PlayStation 3. (photo: NEOX – Atresmedia)
If any Infobae reader is having trouble playing some classic titles on their computer PS3 anyone Playstation Lifeneed to know this Users report issues launching on both digitally purchased titles consoles, and the problem seems to come from play station.
While digital has become the format of choice for gamers and businesses, there are a few things that show how fragile it can be. This is evidenced by a new report from The Verge, said here: some classic games are now unavailable on PS3 and PS Vita for unknown reasons.
Problem faced by owners these PS3 and PS Vita games are because consoles now show them as “outdated”, According to the above-mentioned environment. This, of course, does not allow the user to access them. Also, and as an interesting fact, The hypothetical expiration date is listed as December 31, 1969, at 19:20. A date more than half a century ago is meaningless.
According to Twitter user FooseTV, the problem arose after downloading. Chrono Cross and Chrono Trigger on your console. Here he explains that it “prevents you from playing” purchased copies of the Vita and PS3 of both games.
@PlayStation put the new downloads date as 31/12/1969, did the PSOne Classics versions of #ChronoCross and #ChronoTrigger expire? This prevents me from playing my purchased copies on Vita and PS3,” he wrote. @FooseTV on Twitter.
About FooseTV, some PS3 and PS Vita games. (photo: Twitter)
These are some of the affected PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita games.
Topics affected so far Chrono Cross, Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VI. However, like some other sites gamesHub, reddit anyone excitement They claim that it’s not just these 3 games that fail to launch on PS3 and PS Vita.
In fact, the list is growing and includes more classics. Rune Factory Oceans, Super Street Fighter VI: Arcade Edition anyone Gex: Enter Gecko. Although others have reported that all of their libraries are affected.
Super Street Fighter VI: Arcade Edition. (photo: Swod Damocles)
Of the many proven solutions that users have tried, the most notable are: unsubscribing and then subscribing to PS Plus; restore the game license and reset the console to factory settings. Again, none of them worked so PlayStation itself will have to deal with the situation.
Although initially thought to be a bug by Square Enix, It looks like it came straight from PlayStation. However, the company that owns PS has not made a decision on the matter yet, so for now, users will have to continue to wait for a possible solution.
Sony logo. (photo: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon)
According to Kotaku, there may be a problem with the PlayStation server. The aforementioned media commented: The issue may have arisen after PS3 and PS Vita consoles tried to revert the license expiration date back to Unix time. The second is an optional date and time set by the developers to indicate when the console’s lifecycle begins.
This event serves as a warning to many users. After all, just a few months ago, Sony It almost knocked out the virtual stores of PS3 and PS Vita.
After nearly shutting down in the middle of last year; Although the company has eliminated the possibility of using a credit card or PayPal to make purchases, it has reconsidered its action.