PS3 Bug Blocks Users From Gaming On and Offline

Sony is investigating a bug that is preventing some PS3 owners from accessing the PlayStation Network and in some cases, playing certain games offline.


Kotaku reports that late Sunday night PS3 users started having trouble. 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.
Kotaku's Luke Plunkett writes:

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.