Eric Lempel Weighs in on PS3 Clock Overlay Glitch, Says Fix Is Coming
by eXophase Mirror on Jul.08, 2009 at 1:52 am, under Gaming, PlayStation 3 | Thread ID: 4715
Speaking in a recent interview with PC World, PlayStation Network director Eric Lempel weighed in on the infamous PS3 clock overlay glitch that cropped up when in-game XMB functionality was added.
For those not clued up on the situation at hand, when pressing the PS button while in-game the battery indicator overlaps that of the clock overlay for a couple seconds before fading out of view. While far from a crucial issue, it is rather embarrassing for Sony as this particular bug has stuck around for over a year now. People often crack jokes in reference to whether it was fixed or not whenever a new firmware update hits.
For those clamoring for a fix, Lempel assures one is coming. Sooner rather than later, we hope.
I personally don’t like that either, and it’s something that’s definitely being corrected. You can put me in the angry camp.
All we can say is: it’s about time.
Eric Lempel Weighs In On PS3 Clock Overlay Glitch, Says Fix Is Coming - [eXophase.com]
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July 8th, 2009 at 8:54 am
If I hadn't read about this I would have never noticed
July 8th, 2009 at 10:49 am
I still don't understand how the hell this happened. It's not a big deal to me but it's comical how something like this can go unnoticed.
July 8th, 2009 at 11:15 am
I seriously wonder how the hell Sony let that pass in the software update. It shows how short-sighted some testing methods can be. What's also entertaining is how such a simple bug takes so long to get noticed...
July 8th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
Is this really that important to anybody?
July 9th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Noticed this when in game XMB first came out. I don't really think it's an issue, the battery icon fades after a few seconds.
If Sony were actually intending to fix it then it's pretty stupid how it's been ignored in every update since it came out. Can't be that hard to change an offset.
July 9th, 2009 at 2:21 pm
No, it's just dumb that it happened...