Dont use your PS3, warns Sony

By Claudine Beaumont, Technology Editor Published: 5:31PM GMT 01 Mar 2010

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Sony has warned PS3 owners not to make make make use of of of their console until it issues a bug fix. PS3 Slim users are unblushing by the complement time glitch that has left consoles unplayable

Sony pronounced a bug with the console time was obliged for the critical technical glitch, that has left thousands of PS3 owners incompetent to bond to the PlayStation Network.

It has warned PS3 owners not to make make make use of of of their games console until it has released a repair to finalise the problem.

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"As you might be aware, a little business have been incompetent to bond to the PlayStation Network today," pronounced Sony in a statement. "We hold we have identified that this complaint is being caused by a bug in the time functionality incorporated in the system.

"We goal to finalise this complaint inside of the subsequent twenty-four hours. In the meantime, if you have a indication alternative than the new slim PS3, we suggest that you do not make make make use of of of your PS3 system, as you do so might outcome in errors in a little functionality, such as recording performed trophies and not being means to revive sure data.

"We are you do the most appropriate to finalise the issue and apologize for any nuisance caused."

The glitch initial came to light overnight, as the inner time and monthly calendar on the PlayStation 3 switched from Feb to March. Many PS3 owners reported that their console time had reset itself to December 31, 1999 or January 1, 2000.

Others pronounced that they had been incompetent to entrance or fool around calm downloaded from the PlayStation Network and, in a little instances, detected that their prize and feat interpretation had been depraved or deleted.

It is not nonetheless transparent either the vegetable patch will return or repair this prize data.