who told Kotaku that the site would be 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 playback 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 check either the PlayStation blog (blog.us.playstation.com) or PlayStation.com. - Show quoted text - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13883 Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 I'm going to try and repair my YLOD. Lets see how this goes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay 8 Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13883 Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Just off to buy some stuff for it now, when I've got everything I'll post it up, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin 1 Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Well Thomas, how's it coming along? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13883 Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Waiting for some Heat Sink Gel coming in the post and then I can start. I went to buy some of the stuff and ended up getting that Ameobi shirt man I'm hopeless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay 8 Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Waiting for some Heat Sink Gel coming in the post and then I can start. I went to buy some of the stuff and ended up getting that Ameobi shirt man I'm hopeless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13883 Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Need to get a heat gun and I'm good to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay 8 Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 What are you actually doing to fix it Tom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13883 Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Reflowing the CPU, cleaning it and replacing the heat sink gel. Apparently that's how you fix a YLOD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13883 Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Buying a new one on friday. I seriously can't be arsed to piss about so at the moment so I'm going to think about putting the old one on ebay as a spare or I might keep it and repair it in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin 1 Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 What's wrong with your old one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin 1 Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 oh.. nevermind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13883 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Saying that like wheres the best place in town to buy one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13883 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 £260 with a game from GAME is the best I've seen. 120gb slimline btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4231 Posted August 26, 2010 Author Share Posted August 26, 2010 I got mine off ebay, 250Gb new for £200 just keep your eye out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13883 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Got my 40gb fat from ebay and it knacked a couple of years after and the warranty is worthless as I don't have the receipt. So im just going to buy new from a shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13883 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I got a 120gb slim with Final Fantasy 13, Fifa World Cup and Mirrors Edge for £272. I'm happy with that. Mirrors Edge for £5 and I've always wanted to give it a go so I thought why not? The slims are much nicer and I'm liking the dual shock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4231 Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 I got a 120gb slim with Final Fantasy 13, Fifa World Cup and Mirrors Edge for £272. I'm happy with that. Mirrors Edge for £5 and I've always wanted to give it a go so I thought why not? The slims are much nicer and I'm liking the dual shock. ive still not finished the FF13 tutorial, after about 14 hours of play WCs alright, nice graphics but I got really tired of being international sides after a bit and went back to normal fifa, despite claims from some of my mates I felt absolutely no difference in how it plays MEs a good laugh lovethe DS controller, after using my bor in laws original pad, which felt wierdly light the DS seems to have a lot more substance to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13883 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 FF13 looks amazing but I only really got it for my brother. I'll also have a blast like but seldom give the games the attention they deserve. Any idea how to get iplayer on it btw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin 1 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 FF13 looks amazing but I only really got it for my brother. I'll also have a blast like but seldom give the games the attention they deserve. Any idea how to get iplayer on it btw? When you update it should download it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 31 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 FF13 looks amazing but I only really got it for my brother. I'll also have a blast like but seldom give the games the attention they deserve. Any idea how to get iplayer on it btw? When you update it should download it Aye, after firmware update you should just see it on the main menu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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