http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/ Engadget Comments for The apocalyPS3 ends in global resurrection, ARM chip at fault http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/
Millions of consoles bricked.

I bet Sony were "bricking" it on 1st March :P]]>Mar 3rd 2010 4:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/Hmm..Stating the obvious with a slight sense of amusement..funny\\\]]>Mar 3rd 2010 4:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/Mar 3rd 2010 5:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/
sony would have been forgiven if they all crashed on april the first instead.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/Mar 3rd 2010 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/
hey I herd, apple is using its own ARM based processor on its newest little gadget....cant wait to read the article on that breaking down in a few years
lol

...or maybe Apple will learn from Sonys mistakes...time will tell]]>Mar 3rd 2010 4:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/Mar 3rd 2010 11:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/
A dodgy line of code calculating the date wrong makes sense, followed by Sony then not patching the PS3 code after the Zune issues... but a chip doing it wrong!? I'm struggling to believe it.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 4:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/Mar 3rd 2010 4:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/
Of course ARM don't actually make chips, they make IP. I don't know who made the chip and it's dodgy firmware, but you can be damn sure it wasn't ARM.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 5:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/Mar 3rd 2010 7:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/Mar 3rd 2010 10:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/
...But then again, they usually play PC games.

Well, I hope my PS3 is fine, I bought it not too long ago, mostly use it to watch Blu Ray and Netflix. For everything else, there's the 360.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 4:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/You're Cool! /sarcasm]]>Mar 3rd 2010 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/Mar 3rd 2010 4:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/Mar 3rd 2010 4:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/no wonder american high school students can't do math. the TI83s they're using give them wrong answers. ]]>Mar 3rd 2010 10:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/Mar 3rd 2010 4:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/Mar 3rd 2010 7:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/
No. If anything were to happen two years from now, it would have also happened two years ago. Nothing did and nothing will.

Four years ago, the PS3 was introduced. But that was in November... so after the leap day.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 10:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/
Okay, I didn't realize the console was that old.

Does that then mean that this chip thinks Leap Year is every two years?]]>Mar 3rd 2010 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/Mar 3rd 2010 4:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/
It uses lots of microprocessors just like computers and other game consoles.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 5:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/
They make their money on tiny embedded CPUs that you don't think about.

There might be an ARM in your SATA controller. And another ARM in each of your hard drives. And SD cards often have an ARM in them. And your cell phone usually has two or three, unless it's a dumbphone or a BlackBerry with no SD card (BlackBerries sometimes run "on the baseband processor," which means the OS and the radio are run by the same CPU.)]]>Mar 3rd 2010 11:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/Mar 3rd 2010 5:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/
What is the opposite of your console going down for 24 hours?]]>Mar 3rd 2010 10:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/
I don't know, but I'm guessing that it is something AMAZING!]]>Mar 3rd 2010 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/
Okay, poorly phrased. Opposite problem with likely the same result.

But, I was wrong anyway. See above.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 1:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/
Okay, poorly phrased. Opposite problem with likely the same result.

But, I was wrong anyway. See above.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/Mar 3rd 2010 5:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/Mar 3rd 2010 5:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/10, 12, ......
2 years an error

it need a iPad]]>Mar 3rd 2010 5:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/
If you blame it on a chip not made by sony, they only look dumb for not catching the flaw... its anyones guess what they'll say.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 6:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/Mar 3rd 2010 10:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/
Sony says it's just a coincidence and since my unit is over a year old by a few months I have been told to buy a re-furb off them.

So have now started a U.K Sale of goods act claim against the supplier.

Even if it were a coincidence the unit has proved to have an inherent manufacturing defect that will cause it to fail in certain leap years.
Plus any re-furb is likely to have this same defect.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 6:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/As in the hard drive failed or the blu-ray drive? Might be easier to just spend the little money to buy a hard drive if that's the issue.
By the way, if the media is circle, it's spelled disc. If the media is square, it's spelled disk. ;)]]>Mar 3rd 2010 6:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/The spelling of disk or disc seems to have a loot of meanings.
Personally I use both for no good reason.

It's the blu-ray drive. It's not longer recognizing any type of media put in it. I get the spinning icon by nothing else happens.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 7:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/Mar 3rd 2010 7:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/Mar 3rd 2010 6:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/Mar 3rd 2010 7:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/Mar 3rd 2010 8:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/Mar 3rd 2010 7:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/
Seriously, TI cant do the math for their processors and that bad-math infection is moving to Engadget? I hope you send me a present for my birthday in the right year, February 29th 2012......]]>Mar 3rd 2010 7:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/Mar 3rd 2010 7:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/
You'll only have to reset the date. (Everyone has to, AFAIK.)

The only potential issues involved people using their systems after midnight GMT (7pm EST) on Sunday until midnight GMT (7pm EST) on Monday.

Reports of game saves being 'lost' are false and unrelated to the problem. Some people might have to re-run certain games for which they had unsync'd trophies in order to retrieve them, however.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 11:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/
Switched on my PS3 today n works fine. No confused / lost trophies. :)]]>Mar 3rd 2010 11:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/Mar 3rd 2010 8:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/Mar 3rd 2010 9:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/
I doubt this, but is it even remotely possible that there was NOTHING they could do but wait? (Knowing this, however, they could have promoted Kevin Butler to Director of Mandatory Sunshine Exploration Day or something and had some fun with it.)]]>Mar 3rd 2010 10:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/the-apocalyps3-ends-in-global-resurrection-arm-chip-at-fault/
The Zune problem was caused by a poorly written piece of code in the Zune's clock driver which was subsequently patched in a firmware update; nothing to do with "an ARM chip" or any other chips, where is the correlation? Am I missing something?]]>Mar 3rd 2010 10:33AM