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Sony to bring back PSN this week, already running in Japan?DVDBack23 @ May 02, 2011 05:20 | 59 comments Sony announced earlier today that they will slowly be bringing back the PlayStation Network and Qriocity over the next week, and some unconfirmed reports already have the service up-and-running in Japan.
The company will also be ramping up security on the network in response to the largest security breach in the company's history, with personal info (and possibly but not likely credit card info) stolen from 77 million accounts.
Finally, Sony says they will be setting up a new customer appreciation program to thank everyone for waiting almost two weeks for PSN to come back up.
Sony says:
Third-party experts have conducted extensive tests to verify the security strength of the PlayStation Network and Qriocity services. With these measures in place, SCE and SNEI plan to start a phased rollout by region of the services shortly.
The new security features include:
-Added automated software monitoring and configuration management to help defend against new attacks
Sony also says it is still working with the FBI to look into the attack and prosecute those responsible.
For the "Welcome Back" program, Sony will be offering some "entertainment content" for free and a free 30-day subscription to the premium PlayStation Plus. |
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Comment by: user473 (May 02, 2011 16:45) who cares sold my ps3 long time ago..xbox 360 way better. just get a real system like the box and play gears 3...but on a side note if i knew who was the person behind this id shake his hand,edited for content sony |
Comment by: Oner (May 02, 2011 17:16) There has been WAAAY to much inappropriate and/or offensive wording in this thread (and as of late in general). This will be everyones only warning, if kept up any violations will have a 2 week suspension.
Search > http://forums.afterdawn.com/search Rules > http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/2487 Important Rule > http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/380660 |
Comment by: Anonymous User (May 02, 2011 17:19) WOW is this what its come to we are all he acting like little kids because psn is down. Sony will give out whatever THEY want free. They really dont owe us anything the psn is free to begin with isnt that good enough , just ask any x-box owner how much they would love to have a free network. Lets just all get over it and get back to gaming. |
Comment by: Anonymous User (May 02, 2011 17:24) Originally posted by Edipus: |
Comment by: plazma247 (May 02, 2011 17:51) sagarius was your point so good you needed to post it 3 times, really its a shame people cant be allowed to share or discuss their own opinions without coming under personal attack from someone thats always a "Unverified new user" strange that..
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Comment by: Anonymous User (May 02, 2011 18:06) Edited for content that violates forum rules and a warning given by a moderator. |
Comment by: Anonymous User (May 02, 2011 18:21) Originally posted by dude845: boo hoo! get over it. it was not sony's fault. why dont you use the time off of the psn to see the real world. |
Comment by: Anonymous User (May 02, 2011 18:23) Originally posted by dude845: @ dude845 that is quite possibly the dumbest thing i've ever heard. what have you lost that deserves a free year. Sony has been down for a week and a half. 30 days is two and a half weeks more you cheap douchebag. if you feel you deserve more than jump on the class action lawsuit against Sony. Cause Sony as a company owes us nothing for free except the fraud department programs they are giving us. I personally have canceled my card. But for you to sit there and act like they have been down for the past year is a travesty. why don't you just jump on the band wagon of people switching to xbox. The only thing that Sony owes us is a little edited gratitude if you ask me. |
Comment by: plazma247 (May 02, 2011 19:23) @ everyone, before the thread gets shut down completely due to a flame war... dont take things so personally, to be honest im finding it strange that most of the people jumpin in to defend sonys part are mostly all Unverified new user's...
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Comment by: Smacks (May 02, 2011 21:03) Glad to hear that PSN will be back up again soon. It will be nice to eventually know the extent of data that was stolen from Sony and its consumers. |
Comment by: 2dogsfighting71 (May 02, 2011 21:11) Originally posted by Smacks: Agreed. It'd be nice to know how soon as well.
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Comment by: phade3 (May 02, 2011 23:27) Originally posted by psn outrage: You're right and we as consumers do not have to spend out money with Sony either ! |
Comment by: xnmalletx (May 02, 2011 23:43) unverified sony employee's??? |
Comment by: Anonymous User (May 03, 2011 00:20) Originally posted by dude845: The network was only out for two weeks and you want theme to give out a full year of Playstation plus just be glad there giving out a month. How selfish of you |
Comment by: cazer (May 03, 2011 03:49) Originally posted by KillerBug: thats just like saying that anyone that has had a crime committed against them was asking for it. a crime was committed. no if's and's or but's about it. sony is a victim because it was sony's data that was stolen. yes it may have been your info but you gave it to sony of your own free will. you can say you had to so you could play online but you had a choice to buy the ps3 and to play online. its that simple. sony and everyone that gave them info is a victim. if a crime was not committed then the info would have not gotten out. a crime is what the law of the land says is a crime and by that i mean the courts. courts have the finale say about the law. if the courts back sony up then they did nothing wrong. if the courts say they did do something wrong then sony should pay but not by haveing a crime committed against them. are we really playing two wrongs make a right? we also dont know what sony put in place to safe gaurd are info. its not like this has only happend to sony. as i have said before a lock only keeps an honest person honest. |
Comment by: xboxdvl2 (May 03, 2011 06:24) sony treated a couple of hackers like dogs and got bitten by bigger hackers.the hackers responsible might not even distribute the data/info they stole.they might not even run up credit card charges on other peoples credit cards.they set out to ruin sonys reputation and they have.
married to my car and computer.both of them have problems.
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Comment by: cazer (May 03, 2011 08:48) Originally posted by xboxdvl2: true the courts may not do whats right or fair all the time. but they usually have the final say. |
Comment by: Jemborg (May 03, 2011 16:52) Sony is the victim? Ahahaha.
Originally posted by KillerBug: In a nutshell.
Its a lot easier being righteous than right.
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Comment by: hglez86 (May 03, 2011 17:16) oh man! now I wish I had a psn account!!!... not!... there has always been a way people in power think they can control people... by giving people a little taste of what they could have and then once they have people with them they give them nothing... there's a saying in spanish ("dar atole con el dedo") atole being from what i understand cornmeal, the idea is that they feed you with one finger something that is pretty much liquid, so you are only getting a taste of what you could be getting... and about the people talking about rape being provoked, real rapes can't be all generalized, but in the case of Sony i think they wore a belt like mini skirt, no blouse and tiny bra... and started yelling in the middle of the night that they were needy while lying on the ground... and i won't go on with that or i might be banned... pretty much what i mean is that they did ask for it and i wish i had the skills those people have, not to hurt the users but to give sony what it deserves... maybe if they had installed Linux servers they would have had more security... but who knows, maybe they also blocked the other OS function on their servers hahaha...
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Comment by: Anonymous User (May 06, 2011 21:04) Originally posted by JayDug: lol this is completely sonys fault we have the right to flame them. 1. they should not pick fights with hackers who do have power, without making sure they cannot be harmed in anyway.
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Comment by: Anonymous User (May 09, 2011 03:38) All things considered, i am kind of bummed about the whole ordeal. However, I can do other things rather than just playing online all day. I HAVE A LIFE!!! That and i can cancel my debit card, this isnt a big deal. All things considered, I think the individuals running the network are being quite considerate with this situation, they could just not give you anything and not shutdown the network to strengthen the security of your personal information. Its not going to be down forever, now change your diapers and put on your big boy pant... ^-^ |
Comment by: plazma247 (May 09, 2011 08:17) So will the users still get their free month of psn+ or is that going to get upgraded now its still not back..? |
Comment by: hglez86 (May 09, 2011 09:06) i don't think they are "upgrading" their security or "giving" stuff for "free" to people just from the kindness of their heart... they know they screwed up at what ever level you want to say they did, still a screw up and now i think they know that money (notice how i did not say customers) could be lost big time... so as good marketers they are, they know that in order to deceive people into staying they must lure them to it... so i think there is no such thing as Phony being nice... only market-smart.
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Comment by: HeriqueGB (May 09, 2011 09:48) I am fuming with rage, never before have i been so angry, i have been playing call of duty since i have been in nappies (i still currently wear nappies) I have been playing black ops for a total time of 16 days and my KD ratio is below 1 and my win to loss ratio is 0.52.... bring back my beloved psn or you will be recieving a letter of complaint from my dearest boyfriend armani300 (add him on psn)
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Comment by: aztecs619 (May 09, 2011 15:11) Originally posted by dude845: dude your right but it may come in the tues or wednesday. they are this work what to said and give up more than lot of stuff because if you go play station home there lot of people talk about the error or the hack that did in april 20?
LOL OMG THE PLAYSTATION NETWORK IS COMING BACK THIS SUNDAY HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH PLAYSTATION RULERS
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