Thanks to PS3News for the heads up

Sony they were assured a PS3 fix will arrive by morning, but for those who can't wait you may wish to give THIS FIX a try.

" Originally Posted by CJPC View Post
If someone is bored and wants to give it a try - gut your PS3, disconnect the battery going to the syscon. The RTC is done by the syscon, removing the battery should reset the date.

If it works or not, is another question, but keep it unplugged (the CR2032) for a few minutes, and stick it back in!"


Today it appears PSN crashed, with widespread reports of error code 8001050F - hardware failure for PS3 (non-Slim) consoles!

Sony has Tweeted the following, to quote: "We're aware that many of you are having problems connecting to PSN, and yes, we're looking into it. Stay tuned for updates."

Sony has also issued a PS Blog Update and second Tweet stating: "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."

This is currently happening to a LOT of people, and some are concerned their PlayStation 3 entertainment system is now bricked as a result!

8001050F - Hardware failure. Cannot update Firmware or connect to Internet

Heavy Rain gives a different error (same error code) than "hardware failure" it says "Can't register trophy information. The game will now quit"

Source 1: http://forums.n4g.com/tm.aspx?high=&...mpage=1#792732
Source 2: WHY PSN!?!? Error: 8001050F - IGN Boards
Source 3: GameSpot Forums - Sony PlayStation 3 - Error Code: 8001050F - PSN Issues
Source 4: 8001050F Error message. - PlayStation.com Forums
Source 5: PS3 Error 8001050F | Video Game Online Forums & Community | Game Platform Discussions for Video Games - GameTrailers.com
Source 6: DO NOT TURN ON YOUR PRE-SLIM PS3 - calendar bug messing up systems - NeoGAF

Can't connect to PSN ("An error has occured. You have been signed out of PlayStation Network. (8001050F)")

Can't load up disks ("Registration of the trophy information could not be completed. The game will quit. (8001050F)")

Can't play any downloaded titles ("The copyright protection information is invalid. (80029513)") For some reason all my downloaded games have no owner, so they don't work.

System time changed to Dec 31, 1999 (YOU CAN'T EVEN MANUALLY SET IT THAT LOW)

The only things that will work are demos, and the free version of FlOw (has no copyright information).

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