In an attempt to solve my Ico/SotC situation, I'm going to try some stuff in the PS3 recovery menu. Specifically, the "Rebuild Database" option. I've read that this doesn't have an effect on accounts or activations, but I want to be 100% sure as I have 13 phantoms on my system that I'd hate to lose. Has anyone done this and did it have an impact on your phantoms?
Another...random question. If I take the HDD out of my PS3, and put another one in. Assuming I leave the HDD intact, can I swap it back in? The only thing I can think of that I've done since last playing this game is change my HDD. I still have the original HDD in my closet somewhere, so I was thinking...pop that back in, see if it works, finish up this game, and put my current HDD back in. Bad idea?