Interview 1: Regular Ps3 user
1. How has the PS3 leap year bug affected you? Well, it caused me to not be able to play my Ps3 for like two days. I also thought that all of my trophies from years of playing had been wiped out.
2. When you first couldn't log onto PS Network, what did you think the reason was for that? At first I thought that someone hacked the PS Network because there was a lot of talk about that on gaming websites that I had visited.
3. Do you just have a Ps3 or do you have an Xbox 360 as well? I have both thankfully so since my Ps3 was down I just played my 360.
4. Does this bug affect your confidence in Sony? Not really, I still think that they have the most reliable system out there and if I had to choose between my PS3 and my 360, I would choose my Ps3.
5. Are you worried that it might happen again? No, since it was only a glitch from the whole leap year thing, I think they'll be ready for something like this in the future.
Interview 2: Person familar with technology
1. What can you tell us about the bug that affected the PS3? Well, basically what happend was that Sony had the Ps3 programmed to think that 2010 was a leap year when in fact it wasn't. So while the real world was living in March 1, the PS3 thought it was February 29 so it basically freaked out and PS Network was shut down.
2. Did this bug affect every Ps3 in the world? No it did not, The PS3 Slim, which was released in September of 2009, was not affected.
3. Has Sony fixed the bug or is it still affecting people? The official word is that the bug is fixed and it's safe to play your PS3.
4. If someone turned on their Ps3 during the period this bug was affected people, could any negative results occur? Some are saying they have had permanent damage while others have said that everything returned to normal. So I guess the results varied.
5. Do you think Sony's response, which was to tell people not to turn on their Ps3's unless they have a Slim, was appropriate? I don't really think it was. They probably made matters worse by telling their customers that they shouldn't play their PS3. I also think that they should have been more vocal about it instead of acting like it was a minor issue.
Interview 3: Person unfamilar with the PS3 Leap year bug
1. Do you own a PS3? No I do not.
2. Were you aware that this Leap year bug has affected millions around the world? I had heard a little from my frieds, but I'm too busy working to really pay attention to the world of gaming.
3. What would you do if your PS3's date suddenly turned to Dec. 31, 1999 and you couldn't play it? If I did own a PS3, I'd probably be a little creeped. It's like Y2K all over again.
4. Do you think this really affected people of just caused them to find something else to do for a couple days? I've never been a video game addict but I don't think that should be a really big deal. I think it's just a bunch of drama.
5. Do you think Sony, the company that created the PS3, could have done more to prevent this? I think they could have, I mean it sounds like it would have been easy to prevent but who knows. I'm no expert on this sort of stuff.