14 DAY TRIAL // Sony is saying that all issues related to the access of the PlayStation Network and the loss of user data, which began to affect old PlayStation 3 models yesterday have now been solved. All users can turn on their devices and should not have any problem using them to play the videogames they own and get on PSN and access whatever content they are interested in.
Patrick Seybold, who is the senior director of Corporate Communications & Social Media at Sony Computer Entertainment of America, has posted a new official blog post saying that “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 changed 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.”
He advises all users of the old model of the home console to check the date the console displays when they turn it on next and make sure it is correct. Users can manually restore it or synch it via the Internet.
It's good to see Sony reacting quickly to the reports that surfaced yesterday and fixing the problems within 24 hours. After all, the Slim version of the PlayStation 3 is selling very well but there are still a lot of gamers who use the older, bulkier model and who need to know that their model will be supported by the company for as long as the Slim is.
Some users are still vocal about the whole situation and asking whether the same problem might appear again at the end of March or whether they are safe until February 2011 rolls around. Sony has not said whether future errors linked to the internal clock of the PlayStation 3 are possible.