Network Issues Render PlayStation 3 Units Inoperable

Sony has confirmed that a networking glitch, which originally appeared yesterday afternoon, continues to leave some customers unable to connect to the PlayStation Network. The networking issue by itself really isn't that big a deal, however this glitch seems to be affecting the ability to play offline single-player games.

Sony says they believe they have identified the problem which they think is being caused by a bug in the clock functionality incorporated in the system.

According to a post on the Playstation Blog Sony says they hope to resolve this problem within the next 24 hours. In the meantime, if you have a model other than the new slim PS3 it is advised 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.

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.