Sony has confirmed that parts of the PlayStation Network will come back online sometime this week. The news was announced at a press conference that took place in Tokyo, Japan over the weekend. Sony is resume PSN services in stages, and will also be offering gamers some compensation for the downtime.
Sony has posted a useful FAQ to address all the questions you may have about the PSN downtime. The FAQ covers everything that was sent out in the official email and update from Sony yesterday, and more specific information about the intrusion and how it can affect you. You can also find the FAQ on the official PlayStation website.
Sony has provided yet another update on the recent PlayStation Network downtime. This time, it’s really bad news for anyone who uses the service. Between April 17 and April 19, 2011, Sony discovered that certain PlayStation Network and Qriocity service user account information was compromised in connection with an illegal and unauthorized intrusion on network.
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Sony is looking to release two PlayStation certified tablets, names S1 and S2. According to the video below, the S1 looks like a iPad rival with very similar design, a 9.4 inch screen and a Tegra 2 CPU. The S2 looks more like a Nintendo DS rival with two 5.5 inch touchscreen panels and a 1024×480 display.
It’s been 7 days now since the PSN went offline, causing frustration for a lot of gamers. Sony released another update on the situation earlier, but its still bad news for gamers. Sony still doesn’t have timeframe on when the network will be up again, but they are working hard to get it up as soon as possible.
The PlayStation Network downtime has caused a lot of headaches to PS3 gamers, especially those who were eagerly to take part in the inFamous 2 beta. We’ve into day 7 of the downtime so inFamous 2 developer Sucker Punch had decided to stop handing out beta codes as they would be useless to the gamers who do receive them.
As you may know, the PSN services have been down for the past few days now meaning no online gaming over the Easter weekend. Sony have released an update on the issue, indicating its a problem with the network infrastructure. Sony are working around the clock to restore service, but it could be a few more days before the PSN is up again.
The PlayStation Network has been down since Wednesday, for what seems like some unscheduled maintenance work. However, it now turned out that the PSN was hacked so Sony took measures to protect the network by shutting it down to investigate the intrusion. Sony has today released an official statement about the downtime.
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