Accidents happen. But when an accident can take place just by turning on a PlayStation 3, something is clearly wrong. PCWorld reports there are PlayStation 3 boxes that are connected to the PlayStation network that are rendering the console inoperable.

As the article points out, this is considered a 24-hour “bug” and a fix is expected to be released soon. But the fact that a simple time/date bug could create such a problem demonstrates the lunacy behind Y2K scare. There are also reports indicating the ability to play games was only one of the things taken away, users were also no longer able to stream video either.