A few hours ago, the PlayStation Network mysteriously went offline for many users. When attempting to sign in, user’s were informed that their password was incorrect, instead of seeing the usual “Maintenance” message shown during scheduled downtime. Luckily, the PSN wasn’t hacked this time.
The PlayStation Network will be going offline again this week, for scheduled maintenance. The maintenance period will begin this Thursday (May 31st 2012), starting at 4:00pm BST and will last until Friday, 8:00am BST. The downtime will affect both North American and European regions.
Today, the PlayStation Store delivers Ultimate Editions. Full PS3 games will be offered with all their DLC at great prices. There is even additional discount for PlayStation Plus subscribers. Check out the great titles below to choose from:
The PlayStation Network will be offline for scheduled maintenance from 16:00 (BST) Thursday 24th May until – 08:00 (BST) on Friday 25th May. During the maintenance window, the PlayStation Store will be inaccessible along with other PSN related services like the PlayStation Blog.
The first two Uncharted games are turning into digital downloads on the PlayStation Store later next month. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Game of the Year Edition) will land on the PlayStation Store in the downloadable PS3 game section on June 26th.
Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock will be available to download globally for the PS3 this week, when the game hits the PlayStation Network on Wednesday, May 23rd 2012. The game will also be available to purchase at UK retail outlets from May 25th 2012.
On the EU PlayStation Store, gamers can now pre-order games before the actual release date and begin to download automatically on the day of release (providing the auto-downloading feature has been enabled). This is a pretty handy feature if you aren’t around during the day to download the game yourself – the game would be downloaded and installed automatically by the time you get home.
In April’s top PSN sellers, Escape Plan continues its dominance on top of the PS Vita download chart. In PSOne Classics, Final Fantasy VII continues it’s lead in first place too. Check out the other top downloaded titles for April2012 below.
In April’s top PSN sellers, Journey had dropped to second place after it was proclaimed PSN’s fastest-selling game back in March. In PSOne Classics, Final Fantasy VII continues it’s lead in first place, while Escape Plan is again top of the PS Vita chart. Check out the other top downloaded titles for April2012 below.
Heads up on yet more PlayStation Network maintenance this month. The PlayStation Network will be offline for maintenance starting on Wednesday 16th May from 16.00 until Thursday 17th May at 00.00 BST. During this time, PSN services will be unavailable, including the PlayStation Store and Account Management sections.
