Potential Epic Meltdown Nearing For The Show’s Release (Updated)

by pastapadre
Posted March 1st, 2010 at 8:00 am

A huge problem with what appears to be related to the internal clock took down many PS3′s on Sunday evening. The situation is approaching where the games to be released on Tuesday, including MLB 10: The Show, could be unplayable for a large number of gamers. The issue at hand prevents the console from connecting to PSN and keeps games that support trophies from being played even offline.

The slim PS3 models appear to be in the clear but the most of the original models are afflicted with the problem. One popular theory is that the PS3 could flip over to a real date of March 1st, after believing today is the non-existent February 29th, at 7et/4pt tonight. In that scenario the consoles may start working again.

If it doesn’t happen on its own in that manner Sony may be pressed to release a firmware update or lead into serious questions as to whether the consoles will be fixable at all and a recall may be in order. Reports are that even developer debug kits are out of commission which could end up in delays and other complications for projects in the works should the issue linger. All told this situation has the potential of being absolutely disastrous.

MLB 09: The Show is completely disabled and MLB 10 would likely face the same result when attempting to play. Sony has stated they are working on the problem though citing no specifics and there is no guarantee that anything will be resolved in time for when The Show makes it out to consumers in under 24 hours.

This also would do major damage to MLB 2K10′s $1 million contest for throwing a perfect game. PS3 users who had planned to buy for that reason could pass on it knowing that the feat may be achieved by a 360 user before even being able to fire up their copy or connect online (a requirement in order to qualify).

So, for those of you who have been eagerly awaiting MLB 10: The Show, what are you going to do if your PS3 is inoperable? Wait it out? Buy a slim PS3? Get MLB 2K10 for the Xbox 360? Leave your thoughts in the comments!

(Update) Sony has released a statement that they “hope to have it fixed within the next 24 hours.” So that is either a sign that they plan on delivering a fix or they are waiting for the date to flip and then claim that they have resolved it. Even still *hope* is not exactly the most comforting thing to hear.

(Update #2) As many had hoped for the time has passed and it appears that the PS3s in question are now working again. Major crisis may have been averted. It’s a fluid situation still but hopefully it will mean everything is good going forward.

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http://www.facebook.com/people/Joe-Gallagher/1080320638 Joe Gallagher

This has been an awful week for Sony. Intentionally screwing with consumers with the demo problems, and now cocking the whole machine up. And the so called system seller in The Show hasn’t changed at all. It’s MLB 09 with a new camera and an ironed out bug on the ball. Not good enough.

We can’t even play offline. What a joke.
Anonymous

how do u know if it doesnt work? will it say the hard disk is corrupt?????? and load something then redo it all cuz thts wat mine did
Anonymous

how do u know if it doesnt work? will it say the hard disk is corrupt?????? and load something then redo it all cuz thts wat mine did
http://www.facebook.com/a.j.gadberry Anthony A.J. Gadberry

man if this isn’t fixed by tomorrow im gonna be so pissed lol
http://www.facebook.com/a.j.gadberry Anthony A.J. Gadberry

man if this isn’t fixed by tomorrow im gonna be so pissed lol
QBertt

its crazy seeing places like kotaku and neogaf have posts with thousands of replies and hundreds of thousands of views on this.
QBertt

its crazy seeing places like kotaku and neogaf have posts with thousands of replies and hundreds of thousands of views on this.
http://www.beerinbaltimore.com/ brad

Installs just fine on my affected 40 GB PS3
http://www.beerinbaltimore.com/ brad

Installs just fine on my affected 40 GB PS3
Axel

Thats why Xbox is better, boys

Troll Roller

You fail, don’t forget about the red circle of death-
Troll Roller

You fail, don’t forget about the red circle of death-
Aaron

thats y all 3 of my xboxes broke within 2 years
Aaron

thats y all 3 of my xboxes broke within 2 years
MetsFanF2010up

ha ha. yea right.
MetsFanF2010up

ha ha. yea right.

Axel

Thats why Xbox is better, boys
mike

I have a question gentleman. I’m watching a blu-ray right now is my ps3 o.k or fucked please reply

Anonymous

Depends. According to Sony’s site, if you try and play a game some may not work. Also, if you have trophies, the system has to connect with Sony’s servers. This is where the trophies could be erased because the trophy system is synced with Sony’s servers (again, this is per Sony).

Will the trophies be lost forever? Sony could not answer that. I don’t even think they know for certain if turning on the system will cause any issues but they have stated they recommend not turning it on until a fix is announced. Again, this is per Sony….

Outside of that, I haven’t found any specific details as to what will or won’t happen if you turn the system on and use it….

I was hoping Sony would provide updates every hour or so with more detailed information but I haven’t seen it yet….

Let’s hope this thing goes bye bye real quick…
Anonymous

Depends. According to Sony’s site, if you try and play a game some may not work. Also, if you have trophies, the system has to connect with Sony’s servers. This is where the trophies could be erased because the trophy system is synced with Sony’s servers (again, this is per Sony).

Will the trophies be lost forever? Sony could not answer that. I don’t even think they know for certain if turning on the system will cause any issues but they have stated they recommend not turning it on until a fix is announced. Again, this is per Sony….

Outside of that, I haven’t found any specific details as to what will or won’t happen if you turn the system on and use it….

I was hoping Sony would provide updates every hour or so with more detailed information but I haven’t seen it yet….

Let’s hope this thing goes bye bye real quick…

mike

I have a question gentleman. I’m watching a blu-ray right now is my ps3 o.k or fucked please reply
blinkfan77

As good as a March 2nd firmware update sounds, I was really looking forward to getting the game at midnight. If I can’t play it tonight, tomorrows update isnt that appealing to me. I assumed it would be fine by tomorrow anyway. If it’s not by tonight, I’m gonna be fucking pissed.

Anonymous

From reading information on other sites, most speculate that if a firmware update is required to fix this issue, it could be days before we see it. I still believe (opinion) that Sony is waiting for the date to change over to see if that fixes the issue before they spend money on trying to fix something that time could have taken care of….
Anonymous

From reading information on other sites, most speculate that if a firmware update is required to fix this issue, it could be days before we see it. I still believe (opinion) that Sony is waiting for the date to change over to see if that fixes the issue before they spend money on trying to fix something that time could have taken care of….
MetsFanF2010up

read this it clears alot of info http://ps3.ign.com/articles/107/1073007p1.html
MetsFanF2010up

read this it clears alot of info http://ps3.ign.com/articles/107/1073007p1.html

blinkfan77

As good as a March 2nd firmware update sounds, I was really looking forward to getting the game at midnight. If I can’t play it tonight, tomorrows update isnt that appealing to me. I assumed it would be fine by tomorrow anyway. If it’s not by tonight, I’m gonna be fucking pissed.
http://Xboxlivenetwork.com Blazenhawks

I am a Xbox guy but I do own a ps3 for games like MLB the show I was disapponted when I found out about the glitch cuz I have been waiting to play that game. But come on is it really nesscary to cirtize pastaparda when he just brings the news. And god for bid that you have to wait one more day to play a video game have how about you go get some excrise or go outside. If you have comments take it out on our website just for Xbox games at xboxlivenetwork.com
lucky

My slim works HA HA HA HA HA
lucky

My slim works HA HA HA HA HA
Anonymous

Pasta, you made a good point about this affecting 2K10 because of the folks buying it for the $1 million contest. However, I think 2K would take this kind of news any day because it’s no secret their main audience is on Xbox. Something tells me they wouldn’t mind if this thing didn’t get fixed for a long time.
Anonymous

Pasta, you made a good point about this affecting 2K10 because of the folks buying it for the $1 million contest. However, I think 2K would take this kind of news any day because it’s no secret their main audience is on Xbox. Something tells me they wouldn’t mind if this thing didn’t get fixed for a long time.
http://www.facebook.com/a.j.gadberry Anthony A.J. Gadberry

i think its fixed now, im back on.
http://www.facebook.com/a.j.gadberry Anthony A.J. Gadberry

i think its fixed now, im back on.
http://www.facebook.com/sdiosy Scott Diosy

My Ps3 just started working again..I was able to login etc…date and time are not right but at this point i dont care!

Kevin

Go to settings and have date and time fixed via interent and then your PS3 will read 3/1/2010
Kevin

Go to settings and have date and time fixed via interent and then your PS3 will read 3/1/2010

Anonymous

Kotaku reporting issue seems to be resolved.

http://kotaku.com/5483187/ps3-error-8001050f-the-nightmare-may-be-over
Anonymous

nothing to see here move along, all is well
Anonymous

nothing to see here move along, all is well
Anonymous

mine keeps saying the hard disk is corrupt and it says click ok to restore and i do and it downloads then restarts and the same thing happends,,is tht supposed to happen???

brendenleese

some one plz help

sandul

did you mess around with it while the network was down? they said some data would be corrupt. you’re gonna have to wipe the hard drive. to do this, hold down the button, there will be the 1 beep, then the 2nd, keep holding it until you hear rapid beeps, it will open up the “BIOS” of the PS3. from there you can do a hard wipe. sorry, it sucks, but your playstation will work now.
sandul

did you mess around with it while the network was down? they said some data would be corrupt. you’re gonna have to wipe the hard drive. to do this, hold down the button, there will be the 1 beep, then the 2nd, keep holding it until you hear rapid beeps, it will open up the “BIOS” of the PS3. from there you can do a hard wipe. sorry, it sucks, but your playstation will work now.

brendenleese

some one plz help

Anonymous

mine keeps saying the hard disk is corrupt and it says click ok to restore and i do and it downloads then restarts and the same thing happends,,is tht supposed to happen???
Anonymous

Hell yeah son,i just lit up my fatty and it worked….yeah……………….
Anonymous

Hell yeah son,i just lit up my fatty and it worked….yeah……………….
sandul

YAY it’s fixed! wahoo!! baseball FTW tonight! midnight release pickup!
sandul

YAY it’s fixed! wahoo!! baseball FTW tonight! midnight release pickup!
Petey463

f*** my titties!!!! i was sooooo worried, 2k10 tomorrow, testing out chise, and then me and my friend starting our 2010 legit chise, cant wait son!!!!
Petey463

f*** my titties!!!! i was sooooo worried, 2k10 tomorrow, testing out chise, and then me and my friend starting our 2010 legit chise, cant wait son!!!!
charlie tun

were back up boyz thank the big man in the sky
charlie tun

were back up boyz thank the big man in the sky
Amen Ra

The shit is fixed. Now you doomsday clowns feel stupid again just like Y2K. To all the people with the fucked up saves, didn’t they tell you idiots not to turn the shit on until it was fied? You clowns just had to turn on the shit and see for yourselves. LOL, next time follow orders.
Amen Ra

The shit is fixed. Now you doomsday clowns feel stupid again just like Y2K. To all the people with the fucked up saves, didn’t they tell you idiots not to turn the shit on until it was fied? You clowns just had to turn on the shit and see for yourselves. LOL, next time follow orders.
sandul

? why are you replying that post on this? we're both clearly married with kids, you're such a child.
sandul

i was just upset, in the heat of the moment. they fixed it, so that's good. Yeah i think i was over reacting, you're right, I don't think i was nearly as bad as that wow kid, he's crazy.

i'm definitely not internet gangsta lol… on here i normally just talk baseball, and it took a 1 in a million chance news article to spark any sense of emotion in me hehe.
stupidfollowers

Ps3 is back on so this so called big problem was quieter than mouse farts. Pasta stop implying big theories. Every other game site is playing MLB2k10 retail copy, enjoying it. No framrate problems. Cleaner graphics. better graphics than the demo. exciting commentary. What are you saying about it? you’re talking about a leap year issue with the ps3 internal clock…wow. and whats funny is your followers just run with your garbage. So this issue was so important that you had to post that it will affect the show and mlb2k shouldnt be picked up because someone else will win the million dollars. really? did you think anyone you know is gonna win the million? stupid. Pasta
stupidfollowers

Ps3 is back on so this so called big problem was quieter than mouse farts. Pasta stop implying big theories. Every other game site is playing MLB2k10 retail copy, enjoying it. No framrate problems. Cleaner graphics. better graphics than the demo. exciting commentary. What are you saying about it? you’re talking about a leap year issue with the ps3 internal clock…wow. and whats funny is your followers just run with your garbage. So this issue was so important that you had to post that it will affect the show and mlb2k shouldnt be picked up because someone else will win the million dollars. really? did you think anyone you know is gonna win the million? stupid. Pasta
Anonymous

everybody chill. sony fixed it, its good now check out ign.com
Anonymous

everybody chill. sony fixed it, its good now check out ign.com
Powell

There are news updates all over the place aon aol.com saying Sony is asking Ps3 owners to not turn on their PS3's. WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON
RonJustice

got damn pasta. you trying to win a pulitzer?
RonJustice

got damn pasta. you trying to win a pulitzer?