NewFalcon Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 FYI for anyone who plays online games using the PS3 console:Tried to play a bit of COD-Modern Warfare 2 online this morning on my PS3 (60gb older model) and could NOT log into the Playstation Network "An error has occurred. You have been signed out of PlayStation Network (8001050F)". I tried various ways to log in and then checked the web to see if it was me, or the network. Luckily, it was the network and not just my setup. I suspect that some programming genius at Sony made a mistake regarding when leap years occur, which caused an out of sync problem when the date changed from February 28 to March 1 and NOT February 29 as expected by the programming (since 2010 is not a leap year.)Lots of screaming and venting from the user community on this one; however, in perspective it should be noted that Sony does not charge anything to users for online play (unlike XBox Network) and that the PS Network has been pretty dependable. Here's the latest scoop from the folks at Sony's PSN in case anyone out there is interested:PS3 Network StatusLatest info on PlayStation Network StatusPosted by Patrick Seybold // Sr. Director, Corporate Communications & Social MediaAs 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 followingmessage appears on the screen; "An error has occurred. You have beensigned out of PlayStation Network (8001050F)". When the user tries to launch a game, the following error message appearson the screen and the trophy data may disappear; "Failed to installtrophies. Please exit your game." When the user tries to set the time and date of the system via theInternet, the following message appears on the screen; "The current dateand time could not be obtained. (8001050F)" Users are not able to play back certain rental video downloaded from thePlayStation 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muskokas finest © Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Apparently the problem may resolve itself about 7pm local time.(when the PS3 thinks it is March 1st) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statick Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Well. That explains alot. I thought it was a problem with my wireless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojo Risin Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 I wonder if this is why it's been disconnecting randomly lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcons Ace Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Quality online service my a**, 360 is clearly superior, and the money is worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savwboy9 Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 XBox Live Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithbrooking56 Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Yeah this cost me my NHL franchise yesterday, the save got corrupted so I can't recover it. The PS3 losing connection made the system freeze up while saving and it lost everything. NOT happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savwboy9 Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Yeah this cost me my NHL franchise yesterday, the save got corrupted so I can't recover it. The PS3 losing connection made the system freeze up while saving and it lost everything. NOT happy.I am sorry for your loss..I will pour out a 40 tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockPaperScissors Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Yeah this cost me my NHL franchise yesterday, the save got corrupted so I can't recover it. The PS3 losing connection made the system freeze up while saving and it lost everything. NOT happy.That would have me steamed. It looks like I lost a bunch of trophies, but they might come back (supposedly) and I don't really care. But a sports franchise is different.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigg zagg Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 (edited) ps3s free network is something i hear about all the time.people act like xbox charges an outrageous rate for xbox live which is leap years ahead of psn.its 4 bucks a month. lets get real.4 bucks is well worth the upgrade in service you get from psn to xblive. no competition.btw im about to purchase a ps3 so im not an xbox groupie by any means. matter of fact 50 bucks a year is a steal for the service you get from xbox. the old adage holds true. you get what you pay for. Edited March 1, 2010 by zigg zagg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dem Birds Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 50 bucks a year for quality service is worth it (or in my case 20 bucks for a year. I bought a 3 month card last week and it gave me a year! AWESOME!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithbrooking56 Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 That would have me steamed. It looks like I lost a bunch of trophies, but they might come back (supposedly) and I don't really care. But a sports franchise is different....Trust me I was ready to throw my remote into my flat screen but my wife saw the look on my face when I realized I just lost like five seasons of my Blackhawk franchise and grabbed the remote before I exploded. I'm still furious over it but what can I do? Its not like Sony can uncorrupt the data. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigg zagg Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 both systems have major drawbacks and this i feel is playstations worst. the xbox itself with all the peripherals is far too expensive for being pretty much guaranteed to meet the rrod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojo Risin Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Comparing the amount of problems between PS3 and Xbox, I'm staying with PS3. I've read horror stories of people having to send SEVERAL Xbox's back to fix the death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTA Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Lots of screaming and venting from the user community on this oneHaha, I can only imagine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFalcon Posted March 1, 2010 Author Share Posted March 1, 2010 When it comes to XBox vs. PS3, they each have their fans and detractors. I've played XBox live and found it to be an excellent on line experience and the price isn't bad at all. I chose to buy a PS3 a couple of years ago because the graphics capabilities of the PS3 were superior at that time, as was the overall history of hardware reliability (bet we all know someone who has had at least one experience with the dreaded 'red rings of death' that bricked their XBox 360.) The PS3 on line play has been very good and (up to this point) reliable with my 12MB DSL service, and it's a free.The most pathetic part of this story, IMHO, is that Sony is saying "....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...."To which I respond to Sony: Hey....wake up....we didn't know anything about the problem until we tried to use our PS3 systems during the last 24 hours, and received the error codes--perhaps you should have publicized the problem earlier and sent your on line users a network/update message that we would have received on line before we tried to play and risked errors in functionality....Is Sony the Japanese word for stupid? Sony Warns Users of 'Bug" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savwboy9 Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Comparing the amount of problems between PS3 and Xbox, I'm staying with PS3. I've read horror stories of people having to send SEVERAL Xbox's back to fix the death.I have come to the conclusion that is a result of hours of gaming at a time..Let the system rest a little and cool down..My friend called me a couple of years ago when his went down after playing a game for like 15 hours straight..He could not figure out what happened-Really? I have had mine for three years without a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Nobody pays attention to the video game section do they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojo Risin Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Nobody pays attention to........Sorry, you lost me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 (edited) Figures My linkEdit: PSN is back online. Edited March 2, 2010 by Hatchetinator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
womfalcs3 Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 XBox Livehttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/xbox-live-outage-day-13-still-up-and-down-still-preventing-fu/Surely because Xbox Live never has problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joremarid Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 c'mon now let's not act like live hasn't had their share of problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigg zagg Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Comparing the amount of problems between PS3 and Xbox, I'm staying with PS3. I've read horror stories of people having to send SEVERAL Xbox's back to fix the death.i know right? the one with better games and online experience is guaranteed to break on you. thats why i am buying a ps3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEORGIAfan Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 50 bucks a year for quality service is worth it (or in my case 20 bucks for a year. I bought a 3 month card last week and it gave me a year! AWESOME!)getting like 80% of that quality service for free>>>>>> paying 50 bucks a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigg zagg Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 getting like 80% of that quality service for free>>>>>> paying 50 bucks a year.the difference is more than 4 dollars a month better though. but i guess if youre on a budget psn isnt bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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