Sometime last year I made a comic with some friends with a Star Trek theme… I posted it on the forums and it got some good feedback but as with most forums after a while it just vanishes into the depths. I couldn’t post it here because it’s so long but you can read it over at the Your Playstation Home website
Sims3 Console save game bug
9 Nov
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I used to love the original Sims game on PC (Ten years ago now) and I’ve not played it since then. One of the reasons I got into Home on the PS3 was because it reminded me of the Sims. So when Sims 3 was released for the PS3 I finally decided to pick it up again after all these years. And its still just as addictive as ever – and lots of fun!
Recently though one of my PS3 friends (Steven Dutch) who also owns the game was struck down by a game save bug – the game and his PS3 froze during a save, and now he can’t save at all! But he’s not alone, and nor does it seem to only affect PS3 users as Xbox users seem to get the Sims3 save bug too!
There was some discussion that it only affects you if you have clothes or items from the exchange, but other players have since revealed they have the bug and have not downloaded stuff. Now it seems that some players say the more you play the more likely it is to affect you (kinda obvious I know, but I think what they are saying is that as you progres and there is more stuff to save then its more likely to get bugged) For now i’m only playing offline just incase, and i’m making lots of saves and backing up to a usb stick!
Bugs like this are new to me… According to my friends on Twitter EA have not even acknowledge that the problem exists, and others have said that the bug also existed in the Sims 3 PC game!!!
I really do hope it gets sorted because everyone I know on the PS3 that has this game really loves it. Besides which I rarely buy full price games and i’d be livid if this happened to me and there was no way of fixing it. So please if you have this problem post in the forums below!!
Updated:
Well it looks like this bug is a real problem. This post is now the most read post on my blog… and it’s only just 24hrs old!!
2nd Update:
I’m getting more visitors than ever searching for “Sims3 PS3 game save bug, Sims3 Xbox game save bug, glitch etc etc”
Also it seems that EA are giving out some pretty useless support for the Sims3, a few of my PS3 friends say they have been given instructions for fixes relating to the Xbox!! Also… those fixes don’t even seem to work for the Xbox!
Again check the links above (especially the EA one) for more info and to let EA know your problem!
Tags: Bugs, Consoles, Electronic Arts, Games, Gaming, Playstation, PlayStation 3, PS3, Sims, Sims 3, Sims3, Video Games, xbox
#42 – Social Interview
15 Sep
#42 - PS3 Home Comic Social Interview
This is an old one that for a number of reasons never saw the light of day!
Thanks to Fhoose & Loon!
Tags: Events, Home Truths
