Yeah I think so. I just finished the demo. Pretty badass

2/26/2010 9:08:50 PM

I didnt have time to play for long, but yes, GOW3 is badass. I'm not really into video games but i got a PSP for travelling and ended up beating GOW on that. that says a lot for me. ha

I'll probably buy this one as well.

2/27/2010 7:05:56 PM

Definitely enjoyed the demo, looking forward to the game. This will be the first game i've actually bought for my PS3

2/28/2010 7:42:24 AM

psn down for everybody or just me?

2/28/2010 7:30:02 PM

working for me

2/28/2010 7:32:58 PM

Motherfucker! Updated firmware to play Heavy Rain and the dreaded 8001050F error. Anybody else gotten this? Reading up on it, sounds like I'm fucked. Tried all the simple fixes (hard reset, etc.) and nothing works.

2/28/2010 7:39:27 PM

my psn is down

2/28/2010 7:54:39 PM

Quote :

"Anybody else gotten this? Reading up on it, sounds like I'm fucked. Tried all the simple fixes (hard reset, etc.) and nothing works."

I've been getting the same error today, think it's due to PSN fucking up.

Wait and see if it corrects itself.

2/28/2010 8:27:34 PM

Quote :

"8001050F"

getting that exact same one... seen ppl saying you might as well call and send it in... will be very pissed if i have to... been through that garbage enough with M$

2/28/2010 8:32:57 PM

getting that message with the date/time setting. i severely doubt its a send it in type problem considering i havent updated in months nor played a game in months. strictly using the ps3 for movies at the moment. but wtf





not to mention i can't imagine 1000s of units are becoming corrupted from the users end all at one time. every forum i look at has messages about it happening in the last 3 days from tons of users.

[Edited on February 28, 2010 at 8:59 PM. Reason : add]

2/28/2010 8:53:04 PM

sounds like this is a very widespread problem

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=26690041&page=20

2/28/2010 8:54:32 PM

^same thread i was looking at

2/28/2010 9:01:46 PM

whew! I thing I saw it said best in one of those forums when they mentioned you have to wonder the design when a network outage when it prevents you from not only going online but playing games offline as well. Of course, I don't know shit about programming.

2/28/2010 9:13:31 PM

I have about 8 friends with PS3s.

5 of us can't get on and 3 can.

Two of the 3 that are online don't have slims.....

2/28/2010 9:15:11 PM

just turned mine off to see if i could log back in....



I can't

2/28/2010 9:18:40 PM

my 60gb model can't do SHIT online.

2/28/2010 9:28:10 PM

i noticed a network msg when i went to play the GOW3 and darksiders demo, it was probably that

side note: that darksiders demo is long as fuck!

2/28/2010 9:41:34 PM

Uh yeah guys, don't turn on your pre-Slim PS3s. Apparently there is some calendar bug (due to leap year) that is crashing pre-Slim PS3s, corrupting save files, and keeping people from logging into the PSN.

2/28/2010 10:39:38 PM

too late. wtf

2/28/2010 10:53:22 PM

do you mean don't update? mine's been running fine all day, i have a 40gb

2/28/2010 10:55:39 PM

^ me too

2/28/2010 10:59:22 PM

my 60gb cant log onto psn...

2/28/2010 11:03:26 PM

Ok so now what? Stupid sony piece of epic shit.

2/28/2010 11:04:49 PM

I think PSN is down... i can't log in either.

2/28/2010 11:24:21 PM

I was having PSN issues earlier today on my 80g.

2/28/2010 11:55:12 PM

Sony pwnt, stay home.

3/1/2010 8:47:06 AM

Quote :

"February 28, 2010 - SCEA is looking into widespread reports tonight of PlayStation Network login errors causing many left unable to play games, and even lose trophies, on certain PlayStation 3 consoles. "We're aware that many of you are having problems connecting to PSN, and yes, we're looking into it," the company said in a statement. "Stay tuned for updates." Forum members and e-mail tipsters are saying this problem is primarily affecting owners of the older model of the PlayStation 3, and is even causing users to lose trophies previously earned. Many titles, such as Heavy Rain, are also now unplayable due to connection issues with Sony's servers. One theory points to an issue with the console's internal calendar, which is reportedly resetting pre-slim models to 12/31/1999. It's unclear at the moment how widespread this issue is. IGN has contacted SCEA for additional updates on what's causing these errors. Update: Sony has confirmed that slim PS3s (the 120/250 GB models) appear to be unaffected. Update 2: According to Sony's US PlayStation blog, the company has "narrowed down the issue and have engineers working to restore service even as you read this." However, despite more calls to Sony there's no indication on the time it'll take to fix – or indeed what the fix will be. More updates the instant we get them."

via IGN

3/1/2010 9:10:33 AM

My wife (programmer) is suspicious that it's related to poor leap-year coding.

Seems odd since this year would never be confused for a leap year, but whatever it's just another idea.

I understand why she thinks that, the shutdown seemed to coincide (for us at least) directly with GMT hitting midnight on March 1st.

Either way, the day without PS3s better not turn into the week without PS3s. I was just finally starting to get decent at Tekken 6.

3/1/2010 9:14:10 AM

OK, so it's not just me.

3/1/2010 9:15:40 AM

It's pretty much everybody, worldwide, with a pre-Slim PS3.

Makes the PS3 vs. Xbox360 debate more interesting. RROD is a pain in the ass of course, but they haven't had a "day without Xbox360 worldwide."

Ok, so it won't make the debate THAT much more interesting.

3/1/2010 9:20:50 AM

They better get this together before tomorrow, because I am eagerly anticipating playing The Show online on Tuesday!

3/1/2010 9:26:25 AM

Yeah, so what happened is the PS3s internal hardware clock went to February 29th, 2010. The PS3s OS see's that as an invalid date and for some reason, reset it's clock to 12/31/1999. This is causing all sorts of sync errors with the PSN and corrupting save files. The running theory is that tomorrow, the internal clock will go to 03/01/2010 and everything will be fine. Either that or Sony will release a firmware update that fixes everything.

3/1/2010 10:14:00 AM

Apparently this is affecting debug consoles too, so game developers can't even get work done.

3/1/2010 10:27:19 AM

^^ It's weird that that wouldn't have happened last year.

I wonder what's so different internally about 2010 as opposed to 2009?

3/1/2010 10:50:05 AM

Maybe because no odd year is ever a leap year, but every even year has a slight less than 50% chance of being one, so maybe they fucked up the initial programming

3/1/2010 11:20:07 AM

Can we get the mods to change the thread title to: "Who had a ps3?" I just want to play some heavy rain damnit

3/1/2010 11:21:11 AM

// detect leap year
if ((year % 2) == 0){
      // edit before February 2010
}

3/1/2010 11:42:48 AM

this is BULLSHIT

3/1/2010 12:12:31 PM

So, can you pre-slim owners play anything? Or just not online?

3/1/2010 12:26:51 PM

Can't play anything. I couldn't play heavy rain and its single player.

3/1/2010 12:27:22 PM

http://www.pcworld.com/article/190398/global_playstation_3_glitch_what_we_know_so_far.html...


really good over view for those that dont want to read that 43 page thread

im not going to turn mine on until i get the word

[Edited on March 1, 2010 at 12:32 PM. Reason : its a nice day anyways ]

3/1/2010 12:31:18 PM

So I got a PS3 after Christmas just to use as a Blu-Ray/DVD player when my DVD player went kaput (also for the NetFlix, which I love).

I haven't played video games consistently since I had a PS2 back in my junior and senior years of college 5+ years ago. Even then, I just played Tiger Woods golf and NCAA Football. But now I'm thinking of getting a few games to play around with. I don't want to spend $50+on new stuff I might not like, so I'll probably get some old or used ones. Any recommendations?? NCAA football or Madden?? The NBA games any good?? How about soccer games? For someone who has always focused on sports games (with the exception of the 007 games WAY back in the day), if I venture out, what should I try??

3/1/2010 12:39:32 PM

^ i was just like that until i got the ps3 and played Uncharted 2 on it - it's really good and i'm more open to those types of games now

not sure about sports since i haven't played any yet (just Uncharted 2 and Infamous), but I'm pretty sure most are going to seem pretty great b/c of graphics and your previous experience being with the PS2... i really want ncaa and tiger woods, but i'm keeping it to one game at a time for now

3/1/2010 1:04:29 PM

I tried to watch some Netflix through the PS3 last night, and it was borked on that as well.

3/1/2010 1:07:57 PM

Fifa and Madden, jbrick

you should be able to find the most recent version of each for $40 or less now

3/1/2010 1:33:52 PM

^agreed.


and i also second the Uncharted franchise. You can get Uncharted 1 for cheap now and it's a fantastic game. and Uncharted 2 is leaps and bounds beyond that. Definitely 2 must plays on the ps3.

3/1/2010 1:37:16 PM

netflix worked fine for me on PS3 last night. I do not own a slim

3/1/2010 1:39:47 PM

Update on the PS blog:

Quote :

" As 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 following message appears on the screen; “An error has occurred. You have been signed out of PlayStation Network (8001050F)”. * When the user tries to launch a game, the following error message appears on the screen and the trophy data may disappear; “Failed to install trophies. Please exit your game.” * When the user tries to set the time and date of the system via the Internet, the following message appears on the screen; “The current date and time could not be obtained. (8001050F)” * Users are not able to play back certain rental video downloaded from the PlayStation 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. "

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

3/1/2010 1:47:27 PM

i wish they would stop offering updates with the same shit posted each time

3/1/2010 1:59:32 PM

haha people freaking out because they can't play games for a day

i guess i'm not that hardcore of a gamer anymore

3/1/2010 2:03:10 PM