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Playstation Network is still down, no end in sight
JAPANESE GAMES CONSOLE MAKER Sony is facing more problems after its Playstation Network was hacked and taken offline, with no estimate in sight for recovery.
The company confirmed that its network was the victim of an "external intrusion" and that it voluntarily put it offline while it works on a fix for the problem.
However, it's been nearly a week since the first signs of the hacking appeared and the network remains down, with users greeted by error messages and notifications about maintenance and suspended services.
It is widely believed that the hacktivist group Anonymous was behind the attack, but the group denied this, saying that some of its supporters might have acted alone. Anonymous launched a campaign against Sony recently after the company sued George Hotz, the man who jailbroke the Playstation 3. That lawsuit has since been settled.
Anonymous claims that Sony is taking advantage of the situation, blaming its members for what it says is an internal problem on Sony's servers.
In its most recent status update Sony said that it was still working on bringing its Playstation Network and Qriocity services back online, but that it doesn't have a timeframe for how long that might take. The company thanked its users for their patience.
Gamers are furious over the outage, which coincides with the release of the highly anticipated Portal 2 game. The Easter holidays would have seen many of the 70 million accounts on Sony's network active and the BBC reports that some of these gamers might expect compensation for the loss of service. µ
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The PSN is not free. it is rolled into the licensing costs for every developer license and game sold. Though the product does not have a strict dollar amount it is not free. Also the PS3 which advertises a level of functionality that REQUIRES (online play, meia center functions, ETC) the PS3 is not living up to what is essentially listed on the box.
I can understand outtages, problems, and the serious threat online security presents. However if it is part of a product you are selling, you better keep consumers informed (which sony is not) and you should prepare for disaster (I suggest all my customers do, like if there is a fire and you lose your operational facility and your network and data what is your plan. Closing up shop is an acceptable answer for a mom and pop store, it is not for a multi-billion dollar company like sony)
Also game developers should be PISSED and putting massive pressure on sony. I am sure the loss of the PSN has hurt game sales to the point that the developers are begining to see the effects in their bottom lines. Especially with the recent release of a few big name titles.
I am furious about this happening but atleast my mums happy cause I'm of the ps3 now...will there be a time when u have fixed the .i problam?.hope u get it fixed.I remeber this happened one time I standed by and never buyed a xbox..I reckon tht every online player/psn should get free map packs on black opps
I am furious about this happening but atleast my mums happy cause I'm of the ps3 now...will there be a time when u have fixed the .i problam?.hope u get it fixed.I remeber this happened one time I standed by and never buyed a xbox..I reckon tht every online player/psn should get free map packs on black opps
I am furious about this happening but atleast my mums happy cause I'm of the ps3 now...will there be a time when u have fixed the .i problam?.hope u get it fixed.I remeber this happened one time I standed by and never buyed a xbox..I reckon tht every online player/psn should get free map packs on black opps
I am furious about this happening but atleast my mums happy cause I'm of the ps3 now...will there be a time when u have fixed the .i problam?.hope u get it fixed.I remeber this happened one time I standed by and never buyed a xbox..I reckon tht every online player/psn should get free map packs on black opps
I am furious about this happening but atleast my mums happy cause I'm of the ps3 now...will there be a time when u have fixed the problam?.hope u get it fixed
When will they sort this out and get the network up and running I can't play ultamit team on fifa cause of this and it needs to be sorted NOW
Hey prince Akuntakeentay, how about you get some f'''ing knowledge about psn, before you dumb ass, talks about something you know little about. you probably play xbox nuff said!
Calm down kids, you play online for free to begin with, and if you have PSN+, you're a retard. Go outside and play ball or something, instead of wasting your meaningless lives on your fat pimpley asses. When I heard about PSN going down, I was filled with joy, thinking, "Oh my god, maybe this will cause more people to do something productive for a change," but obviously instead, you all get on rarely seen articles to voice your silly opinions that will have absolutely no impact on anything.
Granted, I am here commenting as well, but as long as someone out in the world reads this, and gets his nerdy panties in a bunch, then I have accomplished my task.
So in closing, I find it rather funny how the people who don't pay to play online, expect some kind of first class treatment. You get what you pay for, PSN is down, and oh guess what? You didn't pay for it. If XboxLive was down, this would be a different situation entirely, as people actually pay for their online service.
Goodbye.
What I really don't understand is that, why are all the online services must go through PSN first?
I mean, I want to watch Netflix, I should be able to just click on the Netflix icon, and the application should talk directly with the Netflix server. This is how every other boxes/computers work. Why must the PS3 be different? it has to authenticate to PSN first before the app can authenticate to Netflix?
Same thing goes with online games. My F'n PC don't have to log onto the Microsoft server before I can surf the web do I? I don't have to log onto MS server before I can play an online game on the PC do I?
"some of these gamers might expect compensation for the loss of service"
WHY JUST SOME OF THE PEOPLE ARE EXXPECTED TO GET COMPENSATED! WE ALL (ps3 owners) PAYED LOTS OF MONEY AND INVESTED A LARGE AMOUNT OF OUR HARD EARNED CASH INTO THEIR COMPANY AND WE JUST HEAR "SOME!" WE SHOULD ALL GET COMPENSATED FOR OUR SUFFERING FOR WE PUT OUR TRUST IN SONY TO PROTECT OUR PERSONAL DATA AND TO LIVE UP TO THEIR PROMISES WITH THE CONTRACT WE AGREED TO WHEN WE SIGNED UP FOR PSN!
Where do i start? How about the guys that ssay quit complaining about a free service? UMMMM! Hope the f''' off! Most of us payed 200 or 300 dollars for our ps3 and you want to tell us to stop crying about it? we bout it knowing there would be free online SOOOO when it goes shuts down i think we have a good f''king reason to complain. And for all of you saying your going to xbox. GOOOOOO you alreday bought there product(ps3) not like they care now. And for those of you blaming anon. i know some of there members and i can say it was not there team that did theis however i know a few capibale of it. so hope the fuck off al you complainers im sure it will be back in a week or two
http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/gx6o4/im_a_moderator_over_at_psxscenecom_the_real/
A few people have stated that only PSN plus users should be compensated. What about the users who play PS3 games centered or based primarily on online content? Most video games now days range from forty to sixty dollars when purchased. Even more so why should users who buy these games not be compensated for their loses too? These users are of no less value. Without the consumer their is NO product.
Does anyone remember that at one point and time all u had to play was the platform for any game u bought.Now all I hear is a bunch of spoiled brats whining about something that is free,here's an idea go outside and get some exercise.I love video games as much as all u,but I'm not gonna bitch about a free service going down.The sad reality is that all u people that r whining about the interruption in service r probably using mommy and Daddys internet.So to bitch about something ur not paying a dime for is stupid,like I said SPOILED BRATS!!
All the people talking about being compensated need to stfu. Your playing online for FREE! You sound like people on welfare! Go get a damn job or go read a damn dictionary cause m*#herf@ckers need to learn how to spell. For example @ Microsoft I "meen" c'mon retard for real?
You say people aren't entitled to compensation but have you not ever heard of the 'data protection act'? Sony have breached it and now potentially all of their customers details have now been compromised, we will all have to cancel our bank cards registered with PSN for fear of compromised card details. Sony have dropped too many plates here.
http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/gx6o4/im_a_moderator_over_at_psxscenecom_the_real/
Fuck playstation, its like buying a blackberry with no service, u cant call or txt but only play brick breaker. Fuck outta here... back to my xbox!. Sony just lost another player
hahaha what do u guys expect? i would rather be run buy which i think is the biggest company in the world "microsoft" then Sony? i meen come on you really think some old stupid hacker, could make its way into microsoft? hahaa im not telling u peeps to change? im just saying that, i know u guys mostly play ps3 online because its free or u just prefere it to xbox, but sonys free because its ovious that its just not good? lol i meen ps3 online is for children and xbox is for men who kinda take gaming seriously so in the end, ide rather have microsoft as my boss lol
all this hype about who hacked psn....tut tut peeps i can verify 2 things 1. it wasnt anon. 2. it was only 1 person. just goes to show how easy it is to hack and how easy it is for us . all hacks are wrong and is only used by the sad and weak.. shame
stuff breaks,stuff gets compromised,yes its a bummer & i,d like to spend an hour or two on cod...but it aint the end of the world...on the xbox/ps debate..i,v 3xboxs in the garage with ring of death & i,m £60 a year better of with ps
I have no pitty for console gamers.
A console is to a pc is like a go cart is to a car. You get what you pay for.
You pay more fees, and don't get ownership of anything.
MS has done what they can to kill the PC game industry - they make DX11 but no games for it.
You pathetic cattle have passed the greenest pastures and let them be turned to trash heaps. I blame all console gameser for killing Qualty gaming on PCs - so eat it!
Right just coz sum1 hacked ps3 doesent mean its rubbish it could happen to xbox, pc or websites so dont say ps3s rubbish + sony is trying there best to get it back online.
All of you guys freeaking out need to chill. Saying that your going to sell your ps3 and get an xbox is being pretty dramatic. And there is no need for compensation, except for the plus members, they should get a week extesion. Other than that, be grateful psn is free to begin with. To keep myself busy, I actually dusted off the playstation 1,fired it up, and played some games of frogger and crash, brung back alot of memories.
Do not buy ps3 if u keep credit card info on your playstation it's been hacked take it off immediately and if u get it fixed ur going to get ripped off by the mexicans working in loredo tx on ur playstation they steal your info and make purchases.
If you wanna play games and not depend on Sony Or Microsoft than get a real gaming rig. Pc's still spank any consel and always will. Way better graphics even running ported games.
if this is not fixed in the next week i will be a new member of xbox 360 xbox live and not psn so i hop u can do sumthing about it
bubba64645
I pay 15 bucks a month to play DC Universe which is online only. Between Anonymous' attacks and this most recent one I've not been able to play for over a week. Whether it's SOE or parent company Sony I feel I'm owed compensation.
I had the x box and it sucked I had to pay to play online my game console overheated all the time thats why I'm loyal to ps3 its worth the wait just wished they could fix it faster put $h!t happens
How Can you be compensated for something you get for free? I agree that it sucks that the network is down, but wake up nerds! You are being compensated! With your life! Dust the crumbs off your bellies, go outside, and live your lives! Now is your chance!
Wow spring break is over sony, a billion dollar company can't trace some hakers that ruin my weekend. Fuck and my tv was also shot from an air soft gun
Thanks for the info
For me 75% of most games are for multiplayer only dragon age, finalfantasy,etc aren't. I pre-ordered mortal kombat, socom and red river weeks ago and took 7 days off work holidays lol. I'm bored of playin mk offline but s--t happens I dn't think we should be given comp for this but they should take this time to create something in the forthcoming update that makes us glad this happened.
For ppl sayin the xbox cant be hacked my friends have flashed xboxes and have had them for years waaaaay b4 sony got hacked.
The only people entitled to anything is playstation+ users which is a paid service and stop comparing ps3 to xbox it's irrelavent if xbox ain't been hacked just because it hasn't been done don't mean it can't be done the pentagon got hacked by a Brit and think that the security will be better than xbox some call yourself loyal how many games u bought this week with psn down ? See I went out and got socom and ofp-red river at a total of £75 which both have online gaming but won't be able to go online with for another two weeks while they rebuild psn
Even though we don't pay for PSN (unless you are a Plus member) I think they should implement cross game chat with friends during this rebuilding :) seems practical, would be my perfect compensation and it's been long overdue
People might seek compensation?!?!? Its not a paid service so how can people seek compensation. Yes its an inconvenience but what has the world come to wanting compensation because of an outage on a free service. People need to grow up, they're not going to die because they can't use their playstation's online services. They should go read a book or something until the problem is resolved.
Sony should definatly consider compensation to its 70million plus customers,if PSN had been built correctly in the first place then they would have been no problems at all over the Easter weekend and even the best hacker in the world wouldnt have hacked, look at the xbox, built by Microsoft, They have got the best anti hacking system ever and Sony should take a big leaf out of their book when it comes to online, Alot of people are on about boycotting Sony in favour of Xbox but Im very loyal to Playstation and feel that every loyal customer should be rewarded with free map packs depending on what you play, F%&k the Xbox, holding one of their pads is like playing with a heavy steering wheel.....
Would be if I had to pay.....bitching that is
There could be a mole in playstation
Common people this no reason to blame people s---t happes so just Waite untill psn is back don't buy a xbox it's not wort it I have been loyal to playstation for along time so I will wate a month if I have 2