PSN offline for days

[Husar]

Heh, well, I was aware of such risks before, but despite my hesitation to give my details to Sony (which was mostly because they said they would round everything up to multiples of 5€, meaning I'd usually give them some more money than I'd actually have to pay, even if the rest would stay for the next purchase), I didn't expect their security to be so lax.
Then again my address is also in the phonebook, so hacking Sony's network to get it seems like overkill.

[Mailman653]

Sony Confirms PSN Credit Card Data Encrypted, Personal Information Was Not

[Fragony]

Oh fun.
Only have my CC info stored on 3 sites. Amazon, Steam & PSN. After this, only two sites and if I have to change a new credit card, none. Been changing passwords on email and some other sites to be on the very safe side.

And oh, now I got to keep an eye on my credit card info. I sincerely hope they offer something tangible in return for these troubles, downtime is one thing, but having personal information and especially credit card information stolen is a damn big nono. A one or two year free membership for Playstation Plus or a coupon to buy PS3 games (preferably not from PS Store since it has a damn limited selection compared to most retail stores).

Well block the creditcard. That is all really

[Skullheadhq]

Well block the creditcard. That is all really

See the post above you.

[Krusader]

Latest Penny Arcade comic strip. (Will admit, I have no idea why the hill is labeled Stem-Cell research)

[Tellos Athenaios]

No Class Action if the PSN terms & conditions require individual arbitration. At least in the USA.

[drone]

(Will admit, I have no idea why the hill is labeled Stem-Cell research)

I think it's Gabe's disdain for the old-style political cartoons. He just threw that on there as a parody.

[Who am i?]

Hello.

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/01/so...thi/#continued

The list of known services returning to PSN this week are listed after the break.

•Restoration of Online game-play across the PlayStation®3 (PS3) and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) systems -This includes titles requiring online verification and downloaded games
•Access to Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity for PS3/PSP for existing subscribers
•Access to account management and password reset
•Access to download un-expired Movie Rentals on PS3, PSP and MediaGo
•PlayStation®Home
•Friends List
•Chat Functionality

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/01/ps...ree/#continued

Sony plans to offer free downloads of unidentified "content," 30 days of free PlayStation Plus access to new and existing members, and 30 days of free Qriocity service. The paper also says that PSN service will be restored "soon."

[Fragony]

At least it's something

[Mailman653]

More details on the freebies

Sony Shuts Down SOE

Sony: 24.6 Million SOE Customers' Personal Data Compromised

[Mailman653]

Sony Issues Letter to Congress on PSN Attack, Points Finger At Anonymous

[Prussian to the Iron]

..........Still not up.....THIS IS BULLHOCKEY!!!!

[Fragony]

..........Still not up.....THIS IS BULLHOCKEY!!!!

Ya, at least a daily update would be nice so we at least know they aren't too busy stealing Nintendo's ideas and market it as the second comming of Christ on a mother :#$$%%^^!: plane.

IT WILL CHANGE HOW WE THINK OF CUSTOMER FEEDBACK FOREVER

Sony.

[drone]

Sony is going to be lucky if they are ever allowed to process credit cards again.
http://consumerist.com/2011/05/secur...sn-breach.html

According to Spafford, security experts monitoring open Internet forums learned months ago that Sony was using outdated versions of the Apache Web server software, which "was unpatched and had no firewall installed." The issue was "reported in an open forum monitored by Sony employees" two to three months prior to the recent security breaches, said Spafford.

Definitely not PCI DSS compliant.

[Skullheadhq]

..........Still not up.....THIS IS BULLHOCKEY!!!!

Perhaps tonight.

[Prussian to the Iron]

Nope :/

[Husar]

They say another attack on the network is already planned and hackers supposedly still have access to it, so that may explain why it's still not up.
It's really nice of those hackers to stand up for everybody's linux enjoyment on the PS3, no? Heroes of the people!

[Fragony]

They say another attack on the network is already planned and hackers supposedly still have access to it, so that may explain why it's still not up.
It's really nice of those hackers to stand up for everybody's linux enjoyment on the PS3, no? Heroes of the people!

Well Linux functionality was really nice, so was the promised backward compability THE XBOX DOESN'T HAVE. But because it's Sony you get only a fraction of whatever WILL FOREVER CHANGE HOW WE THINK ABOUT whatever. Screw Sony, pity I need a playstation to play the best exclusives otherwise I would absolutely buy a 360.

[Prussian to the Iron]

Even though I do prefer PS3, I have to admit, Fragony, that Xbox exclusives as a whole are better. Gears of War, Halo, can't think of others ATM but they tend to be better, and American games. Whereas PS3 exclusives, with the huge exceptions of God of War, Killzone, and Demons Souls, tend to be crappy Japanese junk. Not that I dislike the japanese for anything, but the general kind of game produced by them tends to be more geared for anime fans, of which I gladly say I am not.

[Fragony]

Even though I do prefer PS3, I have to admit, Fragony, that Xbox exclusives as a whole are better. Gears of War, Halo, can't think of others ATM but they tend to be better, and American games. Whereas PS3 exclusives, with the huge exceptions of God of War, Killzone, and Demons Souls, tend to be crappy Japanese junk. Not that I dislike the japanese for anything, but the general kind of game produced by them tends to be more geared for anime fans, of which I gladly say I am not.

Than why prefer the PS3 the 360 version is almost always better.Depends on what you like I guess, you just have a broader reach as the best xbox titles are playable on pc as well. These obscure Japanese titles are hit and miss, but they are all exclusive to ps3 because Sony owns these studio's. I would absolutely buy a ps3 for the upcomming Team Ico game https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHzHoMT5eRg (games you mention justify a purchage as well), but I don't need an xbox to play Halo or Gears

[Skullheadhq]

According to the PSN blog the relaunch will be even further delayed, on to the 3 weeks then *sigh*.
Also, Sony stocks fell with 6.75% since the outage, karma is a ***** I guess, I'm going to laugh at monday when stock markets around the world reopen.

[Prussian to the Iron]

Than why prefer the PS3 the 360 version is almost always better.Depends on what you like I guess, you just have a broader reach as the best xbox titles are playable on pc as well. These obscure Japanese titles are hit and miss, but they are all exclusive to ps3 because Sony owns these studio's. I would absolutely buy a ps3 for the upcomming Team Ico game https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHzHoMT5eRg (games you mention justify a purchage as well), but I don't need an xbox to play Halo or Gears

Gears 3 and Halo 3+onwards are xbox only. I actually have halo 1 and 2 on pc :P.

and i prefer ps3 because first, most of my friends play ps3.
second, graphics are better.
third, PSN is free.
fourth, the interface is (for me) simpler.
fifth, they dont seem as money-hungry as microsoft. MS points seem deceptive to me, whereas PSN money is 20 bucks for 20 bucks. so you know exactly how much youre paying, you dont have to pay with points for downloads while you dont know how much you're really spending.

[johnhughthom]

Even though I do prefer PS3, I have to admit, Fragony, that Xbox exclusives as a whole are better. Gears of War, Halo, can't think of others ATM but they tend to be better, and American games. Whereas PS3 exclusives, with the huge exceptions of God of War, Killzone, and Demons Souls, tend to be crappy Japanese junk. Not that I dislike the japanese for anything, but the general kind of game produced by them tends to be more geared for anime fans, of which I gladly say I am not.

Have you tried Valkyria Chronicles? Looks like crappy Japanese Anime junk, it's a fantastic game though.

[Crazed Rabbit]

So I don't think I'll ever let Sony have my personal info. It's like they didn't even care.

Also - MS points are designed to nickel and dime you, since you can (IIRC) only buy certain quantities of points, and not the exact quantity you need to purchase something.

CR

[Motep]

As far as sony knows, I live 1400 miles away...my cousin sucks anyways.

I prefer the playstation. I just dont like having to pay to play a game online, especially considering that first person shooters (the games I tend to play the most on consoles) nowadays are pretty much worthless without multiplayer. Exclusives? Bah. I like the japanese crap that everybody seems to hate and I have a computer.

[Mailman653]

Sony: PSN Could Be Down Until May 31

[Prussian to the Iron]

Sony: PSN Could Be Down Until May 31

Ok, I've been pretty tolerant up til now, but this is getting ridiculous. i dont really have any sanctions to use, seeing as i already have an xbox and pc, but i guess ill be stuck with the xbox for a while.

[Skullheadhq]

Someone one YouTube vowed to give away $10 PSN cards if PSN isn't up on the 14th, which is today.

[Fragony]

Well could log in and do a system-upgrade, but because it's Sony it still doesn't work. Fail

[Skullheadhq]

Well could log in and do a system-upgrade, but because it's Sony it still doesn't work. Fail

It works in the US and Canada.