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Mar 01
Remember all the hysteria about the Y2K Bug? Well, something like that just happened to PlayStation 3.
I was on my PS3 last night, and saw people going crazy on forums about this error.. and at the time nobody really knew what it was.. I thought it was weird that it was around 12GMT on a leap year but thought no thats not right sony wouldnt cock up that much… how wrong I was!
basically, there are 2 clock in a PS3… a system clock and an OS clock. The system clock never stops and only ever counts upwards, it cant go down. The fault lies in this as it thinks this year is a leap year and therefore changed the time to 00:00 Feb 29th (this clock never stops and isnt connected to the internet so even if your PS3 was unplugged from mains and internet its still fucked) so when users turn the PS3 on.. the system clock trys to update the OS clock… and it just goes WTF!?!? this aint right so changes the date back to 1999 for some, 2000 for others and even some as far back as 1600
So far there is only one fix and it hasnt been mentioned by Sony.. that is to take the PS3 apart and disconnect the battery from the system clock (yes there is a battery in there, its kinda like a watch battery) as this resets the system clock and is the only way (i know of) doing it. Its also only the “phatt” models that are affected, so the slims are fine!
Its going to be interesting to see what Sony do to fix this as it is a hardware fault not a software fault that im pretty sure cant be updated with abit of software… unless they release a new firmware that disregards the system clocks time/date and only uses the time difference between switching the PS3 off and then on again and then adding it to the system clock.. but who knows
They will release a statement/fix on the problem tomorrow so dont expect anything today as i recon they are waiting for the system clock to tick over again tonight… and see what it turns out at as it could fix itself!
Jan 20
Last night saw the release of a MW2 Patch for Xbox 360/PS3/PC which addressed the issue of the Care Package speed.
Source: gamersblogs.com
Here is the full details of the patch:
“We’ve updated the PC version of Modern Warfare 2, including the following fixes:
- Care Package, Emergency Airdrop, and Sentry Gun marker grenades sprint speed normalized.
- Sentry Guns: Improved placement detection, preventing cases of Sentry Guns inside geometry.
- Model 1887: Bling using Akimbo and FMJ combination now has same range and damage as non-Bling Model 1887s.
- Improved player collision removing cases of getting into geometry and ‘elevators’.
- Mouse latency tweaks for more mouse movement consistency. (PC-ONLY)
- Fixes to prevent various texture hacks (PC-ONLY)- Fix to prevent various XP hacks, including the prevention of obtaining negative XP.
These fixes, excluding the ones I’ve labeled as (PC-ONLY), are currently in test for the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions as well. Before you ask why there is a delay from PC to consoles, it’s because we can update IW-NET directly and therefore the fastest. The console versions require additional testing through their respective manufacturers.”
Source: fourzerotwo.com
So the care package exploit/glitch has been addressed so you haters will have to find something else to troll over.
I would like to see more action taken by Microsoft to address the lobby problems. Over the past few days I have noticed that the match making has gone terrible. Im in a party with 4 mates and it can take 5 minutes+ to find a game. When it eventually finds a game it manges to kick you from the lobby. We noticed that if your in a lobby and your mic logo vanishes then your going to be kicked. Sort its out Microsoft, I dont pay 39.99 a year for this service. /rant
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