are they refunding ppl who use netflix on the ps3?
for the service they missed out on

[Edited on May 9, 2011 at 1:13 PM. Reason : jw]

5/9/2011 1:13:00 PM

May 31st???????????? GEEEEEZZ-IS.

5/9/2011 1:19:19 PM

^^ netflix can still work

just circle out of the log in promts a few times back and forth and nf just gives up and lets you use it.

[Edited on May 9, 2011 at 1:21 PM. Reason : as of my last try]

5/9/2011 1:20:42 PM

^That still works for some but not for me anymore and others have reported similar problems.

I'd be pissed if I wasn't leeching of someone else's account. Still, MAY 31st!!! That's insane.

5/9/2011 1:27:30 PM

yeah sucks if all your friends play on ps3

anything single player I'll play ps3 but if its got a multiplayer aspect I'm going for 360

5/9/2011 1:43:43 PM

I would like to think Anonymous could do similar damage to XBL. Sony just happened to cross the line when they persecuted the hacker who published the root keys for the PS3.

5/9/2011 1:52:41 PM

anonymous is still denying any involvement with the hack that brought down the PSN. at this point i believe them. a rogue anon user or group? sure.

5/9/2011 2:25:09 PM

shrug, don't care, they need to put this shit up asafp and then patch it from there, just keep the store offline till the patch

5/9/2011 2:39:18 PM

5/9/2011 3:07:09 PM

son of a

[Edited on May 9, 2011 at 3:34 PM. Reason : going to read a book.]

5/9/2011 3:28:13 PM

any news on the free games? I know they said ps3 users could choose 2 out of 5 free games

5/9/2011 4:18:48 PM

man, i didn't buy black ops during the semester because i thought it would hurt my grades

as soon as the semester is over i went to the store and bought it, and this shit happends

now i have to wait till the 31st

5/9/2011 7:49:15 PM

first world problem

5/9/2011 8:15:27 PM

^^^ details please

5/9/2011 9:01:05 PM

^^ Nah son. Ethiopians can't play either.

5/9/2011 9:02:10 PM

ha!

5/9/2011 10:21:39 PM

"Few more days" ?

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/116/1167109p1.html

5/10/2011 9:14:12 PM

I remember when ign used to be my sole information/review gaming site.

5/10/2011 9:38:11 PM

I, too, remember when ign didn't completely suck donkey balls.

5/10/2011 9:41:02 PM

Quote :

" anonymous is still denying any involvement with the hack that brought down the PSN. at this point i believe them. a rogue anon user or group? sure."

Anonymous denying involvement is like bin Laden denying involvement in 9/11. This is just them trying to protect their "image" and probably fear of law enforecement.

5/10/2011 11:25:54 PM

"likely be at least a few more days"

Could they be any more non-committal?

Ever heard of under-promise and over-deliver, Sony? How about you get everyone off your ass by saying it will be back May 31st and then if it pops online next week you look like heroes (well, less of jackasses than you do now).

If it's up a week from now (the 17th) I'll be surprised.

5/10/2011 11:29:08 PM

Possibly related?

Quote :

"Disgruntled Anonymous Faction Maliciously Attacks Anonymous Hacker infighting has begun between two opposing factions of Anonymous members."

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/109920-Disgruntled-Anonymous-Faction-Maliciously-Attacks-Anonymous

Also, Sony has denied news about a May 31st deadline for the network.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/109866-Sony-Denies-May-31-Deadline-For-PSN-Return

[Edited on May 11, 2011 at 7:59 AM. Reason : !]

5/11/2011 7:35:05 AM

yeah, anonymous has been having a lot of infighting lately.

it's pretty much inevitable with too much decentralization.

5/11/2011 12:00:39 PM

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/12/report-uk-retailers-say-ps3-trade-ins-doubling-due-to-psn-outag/

Quote :

"We're approaching the one-month anniversary of the PlayStation Network's deactivation due to that pesky security breach, and according to a report from Edge the downtime's starting to have an effect at UK games retailers. The report cites a number of anonymous game shop clerks, all of whom paint a fairly similar picture of the response to the outage: PlayStation 3 trade-ins have doubled in their respective stores in the past few weeks, with most shoppers exchanging their consoles for Xbox 360s or cash. That may sound like a fairly inflammatory report, but the reasoning is sound: Almost all the retailers say these shoppers are hardcore FPS players, and are acquiring Xbox 360s to get back in their Call of Duty: Black Ops and Modern Warfare 2 routines. Furthermore, all of the retailers report an increased trade-in rate for the PS3 version of Black Ops. Trading in your gaming console sounds like a pretty drastic way to keep playing a game you love -- then again, we're no strangers to the siren call of the Killstreak. "

Hard to believe it's almost been a whole month. Sony needs to get its shit together.

5/12/2011 12:05:53 PM

Quote :

"with most shoppers exchanging their consoles for Xbox 360s or cash"

What else are they supposed to trade it in for?

5/12/2011 12:22:37 PM

virtual boys

5/12/2011 12:29:49 PM

Quote :

"We're approaching the one-month anniversary of the PlayStation Network's deactivation due to that pesky security breach, and according to a report from Edge the downtime's starting to have an effect at UK games retailers. The report cites a number of anonymous game shop clerks, all of whom paint a fairly similar picture of the response to the outage: PlayStation 3 trade-ins have doubled in their respective stores in the past few weeks, with most shoppers exchanging their consoles for Xbox 360s or cash. That may sound like a fairly inflammatory report, but the reasoning is sound: Almost all the retailers say these shoppers are hardcore FPS players, and are acquiring Xbox 360s to get back in their Call of Duty: Black Ops and Modern Warfare 2 routines. Furthermore, all of the retailers report an increased trade-in rate for the PS3 version of Black Ops. Trading in your gaming console sounds like a pretty drastic way to keep playing a game you love -- then again, we're no strangers to the siren call of the Killstreak. "

OMG Anonymous is in on the returns as well!

5/12/2011 12:35:10 PM

Quote :

"What else are they supposed to trade it in for?"

Store credit? Nintendo Wii?

5/12/2011 12:48:18 PM

^^^^I don't get why you fixated on that phrase.

5/12/2011 1:36:52 PM

YOU CANT PLAY DEMONS' SOULS ON XBOX360

/thread

5/12/2011 1:43:36 PM

i've owned my ps3 since xmas.

so for about 1/6th of the time I've had it, I've not been able to get online. Not fucking impressed.

5/12/2011 2:11:47 PM

Had mine 4 years. All this does is help my exam grades haha. Never bought stuff with credit card.

5/13/2011 10:58:22 AM

so when should i expect this email with free ID protection & whatnot?

5/13/2011 11:53:57 AM

this shit's never coming back

5/14/2011 12:25:25 PM

5/14/2011 2:47:10 PM

so how many years have you had to pay $50 again?

yeah, HAHA right?

5/14/2011 3:38:30 PM

actually, never.

5/14/2011 4:53:19 PM

haha, that "likely at least a few more days" statement that was put out on May 10th just boggles my mind.

How does the dude who put that statement out still have a job through all of this?

5/14/2011 4:59:58 PM

what update version was it?

one of my stand-alone games (Oblivion) crashed mid-play, and when I restarted my PS3, it said it was updating to 3.6.1.

*shrug

5/14/2011 7:37:31 PM

wonder what the chances are of MS being behind the breach

5/14/2011 8:19:37 PM

Sounds like they are starting to roll it out across the country now.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/05/14/play-on-–-psn-restoration-begins-now/

5/14/2011 8:43:10 PM

Oh we back

5/14/2011 8:43:19 PM

BOUT

FUCKING

TIME

[Edited on May 14, 2011 at 8:58 PM. Reason : nope, still cant sign in...get the fuck w/ it psn]

5/14/2011 8:47:07 PM

Well fuck.

Downloaded the update. Guess you can't change your password until the network is back up(???).

5/14/2011 9:34:34 PM

Some of the states have started to fill in now. Looks like they started in the Northeast.

5/14/2011 10:38:34 PM

California up now according to the map.

5/14/2011 11:01:23 PM

Currently dl-ing updates, idk where this'll take

5/14/2011 11:08:00 PM

I'm in Raleigh and it took the 4th try to get the update to download and install correctly. The update gets you ready to log back on once the network is up in your state/area.

5/14/2011 11:12:50 PM

OH, WE BACK

5/15/2011 12:21:52 AM

IT'S FINALLY BACK!!!

5/15/2011 12:22:00 AM