Last night, many original model PS3 owners have had some complaints about their systems and their odd behavior. Many have had issues when trying to log into PSN which is apparently causing their systems to crash. Launching a game for the same individuals is causing a 8001050F error.
Some PS3 owners found that the internal system clock reverted to the date 12/31/1999, which makes it seem as if the errors are stemming from an internal clock glitch. In turn this is causing many users' trophies to disappear as well.
The official PlayStation Blog confirmed that 120GB and 250GB Slim PS3 models are not affected by this issue.
Looks like Y2K is back with a vengeance and struck the PS3. This really seems like a weird leap year glitch that is affecting the internal clock on the older models.
Glad you made a post about this Lukasz. Only additional information I can add to this is some owners of older PS3 models seem to not be getting new trophies recorded when they are obtained, so you folks with the older models who trophy hunt may want to lay off playing your PS3s for a few days until some kind of patch is made.
Additional information - Sony blog claims a patch will be out in 24 hours. Hang tight for a bit folks!
Well it's officially over and the official "fix" was by waiting 24 hours so that it can correct itself. The date will be wrong but you can change it manually or let the PS3 obtain it automatically through the internet.