Sony Fixes PlayStation Leap Year Bug

Sony has fixed the PlayStation Network issue by doing nothing. 

According to Sony: "We are aware that the internal clock functionality in the PS3 units other than the slim model, recognized the year 2010 as a leap year.  Having the internal clock date change from February 29 to March 1 (both GMT), we have verified that the symptoms are now resolved and that users are able to use their PS3 normally.  If the time displayed on the XMB is still incorrect, users are able to adjust time settings manually or via the internet. If we have new information, we will update you through the PlayStation.Blog or PlayStation.com." 

Yes, the trouble affecting Sony PlayStations worldwide since Sunday has been fixed, and the fix was perplexingly simple - since this year isn't a leap year, and the PlayStation Fats thought it was a leap year, the PS3 units couldn't communicate with the PlayStation Network.  Some analysts claim that the 24 hour turnaround on the fix wasn't to actually fix the issue, but was simply to buy time so that affected PS3s would no longer think that it was February.

Some history on the issue:

Sunday, the Sony PlayStation Network was hit with an outage, affecting owners of the "classic" PS3.  Several users are reporting that the PlayStation 3 Slim was not having connectivity issues, according to the Sony PlayStation Twitter feed.

Oddly, the Playstation Network issue was not simply impacting players of multiplayer games on PSN.  Several people reported that when the Playstation 3 tried to synchronize trophies, the game simply refused to respond on the Playstation Network.  Playstation 3 games affected by this bug include BioShock 2 and Bayonetta.

Other errors noted: 

• Some Playstation 3 consoles have their dates set to either January 1, 2000 or December 31, 1999.
• 8001050F - Hardware failure. Cannot update Firmware or connect to Internet
• Registration of the trophy information could not be completed. The game will quit. (8001050F)
• Some users lave "lost" their Playstation Network trophies (likely they are simply not displaying right now)

Sony's PlayStation group released the following statements via Twitter yesterday:

"We're aware that many of you are having problems connecting to PSN, and yes, we're looking into it. Stay tuned for updates."
"PSN status update: We're narrowing down the issue and continue to work to restore service to all. Updates as soon as we have them."
"PSN status update (part 2): Readers/followers are confirming that "slim" units (120/250 GB models) are connecting normally."

 
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