| Sony PlayStation 3 owners in multiple regions (including | | | | experiencing the problem. |
| North America, Europe, and Australia) are facing the | | | | Sony confirms its PSN PlayStation Network is down |
| inability to sign into the PlayStation Network online | | | | and reporting network error codes. The PSN |
| gaming service, corrupted user data and inability to | | | | PlayStation Network is down and giving 8001050F |
| play some games online or off. The problems are | | | | error code confirms Sony Sunday evening: |
| accompanied by the 8001050F error code. | | | | “We're aware that many of you are having |
| It's unclear exactly what's going on at the moment, but | | | | problems connecting to PSN, and yes, we're looking |
| it appears that the PlayStation Network is down and | | | | into it. Stay tuned for updates.” |
| causing a whole host of related problems for PS3 | | | | While theories abound that this has something to do |
| systems, including 8001050F error codes, game | | | | with the calendar (some users are reporting their date |
| crashes, corrupted trophy info, and even the complete | | | | time settings have been reset), bear in mind Sony has |
| inability to launch certain titles. | | | | redesigned its PlayStation website over the weekend, |
| When they try to load up certain games — including | | | | so it's likely the result of some tinkering under the hood |
| the just-released Heavy Rain — they receive the | | | | for the PlayStation Network. |
| error code and the following message: “Registration | | | | Whichever it is, though, you have to wonder at the |
| of the trophy information could not be completed. The | | | | design process that turns a network outage into |
| game will now quit.” After the message, the | | | | something stopping you from playing an offline, |
| system reboots. The problems seem to mostly affect | | | | singleplayer title. |
| older, “fat” models of the PS3. Slim models are | | | | There's no ETA on when things will get back to |
| either not impacted or affected far less frequently. | | | | normal -- looks like it's gonna be a Blu-ray kind of |
| Error codes are generating when trying to log on to | | | | evening for PS3 owners out there. |
| the PSN. Canada and US PSN users are among those | | | | |