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March 2, 2010
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PlayStation 3 Worldwide Glitch Mysteriously 'Fixed' PS3s appears to be working again after a time and date error crashed offline games and nerfed PlayStation Network access for the better part of a day.
Leave Your PlayStation 3 Off or Else, Warns Sony Sony tells PlayStation 3 owners not to use their systems, as doing so may bungle trophy synchronization or result in data loss.
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