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[Craig of War]

Sony Doesn't Want You to Play PS4 Games When Its Servers Shut Down

"If your PS4 clock battery dies, all your games die."

in.ign.com

"If your PS4 clock battery dies, you will lose your ability to play games on it. Regardless of them being digital files or disc, your PS4 won't be able to run them. This is according to trusted hacker Lance McDonald this is because trophies on the PS4 need the console's internal clock to work correctly so as to prevent users to change date and time values and exploit the PS4's trophy system."

 

[TintoConCasera]

Gotta play that backlog ASAP I guess.

 

[Armorian]

ApocalyPS3: Buggy Clock Drives PlayStation 3 Haywire

\[Update 2: As of 3:30 p.m. PST, many users are reporting that their PlayStation 3s are working properly, Wired.com’s PS3 included. See PlayStation 3 Units Coming Back to Life for more.\] \[Update: This story has been updated to include a comment from Sony about the problem, as well as gamers’...

www.wired.com

Sony and clocks...

 

[Skifi28]

How hard is it to change the cmos battery on the Ps4? I can't imagine it being that hard. Sounds like one of those ""everybody panic" articles for clicks.

 

[Nikana]

ApocalyPS3: Buggy Clock Drives PlayStation 3 Haywire

\[Update 2: As of 3:30 p.m. PST, many users are reporting that their PlayStation 3s are working properly, Wired.com’s PS3 included. See PlayStation 3 Units Coming Back to Life for more.\] \[Update: This story has been updated to include a comment from Sony about the problem, as well as gamers’...

www.wired.com

Sony and clocks...

Totally forgot about this. That was a wild day.

 

[TBiddy]

How hard is it to change the cmos battery on the Ps4? I can't imagine it being that hard. Sounds like one of those ""everybody panic" articles for clicks.

Not hard, I suppose. But doing that usually resets the clock, and then you have a problem, since you can't change the clock.

 

[Skifi28]

Not hard, I suppose. But doing that usually resets the clock, and then you have a problem, since you can't change the clock.

Doesn't logging online synchronise the clocks? If not, sounds like something trivial to implement.

 

[n0body]

 

[SlimySnake]

These guys are amateurs.

 

[TLZ]

Not hard, I suppose. But doing that usually resets the clock, and then you have a problem, since you can't change the clock.

Can't you then just go into settings and set the time after changing the cmos battery?

 

[Iced Arcade]

Sony keeps on winning

 

[Clarissa]

 

[n0body]

Can't you then just go into settings and set the time after changing the cmos battery?

Until/if an EOL update changes things, even after replacing the CMOS you need to connect to online to set the date again.

 

[Skifi28]

Until/if an EOL update changes things, even after replacing the CMOS you need to connect to online to set the date again.

So I gues the actual issue is what happens in 10-15 years if the PS4 online is no more? The article sure wants to spread doom and gloom.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Another winning move from Sony.

 

[KungFucius]

Until/if an EOL update changes things, even after replacing the CMOS you need to connect to online to set the date again.

Too bad for the dude that bought my launch PS4. Seriously this is shitty design. Battery failure is a common issue and shouldn't kill the device if you wanted to keep it in the attic and pull it out in 10 years.