"Phat" PS3 error 8001050F thread

AIR-AUSSIE · 01-03-2010 08:25PM

Ah ****, looks like my PS3 has caught the millennium bug 10 years late....

Rb · 01-03-2010 08:26PM

Just read about this, won't be turning the PS3 on until they've sorted it out.

Retr0gamer · 01-03-2010 08:27PM

Couldn't give a toss about trophies just hope I can play games on it again.

Ballyhaunis · 01-03-2010 08:27PM

I just want to play a game of fifa

CMON SONY HURRY THE F**K UP:mad:

Snake Plisken · 01-03-2010 08:33PM

damn need my MW2 fix bad tonight half thinking of buying a PS3 Slim in DID or Powercity just so I can play tonight

Reganio 2 · 01-03-2010 08:36PM

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Couldn't give a toss about trophies just hope I can play games on it again.

TBH I wouldn't even mind losing all my saves as well... I just wanna play Heavy Rain

dasdog · 01-03-2010 08:42PM

What is disappointing is the lack of updates and the fact that people seem to be stumbling upon this problem via forums like this. I don't care about trophies etc but it would be nice to be kept informed. It looks like they are hoping things will be back up when the date rolls over to March 2nd but it seems to be just that i.e. hope. If we have a problem with our systems in work we keep our customers updated every hour on progress and there seems to be very little info on their sites.

Mr Trade In · 01-03-2010 08:44PM

Marketing Ploy forcing those of us who have not yet bought a Slim PS3 to do it now or else!,it could also be Skynet taking over.

Reganio 2 · 01-03-2010 08:45PM

Another thing is with the date, and it being wrong hence why its not working. But tomorrow is the Playstation not going to think its the 1st of March and the whatever is effecting it now is thinking its the 2nd of March, so is it still not messed up?

pablomakaveli · 01-03-2010 08:48PM

I just bought Heavy Rain today. I had'nt heard about the problem with the PS3s yet when i put it on. My game did'nt work and i thought there was something wrong with it.

I was relieved when i checked the internet and found out it was a problem with the clock. That relief turned to rage when i realised i won't be able to play it til at least BLOODY MIDNIGHT.:mad:

NotorietyH · 01-03-2010 08:48PM

Reganio 2 wrote: »

Another thing is with the date, and it being wrong hence why its not working. But tomorrow is the Playstation not going to think its the 1st of March and the whatever is effecting it now is thinking its the 2nd of March, so is it still not messed up?

No because the 1st of March actually exists the 29th of February 2010 does not. You could change the OS date to any date you like it wouldn't make a difference. The problem isn't that the days don't match, it's that the internal clocks date doesn't exist.

Nick_oliveri · 01-03-2010 08:49PM

I'm actually hoping this is not fixed tomorrow and we all get a new slim out of it. I'm sure the profits Sony rake in per annum can take a small dent. Even if we don't get a slim out of it, it would just be funny. I'm just a bastard, covered in bastard sauce.

Edit, its a pity the internal clock didn't throw a full wobbler because of the Firmware date discrepancy and brick it altogether.

NotorietyH · 01-03-2010 08:51PM

Nick_oliveri wrote: »

I'm actually hoping this is not fixed tomorrow and we all get a new slim out of it. I'm sure the profits Sony rake in per annum can take a small dent.

Yeah except that Sony is losing money hand over fist for the last couple of years.

ongarite · 01-03-2010 08:53PM

Nick_oliveri wrote: »

I'm actually hoping this is not fixed tomorrow and we all get a new slim out of it. I'm sure the profits Sony rake in per annum can take a small dent. Even if we don't get a slim out of it, it would just be funny. I'm just a bastard, covered in bastard sauce.

Edit, its a pity the internal clock didn't throw a full wobbler because of the Firmware date discrepancy and brick it altogether.

The intenal clock roll-over will work as confirmed by a few users who opened their PS3 and removed the internal battery thereby resetting the time & date.
They then set the internal clock date to March 1st and the system is working fine again, can log into PSN and all DLC, trophies working as per usual.

Reganio 2 · 01-03-2010 08:54PM

NotorietyH wrote: »

No because the 1st of March actually exists the 29th of February 2010 does not. You could change the OS date to any date you like it wouldn't make a difference. The problem isn't that the days don't match, it's that the internal clocks date doesn't exist.

Ah I get ya, but another thing maybe you can explain in laymans terms. How come I and and others can play older games? How come they aren't being blocked by the clocks?

Mmcd · 01-03-2010 08:54PM

FortuneChip · 01-03-2010 08:58PM

Lads, easy fix! Just throw in Vagrant Story and murder a few hours on that!

limericklad87 · 01-03-2010 08:58PM

GTA still works if anyone is really bored

super_furry · 01-03-2010 08:58PM

So it's a one day only thing then? Not so bad really.

NotorietyH · 01-03-2010 08:58PM

Reganio 2 wrote: »

Ah I get ya, but another thing maybe you can explain in laymans terms. How come I and and others can play older games? How come they aren't being blocked by the clocks?

I'm just a layman myself! Just going by what I've gathered so far. I think it's something to do with the way trophies are set up or something. Maybe it incorporates the date to verify your information or something, not sure. I think gmost games are working fine, just that when you insert the disc it appears to lose the trophy information. I think someone earlier said the the God of War collection was playing fine, it just wasn't registering trophies.

Heavy Rain for whatever reason needs the trophy information in order for you to play the game, so it just boots you back to the XMB when it can't verify the trophy information.

theShawzer · 01-03-2010 08:59PM

Reganio 2 wrote: »

TBH I wouldn't even mind losing all my saves as well... I just wanna play Heavy Rain

ya only 1 problem...... emmmm Heavy Rain has massive bugs aswel, mine has no audio what so ever!!:mad:

jd007 · 01-03-2010 09:00PM

Reganio 2 wrote: »

Ah I get ya, but another thing maybe you can explain in laymans terms. How come I and and others can play older games? How come they aren't being blocked by the clocks?

It's got to do with the trophies. Im not sure if this is right but i think the trophies need to check for a timestamp or something. When they check they are getting a date which doesn't exist so the game terminates.

Reganio 2 · 01-03-2010 09:03PM

theShawzer wrote: »

ya only 1 problem...... emmmm Heavy Rain has massive bugs aswel, mine has no audio what so ever!!:mad:

I know mine got stuck and I had to switch it off at one point

But at least its playing I can live with that cause its so crazily awesome

.

Saying that though I forgot how brilliant NHL 09 was

Thanks for explaining I am kind of getting it, but I guess nobody really knows what is happening.. Not even Sony.

theShawzer · 01-03-2010 09:05PM

Reganio 2 wrote: »

I know mine got stuck and I had to switch it off at one point But at least its playing I can live with that cause its so crazily awesome .

Saying that though I forgot how brilliant NHL 09 was

well your one of the lucky ones who's game actually works! i've no idea what i'm gonna do with mine??

Redzer7 · 01-03-2010 09:05PM

Can't wait to see what happens when the Maya calender comes to an end :pac::pac:.
PS3 might explode that day.

*Note to self: Stay away from PS3

Doyler92 · 01-03-2010 09:21PM

F1ngers wrote: »

My phat is useless. Heavy Rain arrived this morning. Son is in school, nice little slim in his bedroom...

*Yoink*

Sorry but this just didn't come out right:p

uggy · 01-03-2010 09:27PM

This is terrible. First time I buy a PS3 game in friggin' ages and I cant play the frickin' thing. After spending an hour getting it going last night and now I cant play it today. Boy am I cheesed. Grrrrrrr....

Reganio 2 · 01-03-2010 09:30PM

ongarite wrote: »

The intenal clock roll-over will work as confirmed by a few users who opened their PS3 and removed the internal battery thereby resetting the time & date.
They then set the internal clock date to March 1st and the system is working fine again, can log into PSN and all DLC, trophies working as per usual.

Have you got a link to that? Just want to read up see how it works. Would be so tempted to try it but sure just have a look

.

Captain Chaos · 01-03-2010 09:38PM

Reganio 2 wrote: »

Have you got a link to that? Just want to read up see how it works. Would be so tempted to try it but sure just have a look .

Its going to happen in less than 3 and half hours anyway. Why void the warranty of your PS3 for that.

Star Bingo · 01-03-2010 09:40PM

limericklad87 wrote: »

GTA still works if anyone is really bored

you'd wanna be damn bored for that. like, terminal. verging on insanity

read about this on GameSpy. sucks

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