Although the digital format has become the preferred format for players and companies, some things show how fragile it can be. This is evidenced by a new report from The Vergewhere it is stated that Some classic games have become unusable on PS3 and PS Vita. for reasons currently unknown.
The problem owners of these PS3 and PS Vita games are having is that the consoles now display them as “expired”. This of course prevents users from accessing them. In addition, the estimated shelf life shows December 31, 1969, 7:20 pm. A date that, besides being more than half a century old, has no meaning.
According to Twitter user FooseTV, the problem occurred after reloading Chrono Cross D chrono trigger on your consoles. Here he explains that it “doesn’t let you play” “purchased Vita and PS3” copies of both games.
Did @PlayStation extend the PSOne Classics versions of #ChronoCross and #ChronoTrigger by setting the new download date to 12/31/1969? This prevents me from playing my purchased copies on Vita and PS3.
@FooseTV on Twitter
Which PS3 and PS Vita games have been affected?
So far affected titles Chrono Cross, chrono trigger D Final Fantasy VI. However, some other sites such as GamesHub, Reddit or Twitter confirm that these three games are not the only ones that cannot be played on PS3 and PS Vita. Actually, the list grows to include more classics What Rune Factory Oceans, Super Street Fighter VI: Arcade Edition, Gex: enter the gecko. Although others claim that their entire library was affected.
Among the many attempts at a solution that users have tried, we have unsubscribing and then subscribing to PS Plus; restore game licenses and factory reset your consoles. However, none of this workedso the PlayStation itself will have to deal with the situation.
While it was originally thought to be a Square Enix bug, it appears to come directly from the PlayStation. However, the latter did not comment on thisso for now, users will have to wait for a possible solution.
In accordance with Kotaku, there might be something wrong with the PlayStation servers. The aforementioned medium comments that the problem may have occurred after the PS3 and PS Vita consoles. will try to return the license expiration date to Unix time. The latter is an arbitrary time and date set by the developers to mark the start of the console’s life.
Event served as a wake-up call for many users. After all, just a few months ago, Sony almost dealt the final blow to the PS3 and PS Vita virtual stores. After being nearly shut down in the middle of last year; the company has reconsidered its actions, although it has ruled out the possibility of using credit cards or PayPal to make purchases within it.
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