PS3 Patches Vanish, Outriders Inventory Wipe Bug

PlayStation 3 game patches ‘disappearing’

Reports claim that patches and updates are missing for some PlayStation 3 games as Sony winds down PlayStation Store for their older platforms.

Battlefield 4, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, flOw, Payday 2, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, SoulCalibur IV and Just Cause 2 are all missing patches, and even first-party games like Journey, Gran Turismo 5 and Twisted Metal are affected.

Clearance sale: There is no way to get these games to check for and download patches, whether automatically or manually. Sony is planning to close down the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable stores on July 2nd, followed by PlayStation Vita store on August 27th. Around 2,200 games that are only available on the PlayStation Store will disappear from sale.

Memory wipe: It also turns out that there are some uncertainties about the future of the PlayStation 4 platform as well: Should the CMOS be wiped, you will need to connect to Sony's verification servers to renew your license to run even games on disc. There is speculation that this problem is related to the Trophy system, and could be fixed.

Which PlayStation 3 exclusive was the first to support Remote Play?

a) Lair
b) Little Big Planet
c) 3D Dot Game Heroes
d) Demon’s Souls

The answer will be revealed at the bottom of today's issue. Join up with our community on Twitter and Facebook to discuss what the answer could be.

Stand-up fight, or another bug hunt?

You can find an Easter egg in Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 Golden during the month of January. If you go harvest bugs, Teddie will say “Hold on there, Sensei! It’s dangerous to go alone! Take me!”

That’s a reference to the old hermit in The Legend of Zelda who says “It’s Dangerous to go Alone! Take this!” and offers Link a sword. Chie and Teddie’s voice actors from the original version couldn’t reprise their roles in the updated version, so Erin Fitzgerald and Sam Riegel – who voiced the characters in Persona 4: The Golden Animation – stepped in.

Join our community on Twitter and Facebook to discuss today's fact.

Fun in the sun with Summer Pikachu

The Pokémon Masters EX Champion Stadium has been updated, and the Summer Pikachu event has started in Pokémon Go. You can also find the rankings from the Pokémon Sword & Shield Players Cup IV Qualifiers in the Battle Stadium

Pokémon GO

• Summer Pikachu
  • Lasts until May 12th
  • Summer Style Pikachu spawn boost
  • Only available in certain regions for now

Pokémon Masters EX

• Champion Stadium updated
  • Unova Challenge now includes Iris over Alder
  • Two champions alternate every week

Pokémon Sword & Shield

• Players Cup IV Qualifier Online Competition
  • Rankings live and can be found in Battle Stadium
  • 50 BP gift for participants

Play Outriders, lose all your stuff

People Can Fly is working hard to fix the so-called inventory wipe bug that can strip every item from an Outriders character.

“Earlier today we applied additional preventative measures on to our servers to guard against any Inventory Wipes,” according to the Outriders twitter account. “These are reducing the occurrence of this issue, but we are continuing to lock in additional countermeasures.”

Force close: If you fall victim to the bug, you might be able to work around it. You have to “immediately force close the game, then reboot it.” Although it's possible to play Outriders solo, the game still requires you to be connected to Square Enix's servers at all times.

Top priority: “Just a short note to reassure you that resolving the inventory wipe is our top priority and will remain so until fixed. The moment we make a breakthrough we will immediately update you all.” The studio is also working to ensure that lost progress is restored to those affected by the bug.

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• Capcom announces Resident Evil Village showcase on April 15th promising trailers and gameplay footage and reminding of the Re:Verse open beta
• Sinfeld Remastered is an action horror parody and has just been announced for PlayStation 5
• WrestleMania announces WWE 2K22 with a short teaser and promises “more details coming soon”
• Sonic Colors Remastered dubbed into German, suggesting a Switch re-release is most likely on the cards

Oddworld: Soulstorm codes for PC

We have 5 PC codes for Oddworld: Soulstorm to give away. The latest from Oddworld Inhabitants follows Abe's continuing struggle to save his people from becoming tasty snacks.

If you want to help save the mukodons from being cooked and served, you should visit the Oddworld: Soulstorm PC codes giveaway and learn how you can help us share DailyBits!

Which PlayStation 3 exclusive was the first to support Remote Play?

ANSWER: Lair!

Lair! Lair, everyone! It’s Lair! Don’t remember Lair? Awesome graphics, epic dragon battles, John Debney soundtrack and … half-baked motion controls. Sure, it had its faults, but at least it was the very first game to feature PlayStation Portable remote play!

That’s right, you could stream Lair to your PSP over the internet. Unfortunately, the game was designed around the PlayStation 3 Sixaxis controller, and didn’t translate that well to the PSP’s single weird slidey analogue thing. A double whammy of being both ahead of its time and woefully of its time.

Today's issue of DailyBits was written by Gavin Herman, Nick Akerman, Erlend Grefsrud, Simon Priest, and Jamie Davey. If you have any feedback or news tips for the team, please email us!