If you thought the 'red ring of death' issue was funny then you're going to love this! As reported on
Sky News and every other site on the web, it's a heavily rainy day for the Sony PS3, with many early models 'breaking' around the globe.
When I say breaking, I mean that users cannot access the PSN network, getting a system error (8001050F - Hardware failure) on attempting it and reports of data loss as in trophies, game saves and DLC content going missing from machines. Holy shit!!! Needless to say this is a serious problem for Sony who claim they are doing their best to fix the issue.
It is apparently caused by the leap year when clocks hit March 1st last night and is said to be a similar bug to the 'Y2K' bug at the turn of the millennium. Basically the PS3's clock is having a crisis and causing all the trouble. Luckily for many, the 'Slim' models seem to be unaffected.
Sony are
tweeting status reports so you can follow the progress, one tweet said:
"We're narrowing down the issue and continue to work to restore service to all. Updates as soon as we have them. Stay tuned."
I'll bet there are heads rolling at Sony as they didn't even seem to see this coming! Sony's David Wilson also had some good news for PS3 owners:
"Those affected can still use their machines for offline play or other functionality that doesn't require network access."
Ah, poor Sony, just when they were starting to make ground and with the release of 'Heavy Rain', this is a real upset for them. Hopefully they can sort it out soon. Damned glad I have an Xbox as well though! Stop sniggering Microsoft people... it could easily have happened to you too!
Apparently things at sony are golden again and the PS3 firmware issue is fixed so you may turn it on now. Yay! And guess what... it fixed itself! Yes, your PS3 is magical. All the details are on the Sony Blog.
