[citation][nom]therandomuser[/nom]Still though, sucks to be Sony right now. I can see this as their game breaker, pun somewhat intended. Who knows? Maybe W1+1 (don't like the sound of Wii2 or Wiiii) v Windows+XBox 720 will be the new gaming battle.As this console generation is reaching it's end life, we shall reminisce on overheating game consoles, barring the Wii, and some funky motion control catch-up from the Move/Kinect.[/citation]
Does suck to be Sony. Seemed they were almost to the point where they would put their bad press from lawsuits against hacker(s) behind them, and then this happens. Its a shame to, because the PS2 was one of the greatest, if they THE greatest system of all time (even though I didn't like it). The PS3 has been rocky since launch. The only really positive thing about the PS3 was the fact that PSN was free (minus PS Plus), but that doesn't do them any good if the PSN network is down. Luckily for Sony, I know tons of people who have bought the PS3 for the sole purpose of it being their Bluray/Netflix player.
At the same time, they should have designed their network better. Not so hackers couldn't get in, because hackers will always find a way in. But they should have at least encrypted ALL private user information--it is just something that needs to be done, no matter what.
Having said that, I highly doubt the hackers actually have credit card information. Seems to me they are just pretending like they have information to put further pressure on Sony. And if Sony really didn't encrypt credit card information, then I would suspect whoever is in charge of PSN security will be losing their job soon.
But it is a good time to be a PC user. Games are cheaper, don't have to pay for some online service thing (Xbox Live), and the cooling of my system is completely up to me.