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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. New Feature by BigumD · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wonder if that'll make it into the final game. I guess it's a good thing the PS2 VJ2 got delayed, huh?

    I can see the back of the box now.... "New Viewtiful Format Power! Keeps you playing over and over again!"

    People who have the HDD can back up memory cards to that... sounds like a good reason to do so.

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  2. 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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    Kids these days. They don't know the difference between classic, and just plain old.
  3. Pffft by PhotoBoy · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Vice City has had this feature for years now, stick more than two cars in a garage and bye-bye save game.

    Of course this new, improved Demo Disc feature does do your whole memory card... I guess I'm out of touch with the modern gamer, in my day we wanted to keep our save games....

  4. Re:Class Action? by Tofino · · Score: 3, Funny

    Though I would financially support this class action just to get the court records, which would include testimony from countless geeks screaming about their deleted Kingdom Hearts save files, you know where they had the UBER gummi ship...

  5. Great Gift for Enemies by DarkGamer20X6 · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Hey, buddy...it's been a while. Don't worry about sleeping with my girlfriend; that's all in the past. Anyway, check out this awesome demo disc. Viewtiful Joe 2 is so awesome. Merry Christmas!"

    1. Re:Great Gift for Enemies by Paladin84 · · Score: 5, Funny

      "Hey, buddy...it's been a while. Don't worry about sleeping with my girlfriend; that's all in the past. Anyway, check out this awesome demo disc. Viewtiful Joe 2 is so awesome. Merry Christmas!"

      Wow, if your idea of revenge for someone sleeping with your girlfriend is erasing their playstation memory card would you care to pass her number along to me? For uh,... I need to tell her what a stand up kinda guy you are, yeah, that's it.

  6. 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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