PSOne Classic Games ‘Expiring’ on PS3 Accounts

On the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita, it was possible to buy classic PSOne games, a feature that nostalgia makes good use of. However, a modern problem bothers players: classic games “expire”, and access to them has become completely inaccessible.

Games like Chrono Cross, Final Fantasy VI, Chrono Trigger, Rune Factory: Oceans, and Final Fantasy Origins were found in user accounts as “expired” with an expiration date of December 31, 1969. Twitter user Christopher Vos revealed the situation:

So I did @Play Station PSOne Classics Editions Expire From # chronocross And # chrono player By setting the date of the new downloads on 12/31/1969? This prevents me from playing purchased copies on my Vita and PS3. Tweet embed Tweet embed pic.twitter.com/wxRebNIZWh

– Christopher Foss (@FooseTV) April 8, 2022

The player contacted Sony support, backed up the files, uninstalled and reinstalled the game, but none of the actions solved the problem.

The Kotaku site He pointed out that the only reasonable explanation relates to the Unix era, such as the arbitrary date that early engineers set for the beginning of the operating system’s life. There may be a problem or glitch with Sony’s servers that changed the default expiration date to the Unix era.

For now, Sony has not commented on this, but it could be difficult to happen because support for the respective platforms has declined in recent years.

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