Kotaku has been reporting that on February 21st PS3 users started having trouble with their consoles. Upon booting their consoles up, they were unable to sign into their accounts, check their trophies, use dynamic themes or access the PlayStation Network. However, it soon transpired that this was not just a connection problem; users were unable to play some games offline too. The issue is said to be only affecting older PS3s as opposed to the PS3 Slim, and some speculate it has something to do with a calendar bug. This, however, has yet to be confirmed.
Quote from Kotaku.com’s website:
“The screen above is what I was greeted with on a retail console when attempting to play Heavy Rain, and pressing out of it simply reboots the PS3, returning you to the main menu screen. It’s the same story for other games that feature dynamic trophy support.
PSN games are no different; I tried to boot up “Flower”, only to be greeted with a similar message about failed copyright protection, and it was right back to the XMB.”
UPDATE:
Problem was resolved!
