CAUTION: New PS2 Demo will Erase Memory Card Data

[Kliq]

"Subject: CONSUMER ALERT: HOLIDAY 2004 DEMO DISC GLITCH
From: PlayStation Underground <PlayStation-Underground@PlayStation.sony.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 13:35 -0600
To: XXXXXXXX@XXXXXXXXXX.COM

Dear PlayStation(R) Underground Member,

You are scheduled to receive the Holiday 2004 Demo Disc including the playable Viewtiful Joe 2 - please take note. It has just been brought to our attention that there is a glitch in this demo which will erase all of your saved files from your Memory Card(s). If you have not yet played the Viewtiful Joe 2 demo, please remove your Memory Card(s) from your PlayStation(R) 2 computer entertainment system before you load the Holiday 2004 Demo Disc.

Sony Computer Entertainment America would like to express our sincerest apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused you.




"PlayStation" and the "PS" Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. The Sony Computer Entertainment logo is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation.

Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.
919 East Hillsdale Boulevard, Foster City CA 94404"

Friendly heads up.

[Vishus]

That is t3h g@y.

[Sendok]

at lesat they are telling people.

[Colin TRADEMARKED]

Man, that doesn't even make sense.

You think these guys play tested this demo without memory cards, and then didn't notice when all their data was gone?

I call bullshit on this until I see more info.

[Glenn2K4]

wow. thats stupid.

[Michael Bluth]

haha, memory cards.

[OutlawAdidas]

its sony, they never test their shit

[Teh Roxor!]

How difficult must it be to screw up so horribly that you create a glitch that deletes your entire memory card?

[koten]

It's Sony. That basically sums it up.

[Spatula]

FUUCK

[shadowrunner]

haha, memory cards.
:lol:

fucking xbox fanboys <3

man i`d be pissed if i lost my memory card data. 150hrs vice city, 150-odd for gta3, FFx, ........the rest of the games i couldnt care about. oh yeah! kingdom hearts! if i lost that i`d be pissed.

[Serene Samus]

That's a bit wierd. And random.

[Spatula]

:lol:

fucking xbox fanboys <3

man i`d be pissed if i lost my memory card data. 150hrs vice city, 150-odd for gta3, FFx, ........the rest of the games i couldnt care about. oh yeah! kingdom hearts! if i lost that i`d be pissed.
too bad ffx sucks.

[shadowrunner]

^oh yeah. forgot about that. silly me.

[Gilly]

Thx for the heads up
I just got it, but I haven't got to try it yet.

[goku2057]

too bad ffx sucks.


And in that last statement, I lost all the respect i never had for you.

[Vishus]

Man, that doesn't even make sense.

You think these guys play tested this demo without memory cards, and then didn't notice when all their data was gone?

I call bullshit on this until I see more info.

http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/viewtifuljoe2/news_6113984.html

Sony warns of major glitch in Holiday 2004 Demo Disc

SCEA alerts public that playing the Viewtiful Joe 2 demo will erase memory cards.

Over the past few weeks, members of the PlayStation Underground--Sony's US fan club--have been receiving copies of the Holiday 2004 Demo Disc. One of the premier demos on the disc was for Viewtiful Joe 2, which arrives on the console December 7.

Unfortunately, gamers eager to sample the cel-shaded beat-'em-up were in for a very nasty surprise. That's because the demo contained a glitch which will erase all saved games on the memory card or cards currently inserted in the console. Considering many PlayStation 2 owners are currently shooting their way through Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which takes at least 40 hours to finish, the glitch sparked an uproar among PlayStation Underground members.

This week, Sony acknowledged the glitch via a mass e-mail to PlayStation Underground members. Besides conveying the corporation's "sincerest apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused," the e-mail also suggested that gamers "please remove your Memory Card(s) from your PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system before you load the Holiday 2004 Demo Disc." Speaking to GameSpot, a Sony rep clarified the situation further, saying, "You can play all of the demos including VJ2 as long as you remove the mem cards."

By Tor Thorsen, GameSpot POSTED: 11/24/04 07:31 PM





You know what would really suck. What if the console had a built-in harddrive? Man what a major blow!

[shadowrunner]

how does a `glitch` hat big work its way inside a demo??? sounds more like a virus or something.someone had to have pout that there on purpose.....

PMG!!! al qaeda must be using this as a new form of terrorism:=o! attacking gamers, thats an all new low.....