PS3 Error 8001050F

[ucubed]

If you are an owner of older generation PS3 and or have a 8001050F error please read the article below.

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/107/1073007p1.html

 

[IndyPaintballSmoker]

Servers had a problem with the date. All fat ps3s have the date 1999. I haven't been on today so I don't know if its fixed yet. Slim models work fine. This better not be a scam to try to push people to buy slims. I won't be if that is the case.

 

[Pietastervw]

noooooooooo. So far I've dodged the red light of death on the XBOX now I don't want to turn on the PS3

 

[twenty5]

Good thing mine broke in November I guess lol. Looks like I will be playing MW2 myself tonight lol

 

[TheCigarKid]

I tried to play some MW2 last night and found this crap out for myself. A bunch of BS if you ask me, I hope they can fix this soon!

 

[unfairtoast]

Wow!
First Toyota now Playstation!?
I'm going to have to have a talk with my roommate and tell him to fix his country's production! :togetherl

 

[Cyrann]

I have had the FAT PS3 since day 1 with no problems at all until this... I just hope it gets fixed soon.

Patrick Seybold, Senior Director of Corporate Communication and Social Media, has posted additional information regarding the issue on the PlayStation Blog.

"We believe we have identified that this problem is being caused by a bug in the clock functionality incorporated in the system," writes Seybold. "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."

 

[kmckinn3]

Heard about this as well. Haven't had any troubles though.

http://www.psu.com/[UPDATE]-Pre-Slim-PS3s-hit-by-worldwide-bug--a008676-p0.php

 

[IndyPaintballSmoker]

I haven't turned mine on since last friday. I think I will wait till they get it fixed.

 

[pfm721]

Problem is with DRM not realizing that all even years are not leap years. Basically Sony server thinks 20 million PS3's are trying to play stolen videos/games.

 

[ucubed]

It's an internal problem that will probably be patched via updates on the PSN network itself...The Slim is pretty much unaffected where as older versions (I have the original 60GB fully backwards compatible). There would no be point in returning to getting your warranty done until a patch comes out to "fix" the issue because it'll probably happen again.

The main thing right now is trophies that are synced via PSN network has been corrupted, that'll probably be fixed later on but the issue does not harm your saved files nor your internet capabilities...Supposedly a fix should be out by tomorrow, but we'll see...I'm stuck to finding something else to help me procrastinate from starting and finishing my research paper due tomorrow...

Straight from playstation... http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/03/latest-info-on-playstation-network-status/

*By the way, my two cents on the slims...they are dumb! No ability to install an OS, buttons are not touch screen, no backwards capability, no front memory ports for sd cards and such,

 

[MichiganM]

Has anyone tried to log into PSN today yet? I read some comments on the article the OP linked and there was a comment posted at 3:30 EST that said it's up. I just don't want to turn my PS3 on if that's not the case.

 

[Cyrann]

There is some funny stuff out there about the ERROR message:

Nerd Rage:
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But all in all it seems that it is working:

We've apparently made it through the worst of the storm, friends. We've received a number of tips informing us that the internal clock bug which has been plaguing systems for the past 24 hours had been fixed, rendering all games playable once more. We tempted fate shortly after receiving these reports by testing out a few of our PS3 Phat units, and can confirm that they're running games just fine.

The extent of the damage incurred during the blackout is unknown, but will certainly surface in the next few hours. No Joystiq staffers lost any of their hard-earned trophy data, but we're an awfully small sample group for a problem that affected every living being on Earth.

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/01/ps3-clock-bug-apparently-squashed-games-are-playable/

 

[MichiganM]

I'm gonna log on and try it right now....I gotta get my MW fix...I was 27-0 in a match last night when all this went down...I was pissed!!

 

[ucubed]

indeed it appears to be fixed...it's working for me now!

 

[IndyPaintballSmoker]

Nerd Rage:
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My friend posted this on his facebook earlier. I have to admit its pretty hysterical

 

[sofc]

I'm using the PS3 to watch movies and have been since this afternoon (other than a smoke break.) I got that error when trying to log into the PSNetwork but it worked otherwise.

 

[IndyPaintballSmoker]

Yeah I turned my PS3 on earlier around 5-6 PM EST. Playing NHL 10 Online. Sony's on top of things. They are way better then Microsoft in the Online. Its FREE what could be better?