Sony PS3 GLITCH thousands affected - Dont turn on your machine yet

M.Holloway

I wanted to play a game last night and couldn't because of a fault that a HUGE company failed to recognise.

Its simply good practise for them to offer us something. The actual loss is hard to quantify but it remains that it's most expensive console and such school-boy errors should not be occurring.

I would say they should offer everyone effected access to some downloadable content, like a £5 gift voucher for their online store.

robpw2 wrote: »

:rotfl::o:o
for what 1 days lost gaming?

i suggest you got to the library sign up for your free library card and rent some books

wil that be enough ?:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

jamespir

M.Holloway wrote: »

I wanted to play a game last night and couldn't because of a fault that a HUGE company failed to recognise.

Its simply good practise for them to offer us something. The actual loss is hard to quantify but it remains that it's most expensive console and such school-boy errors should not be occurring.

I would say they should offer everyone effected access to some downloadable content, like a £5 gift voucher for their online store.

you did get something you got a full day to rest your brain and enjoy life

debitcardmayhem

M.Holloway wrote: »

I wanted to play a game last night and couldn't because of a fault that a HUGE company failed to recognise.

Its simply good practise for them to offer us something. The actual loss is hard to quantify but it remains that it's most expensive console and such school-boy errors should not be occurring.

I would say they should offer everyone effected access to some downloadable content, like a £5 gift voucher for their online store.

Take it to a toyota dealer

aliEnRIK

M.Holloway wrote: »

I wanted to play a game last night and couldn't because of a fault that a HUGE company failed to recognise.

Its simply good practise for them to offer us something. The actual loss is hard to quantify but it remains that it's most expensive console and such school-boy errors should not be occurring.

I would say they should offer everyone effected access to some downloadable content, like a £5 gift voucher for their online store.

Funny how microsoft have never done that when their 'genuine authentification' failed to tell some software was genuine

At least Sonys was hardware related and very difficult for them to put right until theyd sourced the problem. Microsoft physically wrote their OWN software to mess up peoples computers

swvillafan

Personally I think the issue has been made to sound worse than it actually was.

The only thing I lost was a Fallout 3 save from sunday, just means I've got to talk to everyone in Megaton again, might see if I can save the sheriff this time from Mr Burke!

A lot of fuss over nothing!

ses6jwg

For christs sake, some people need to get a grip, yes I was slightly annoyed but these things happen with technology sometimes.

timberflake

ses6jwg wrote: »

For christs sake, some people need to get a grip, yes I was slightly annoyed but these things happen with technology sometimes.

Here Here. Some people were acting as though their lives were going to end and demanding compensation.

If this is the worst thing that happens to you this week, think yourself lucky! If you can't survive without your PS3 for 24 hours, you've got serious problems and a serious lack of imagination!

Darksun

I think it does highlight a serious issue though, many people had trouble using the console even for offline purposes. So what happens when Sony decide to shut down the PSN? All those games you paid for will be useless. People are still quite happily playing original SNES consoles 20 years on, but it doesn't look like they will be able to do the same with a PS3.

Therein lies the folly of DRM.

timberflake

Darksun wrote: »

I think it does highlight a serious issue though, many people had trouble using the console even for offline purposes. So what happens when Sony decide to shut down the PSN? All those games you paid for will be useless. People are still quite happily playing original SNES consoles 20 years on, but it doesn't look like they will be able to do the same with a PS3.

Therein lies the folly of DRM.

I hardly think its as bad as that. Sony will probably issue a fix that means games don't have to access trophy information what starting up.

Failing that, the next PS will probably use the same PSN as the PS3, there will just be different sections, so I can't see it being shut down for many years to come, if ever.

Pound

Darksun wrote: »

I think it does highlight a serious issue though, many people had trouble using the console even for offline purposes. So what happens when Sony decide to shut down the PSN? All those games you paid for will be useless. People are still quite happily playing original SNES consoles 20 years on, but it doesn't look like they will be able to do the same with a PS3.

Therein lies the folly of DRM.

Why will they be useless? The problem was caused by a bug in the clock used by the PS3. It wasn't anything to do with PSN. Single player games would still work. People can use their PS3 without an internet connection, can't they?