PSN back online - Sony has said that most of the features of your PlayStation Network is back online. The company suffered a massive security breach in the past fortnight with the personal details of 77 million users, including records of credit card, falling into the hands of a hacker.
The company said the online game for PlayStation 3 and PSP and access to the account management features will become operational this week.
However, other features such as downloadable games workshop will not come back online until later this month.
Apologizing for its users, Sony is giving each user 30 days without the services of PlayStation ® Premium Plus, and a selection of free downloadable content.
All PlayStation 3 users have to download a system update and change their passwords on the original PlayStation console that originally registered on the network.
“After a criminal cyber attack on the enterprise data center in San Diego, California, Sony Entertainment Network International quickly became out of the PlayStation Network and Qriocity services, involving multiple companies with information security experts along several days and conducted an extensive audit of the system, “the company said in a statement.
“Since then, the company has launched a series of new security measures to provide greater protection of personal data. SNEI and third-party experts have conducted extensive testing to verify the degree of security of networks and services PlayStation Qriocity.
He said the initial phase of launch will include, but are not limited to:
* Restoration of online game through the PlayStation 3 and PSP
* This includes titles that require online verification and downloaded games
* Access to unlimited music for PS3/PSP Qriocity led to current subscribers
* Access to the account management and password reset
* Access to download current movies for rent PS3, PSP and MEDIAGO
* PlayStation Home
* Buddy List
* Chat functionality
The company also accelerated a movement already planned system to a new data center in a different location that has been in construction and development for several months.
“This criminal act against our network had a significant impact not only our consumers but our entire industry,” said Kazuo Hirai, assistant chief executive of Sony Corporation.
“These unlawful attacks obviously highlight the general problem of cybersecurity. We take the security of our customer information” very seriously and are committed to helping our customers to protect their personal data. In addition, the organization has worked day and night to bring these services back online, and they are doing only after verifying the highest levels of security across our networks, “
“Our global audience of PlayStation Network and consumers Qriocity was interrupted. We have learned the lessons in the way of valuable relationship with our consumers, and therefore will start a recognition program for customers who register as a way to express our gratitude for your loyalty during this downtime network as we work even harder to restore and regain their trust in us and our services, “said Hirai.
the new dowlouad we have to do is it in system dowlouad or do we have to put on usb nd put it on the ps3
It will have us do it automatically
not until psn is back online though.
Settings>system update> update via internet
WANNEER KOMT HIJ NU ECHT WEER ONLINE
can i play cod online?
but its not back online im stare-in at it right now
Wait, its back online?!!?!?!?1
when it coming back on this week
It’s been to effin weeks !!!!!!
so when will the psn be back online
i am maddog3456 add me ps3 live and any one know what day its going to be back online pissing me off
yo its going to b back up and running on the 7th & yes u can play cod online
psn is coming back on 7.5.2011 (add me on psn, my user is MADE4BEST)
Is it really going to be back up & running on the 7th? Can anyone confirm that?
is actually goin to be up….and made4 best r u forsure cause that would be sick
This is bullshit man i been waiting n waiting it’s may 9th now and this is pissing me off so bad man like i got a new ps3 cause my old one broken down i got Yellow light of death so i fix it for the last 6weeks then i broken something that read my ps3 disk :L so the next day i went out to buy a ps3 ps3 slim 250GB just so i would naver run out of space that what the guy sasid what was wrong with my ps3 its that i ran out of space n i gameshare with my friend on psn with my account n stuff i bought everything in the ps3 store i bought over 143 games from them and like really Sony it takeign u almost a moth just to fix the onlineing gameing and it took that kid 48Hrs to shut yo ass down wow you guys call ur self a good compan.. im disponted in you guys… Like UGH! I SPEND OVER $20000 on sony you and im 14! i had ps3 since it 1ST CAME OUT CAUSE I LOVE PS2! i had ps2 when i was 5 i was playing GTA4 that the 1ST GAME I EVER PLAY ON PS2 GTA4
and 1ST GAME I PLAY ON PS3 was simson 
it was fun n yeah come’on sony iw as hopeing to come work for you guys when im older man like i no how to fix ps3 and everything so please get it up
OMG im 10 yrs old and i can go online…. oi SONY most people in america are on already SO WHY ARENT WE ARGHHH its just pi***n me right off the hook HEY EVERYONE now u wonder why its free if its not one BY the end of the MONTH YEAH THE MONTH dude im switching 2 XbOX 360 MICROSOFT also SONY microsoft have got a better name than u…honestly u guys say “SONY MAKE BELIVE”u have i think thought of that like a prediction and it happend oh and people who are readin dis message dont forget 2 make new accounts.accounts dat no one have used before thanx for reading this
its back up at the end of month apparently on an unreliable source it said end of this week but no 1 knows
How long is psn going 2 take??
im still waiting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hw long is psn gong 2 be repaired????
REPLY!!!!!!
IM BORED I WANT 2 PLAY COD BLACK OPS (ZOMBIES) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ITS BACK ON!!!! OHHHHYESSS!!!
well sick of waiting for the ps3 now its doing my head right in if not back on by monday im going to buy xbox live card
My ps3 died when i update got yellow light of death psn suck sort it out its not the ps3′s fault u gave it dogey firmware