PlayStation Network Down/Hacked?

I will update this as soon as I find out the PSN network is back up. "PSN up and running" "Slim PS3's work"

All PlayStation Network users are experiencing error "8001050F" when trying to log on to PSN. I was playing Massive Action Game when I got booted offline. Called up all my friends and everyone is pissed. PlayStation Blog hasn't been updated about the issue, people have been calling Sony just to get the "We are undergoing maintenance". Some of the top PlayStation sites are taking massive server loads. What is the reason for PSN to go down like that on a Sunday night without any notice? Something is up and it's not good. Do you think PlayStation Network got hacked of someone at Sony sticked his dick in something and caused an outage. Whatever it is, it needs to be fixed A.S.A.P.

"make us think that a firmware bug screwed up the date and/or connectivity, and the games’ DRM is thrown into a panic as a result. If this is true, it’s embarrassing for Sony. The other possibility is that the trophy syncing itself is breaking the games: games try to sync trophy info and refuse to work when they can’t. Non trophy-based titles like Metal Gear Solid 4 are unaffected." via [Wired]

What's the problem?
Here's what's going on right now: something with the PS3's internal clock has borked in some pre-slim models. This is not a PSN issue; it has to do with your PS3's clock. This clock is NOT related to the OS clock. It seems to be a leap year bug. Setting your clock ahead will do nothing. All PS3s around the world were affected at the exact same time.

Does this affect me?
-If you have a Slim PS3, you're good to go. Continue playing it as normal.
-If you have a "fat" PS3, you may be affected. Some fat PS3s have worked ok, but it seems a good majority have been bugged.

What does this bug mean?
-If affected, your date and time has been set to a random past date. This prevents you from signing into PSN, playing any PSN games, or using any DLC. Your trophies will also not display correctly or be able to sync.

How do I fix it?
-You can't. Even if you don't sign into PSN, it won't help. This is a hardware issue.

So, what do I do?
-Wait 24 hours. Other products that have had similar bugs have corrected themselves after the "bugged" day. On Monday around 8pm central time, all PS3s will automatically correct themselves...maybe.

-If that doesn't work, we'll need a firmware update from Sony, which should be a pretty important priority for them right now.

Did I lose my data/themes/etc?
Your save data/games/dlc/themes are fine. They'll be fixed when the PS3 is fixed. Trophies are uncertain right now, but they'll be fine if you've synced them before the PS3 was bugged. Unsynced trophies are an unknown right now.

Sony's updates

"As you may be aware, some customers have been unable to connect to the PlayStation Network today. This problem affects the models other than the new slim PS3.

We believe we have identified that this problem is being caused by a bug in the clock functionality incorporated in the system.

Errors include:

• The date of the PS3 system may be re-set to Jan 1, 2000.
• When the user tries to sign in to the PlayStation Network, the following
  message appears on the screen; “An error has occurred. You have been
  signed out of PlayStation Network (8001050F)”.
• When the user tries to launch a game, the following error message appears
  on the screen and the trophy data may disappear; “Failed to install
  trophies. Please exit your game.”
• When the user tries to set the time and date of the system via the
  Internet, the following message appears on the screen; “The current date
  and time could not be obtained. (8001050F)”
• Users are not able to play back certain rental video downloaded from the
  PlayStation Store before the expiration date.

We hope to resolve this problem within the next 24 hours. In the meantime, if you have a model other than the new slim PS3, we advise that you do not use your PS3 system, as doing so may result in errors in some functionality, such as recording obtained trophies, and not being able to restore certain data.

As mentioned above, please be advised that the new slim PS3 is not affected with this error. We are doing our best to resolve the issue and do apologize for any inconvenience caused." via PSB

They have fixed the PS3 Slim units "PSN status update (part 2): Readers/followers are confirming that "slim" units (120/250 GB models) are connecting normally." via PSB.

Push to get this fixed Sony! "PSN status update: We're narrowing down the issue and continue to work to restore service to all. Updates as soon as we have them." Via PSB.

What SCEA said "We're aware that many of you are having problems connecting to PSN, and yes, we're looking into it," the company said in a statement. "Stay tuned for updates." via PSB.

More PSN Network Information links:

Seems like it's only the older Sony PlayStation models that are encountering server issues. Sony confirmed the 120/250gb slims are working fine. Some of my friends on UniGaming.net are also online PSN with PS3 slim models. Sony insider Link.

Things you can do:

• Listen to music.
• Internet Browser works without PSN being loged into.
• Watch a movie.
• Register on NOOBonic maybe?

Things you can't do:

• Can't Play any game that requires a PSN update check at the starting.
• Can't Play any PSN games, even the offline games. WTF is that Sony. (This needs to be addressed in the next update.)

Something fool I found on the PlayStation site... Take a good look at this link: http://us.playstation.com/PS3/dearplaystation/