PSN Still Not Back; Still No ETA from Sony
It’s Monday, May 9, and PSN has been down for 19 days. However, despite the fact that restoration of services was supposed to begin last week, Sony has yet to provide users with any update as to when PSN and Qriocity will be back online.
Last Sunday, Sony sent out a press release detailing its plans for bringing the PlayStation Network and Qriocity services back online. The company said it planned to restore services in regional phases and that it expected to begin that process last week. Unfortunately, the company has missed its deadline, and no, it doesn’t have any updated timeframe for users.
However, the company does have some sort of explanation as to why it missed the mark:
"When we held the press conference in Japan last week, based on what we knew, we expected to have the services online within a week,” said Patrick Seybold. "We were unaware of the extent of the attack on Sony Online Entertainment servers, and we are taking this opportunity to conduct further testing of the incredibly complex system."
Seybold, Sony’s senior director of corporate communications and social media, also assured users in no uncertain terms that Sony would not cut corners in getting PSN back online
"As you’ve heard us say, our utmost priorities are the security of the network and ensuring your data is safe. We won’t restore the services until we can test the system’s strength in these respects."
"We will update you with more information as soon as we have it,” he added later in his blog post. "We apologize for the delay and inconvenience of this network outage."
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lol for once in my life, Ive done it.
they won't know if the data is safe, for christ..
Im so sick of Waiting for this shit. FUCK
I wonder what they'll do with SSF4 Arcade Edition coming soon... They can't loose that game launch IMO. That would suck so much for them.
Cheers!
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Biggest accomplishment you will ever make. Congrats
I still only have GT5 for the PS3 and no other games lol, but this problem with security doesn't make me want to buy any more games for the PS3 even though I never put any CC #'s in
they said its gnna be off till the end of may
OMG bring up Planetside already!
I really wish they had their online gaming portion up already. I would assume they could, and should keep that separate from online buying and downloading portion. I own 2 xbox and 2 ps3s. But because how sony handles user accounts, I prefer ps3 greatly over xbox. Almost thinking about selling my other xbox because of it. It's not worth having to remember to move your usb stick when you want to use a different xbox. More so when you want to be sneaky about it to you don't wake the kids. Also when it comes to downloadable content. I love being able to play it on both ps3s as long as my profile is on the box instead of being active. So I can buy the game once, and play it on both ps3, unlike xbox where I would have to buy the game twice just so my wife and I can play. Plus ps3 works a lot better as a media server then the xbox. Both in menu function, and in the amount it can do. But xbox is better for online play for most popular games, only because it has a bigger US base. I'm disappointed in you sony, but PS Plus is great.
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well at least they're following the blizzard and valve philosophy of "it's ready when it's ready". would rather they get it right this time then rush it back up.
People complaining about the extension needs to calm down a bit and think. Would you rather have them cut corners to get it back online ASAP just to risk further attacks (like hackers have promised) or give them as much time as they need to secure their system?
Im so sick of Waiting for this shit. FUCK
Yeah, you'd think it was free or something, oh wait.
No system is ever going to be 100% secure because hackers will always find a way to break into the network if the reward is good enough. Their biggest mistake is not encrypting the user information. Had they done this then it wouldn't be too big of a problem until they break the encryption. By then the stolen data is too old to be worth anything.
this is why i dissagree on having to connect to a compnay's network to play your game...it sucks balls
This is really a huge problem for sony. Everybody is going to think that the PSN is completely unreliable now... Oh wait. It is.
On the plus side by now the heavy withdrawals the fan-boys experienced must be receding and
the may actually be doing something with their lives other than playing the PS3 and going on internet forums to defend, praise, and attack the Xbox. Who knows maybe some of them have even come in contact with sunlight!
I don't care about PSN or Qriocity just bring up SOE servers already
The problem is that Sony is only concerned about their publishers, sales, and implementing better copy protection. If sony truly cared, they'd blow out all credit card information, separate online play from the store, and allow their customers to use the online game-play features. But instead, they'll focus on keeping big business happy by expediting the sales side, while screwing over the little guy. I don't even care about online play, but I purchased the PS3 version of Portal2 exclusively because I could play it on both my ps3 and my pc. If I knew I wouldn't be able to activate it for over 2 weeks I would have bought it for the X360.
They keep trying to rub in that it's an "incredibly complex system". Sounds to me like it just wasn't built very cleanly. A major mark of a good developer is that his code is understandable and documented. Apparently they lacked good developers when building PSN.
" further testing of the incredibly complex system."
No doubt it's complex enough (and probably poorly documented) so that nobody really knows what it does and what to look for...
On the plus side by now the heavy withdrawals the fan-boys experienced must be receding and the may actually be doing something with their lives other than playing the PS3 and going on internet forums to defend, praise, and attack the Xbox. Who knows maybe some of them have even come in contact with sunlight!
Or girls.
They keep trying to rub in that it's an "incredibly complex system". Sounds to me like it just wasn't built very cleanly. A major mark of a good developer is that his code is understandable and documented. Apparently they lacked good developers when building PSN.
And that's the problem you face when you outsource all your work to the lowest bidder.
They keep trying to rub in that it's an "incredibly complex system". Sounds to me like it just wasn't built very cleanly. A major mark of a good developer is that his code is understandable and documented. Apparently they lacked good developers when building PSN.
So anything complex is simply poorly engineered?
gawd i can't wait until this happens to steam and other cloud services.
this is why multiplayer LAN should be kept included instead of restricting to internet only multiplayer.
atleast with pc's you can hack stuff to make it do what ever you want.
gawd i can't wait until this happens to steam and other cloud services.
That is a sick thought.
This just keeps getting funnier and funnier. Of course I don't have a PS3 or I'd probably be pissed.
I'm so glad I can not really care if the network is back up or not...I have a PS3, but it's essentially always just functioned as a media streamer with only occasional gameplay. I do the vast majority of my gaming on my PC where games belong
i bet a great time to launch a ddos right after it's launch date!
People who want to bug Sony could do that very easily!
Sony has made lots of enemies when combatting homebrew apps for their devices!
Checkind Anandtech, and HardOCP show sony should be up by the end of the month. Hopefully with less FAIL!