Sony said that a failure has brought the PlayStation 3 users online network gaming console, and the company warned that a loss may occur if information is still using the machines.
Sony announced in a blog that probably the problem is being caused by a fault on the clock built into the system, which is reminiscent of the so-called Y2K failure a decade ago. The problem affects older models of PlayStation 3, but not the new, slim version was released in September.
The company urged customers not to use the old system until the problem is resolved, warning that continuing to use could lead to mistakes and preclude the registration of the achievements to play as well as the restoration of some information.
Sony declined to say how many users were affected by this problem, which occurs just as the PlayStation 3 sales are recovering. According to the NPD Group, 276,900 units were sold in the U.S. in January, up from about 203,200 a year earlier. In December 2009, it sold over 1.4 million PlayStation 3 consoles in that country.
Some errors that PS3 users began to see on Sunday include the restart of the system date to 1 January 2000.The problem was reminiscent of the Y2K failure, in which the design of some programs caused some computers to malfunction begin the new millennium because it interpreted the "00" as 1900.
Other problems may include an error message indicating that the user has been disconnected from its online games and that may go away game trophies.
Sony said it hopes to resolve the problem within 24 hours.
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