Andre Yoskowitz
1 Mar 2010 23:50
One of the most popular stories of the day has been the ongoing PlayStation 3 glitch which has blocked gamers from accessing the online PlayStation Network.
Sony promised a fix within 24 hours and has delivered, repairing the glitch and giving users access again to the Internet from their consoles.
The official reason for the bug was problems with the internal clock on older "fat" PS3 consoles. Affected models recognized 2010 as a leap year, which it is not.
"Having the internal clock date change 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," writes Sony.
As a last resort, the company had told affected gamers to not turn their PS3s on, or risk losing data and trophies.