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Playstation Holiday Demo May Erase Memory Cards

Posted by Zonk on from the that's-an-interesting-feature-you've-got-there dept.

Audigy writes "The 2004 Playstation Underground demo disc (that includes a playable demo of Viewtiful Joe 2) apparently may contain a fatal bug that destroys all data on the memory card inserted into the system when the first save point is passed."

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  1. Re:Class Action? by Gunsmithy · · Score: 3, Informative

    Every PS Underground disk I've seen has a disclaimer that it's not final code, and may not work correctly...so you may have a little trouble getting it to work in court.

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  2. Re:Probably just the individual game itself... so. by th3space · · Score: 2, Informative

    PS2 HDD = backup of all saves on mem-cards.

    It allowed me to dispose of several mem-cards and it's pretty easy to transfer back and forth...I also don't have to worry about demos causing problems w/ my saves on the HDD because none of them that I've played have the capability of writing to the HDD. Not yet, at least.

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  3. I got this in an e-mail from them by jeremy_dot · · Score: 3, Informative

    This is an e-mail I just got from PlayStation Underground. (The removed stuff generally has e-mail and other things that I'd rather you didn't click on like "unsubscribe").
    Enjoy.

    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.

    http://playstation.mx0.net/r?[removed]

    "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

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