Playstation Network and PS3 Problems Feb 28th (see post #19 for update) - Page 3 - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

Tezster · 2010-03-01, 03:02 PM

Couldn't resist.

dezzpayne · 2010-03-01, 03:21 PM

I tried to link that a little earlier but gave up! It's pretty funny.

hugh · 2010-03-01, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Like Shiningblade alluded to - it did start on "Feb 29" if you happen to be on GMT, which is what the internal PS3 clock uses.

makes sense. Thanks.

99semaj · 2010-03-01, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tezster

Couldn't resist.

Link didn't work. Is this what you were trying to link?

jayoldschool · 2010-03-01, 06:45 PM

Link works fine for me. It is an "update" on the "does everything" ad.

15 minutes to go to see if the GMT midnight fix works...

SlimDiesel · 2010-03-01, 07:25 PM

The system came up with its date 28/02... update to internet time set it correctly and judging from the 'WooHoo' downstairs it seems that DLC must be usable again. No update installed or available.

Betcha Sony is breathing a huge sigh of relief.

Shiningblade · 2010-03-01, 07:43 PM

Same here, it was yesterday when I booted up and I reset the clock setting via internet and was able to sign in.

Doing nothing was probably the best thing, now they just need to fire the idiot that verified that it was leap year.

Cheers

Tezster · 2010-03-01, 07:49 PM

I was definitely curious about that... who exactly would add Feb. 29th to a non-leap year? And what's to prevent this from happening again?

SlimDiesel · 2010-03-01, 09:05 PM

The way I heard it was that Sony used a real-time clock (RTC) chip from Freescale that had the bug in microcode. Apparantly it was the same Freescale type that bricked the Microsoft Zunes for a day last year for the same reason. Truly amazing that Sony's engineer's didn't connect those dots.

I'm almost positive it will happen again on March 1, 2014 if the earth (and any PS3-fat's) survive that long. Plenty of time to get a patch out unless the DRM bit that keyed on the date is also in firmware.

Dioneo · 2010-03-01, 10:33 PM

Yep, I noticed the change in date just after 7pm. I set the PS3 back to update time via Internet and then tried launching Demon's Souls. No trophy errors, although it took a little longer than normal to load them. After that everything was back to normal.

Even if Sony can't fix the internal clock, maybe they can update the PS3 OS so that it can handle the situation better if the issue ever arises again...

99semaj · 2010-03-01, 10:42 PM

All is back to normal for me. On the plus side, it gave me a chance to watch couple favourite Blu-Rays over the past 36 hours

No matter what, this looks bad on Sony.

TorontoColin · 2010-03-01, 11:04 PM

If they can fix it so it never happens again then no harm, no foul as far as I'm concerned. Nobody's going to sell their PS3 because it stopped working for 24 hours, and nobody is going to not buy a PS3 since all the new ones are unaffected anyways.

However, their record of reliability is a little bit more tarnished today.

jayoldschool · 2010-03-02, 09:30 AM

I'm trying to remember... was this the first big problem in the past three and a half years? If so, I would say that is a pretty good record.

jaazzman · 2010-03-02, 09:31 AM

It doesnt matter if it was the first or not...this problem was HUGE and should never have happened. Sloppy Sony...very sloppy.

jcab · 2010-03-02, 10:08 AM

All I have to say, is that sony should NOT take the example set by Toyota.

Don't wanna see this in 2 years...

2010-03-01, 03:02 PM	#31
Tezster Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Mississauga Posts: 1,984	Couldn't resist. __________________ My Living Room HT setup

2010-03-01, 07:25 PM	#36
SlimDiesel Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Small-town southern Ontario Posts: 112	PSN login works now that 00:00 GMT is here The system came up with its date 28/02... update to internet time set it correctly and judging from the 'WooHoo' downstairs it seems that DLC must be usable again. No update installed or available. Betcha Sony is breathing a huge sigh of relief.

2010-03-01, 07:49 PM	#38
Tezster Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Mississauga Posts: 1,984	I was definitely curious about that... who exactly would add Feb. 29th to a non-leap year? And what's to prevent this from happening again? __________________ My Living Room HT setup

2010-03-01, 10:33 PM	#40
Dioneo Veteran Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: GTA IV Posts: 1,768	Yep, I noticed the change in date just after 7pm. I set the PS3 back to update time via Internet and then tried launching Demon's Souls. No trophy errors, although it took a little longer than normal to load them. After that everything was back to normal. Even if Sony can't fix the internal clock, maybe they can update the PS3 OS so that it can handle the situation better if the issue ever arises again... __________________ Long live the console war! Buy 'em all! Just don't give Sony any of your Personal info!

2010-03-02, 09:31 AM	#44
jaazzman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Calgary Posts: 461	It doesnt matter if it was the first or not...this problem was HUGE and should never have happened. Sloppy Sony...very sloppy. __________________ Sharp LC-52D64U, Yamaha HTR-6160, XBOX 360 w/ HD DVD, PS3, Wii

2010-03-01, 03:21 PM	#32
dezzpayne Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Barrie, ON Posts: 1,374	I tried to link that a little earlier but gave up! It's pretty funny.

2010-03-01, 06:45 PM	#35
jayoldschool Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,746	Link works fine for me. It is an "update" on the "does everything" ad. 15 minutes to go to see if the GMT midnight fix works...

2010-03-01, 07:43 PM	#37
Shiningblade Join Date: May 2008 Location: Capital of the Great White North Posts: 252	Same here, it was yesterday when I booted up and I reset the clock setting via internet and was able to sign in. Doing nothing was probably the best thing, now they just need to fire the idiot that verified that it was leap year. Cheers

2010-03-01, 09:05 PM	#39
SlimDiesel Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Small-town southern Ontario Posts: 112	The way I heard it was that Sony used a real-time clock (RTC) chip from Freescale that had the bug in microcode. Apparantly it was the same Freescale type that bricked the Microsoft Zunes for a day last year for the same reason. Truly amazing that Sony's engineer's didn't connect those dots. I'm almost positive it will happen again on March 1, 2014 if the earth (and any PS3-fat's) survive that long. Plenty of time to get a patch out unless the DRM bit that keyed on the date is also in firmware.

2010-03-01, 10:42 PM	#41
99semaj Veteran Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: /dev/null Posts: 2,663	All is back to normal for me. On the plus side, it gave me a chance to watch couple favourite Blu-Rays over the past 36 hours No matter what, this looks bad on Sony.

2010-03-01, 11:04 PM	#42
TorontoColin Moderator Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Toronto, Wind Mobile, Rogers Cable, Teksavvy Extreme Cable Posts: 3,229	If they can fix it so it never happens again then no harm, no foul as far as I'm concerned. Nobody's going to sell their PS3 because it stopped working for 24 hours, and nobody is going to not buy a PS3 since all the new ones are unaffected anyways. However, their record of reliability is a little bit more tarnished today.

2010-03-02, 09:30 AM	#43
jayoldschool Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,746	I'm trying to remember... was this the first big problem in the past three and a half years? If so, I would say that is a pretty good record.

2010-03-02, 10:08 AM	#45
jcab Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 52	All I have to say, is that sony should NOT take the example set by Toyota. Don't wanna see this in 2 years...

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