Official PSN discussion thread

[JayDizzle]

Is it back on yet???

Nope.

It's also been mentioned that a problem with some Amazon servers overseas have something to do with this now as well.

Supposedly it's the same reason why GiantBomb went down too...

[krulmichael]

I have a feeling this shit won't but up til Tuesday.

[Bmore]

And this is why I'm glad I own a 360 and Ps3. When one fucks up, switch to the other. :D

[padman59]

Nope.

It's also been mentioned that a problem with some Amazon servers overseas have something to do with this now as well.

Supposedly it's the same reason why GiantBomb went down too...

That's actually true. I was listening to GiantBomb's radio show yesterday on jtv, and they had one of their network guys talking about it.

EDIT: from GiantBomb's frontpage:

Around 1AM PDT on Thursday, our network of sites went down due to a large failure at the Northern Virginia data center of Amazon, where its Elastic Block Storage (EBS) product is held. Being a pretty popular provider of cloud-based storage, the shutdown also took down several other high-profile websites, including Reddit, Foursquare, and Quora.

[padman59]

You missed the point, they were saying most of their users use the free service so they can't really complain. If it were xbox live where you pay anywhere fromn $5 to $8 depending on what type of subscription you bought people would have vaild complaints. Same can be said about Ps+ users now. I think people now realize that being extremely limited on what you can do with live pays off now seeing PSN being down all the time.

While I agree that you have to expect occasional outages on PSN since it's free, Sony really needs to hunker down and do everything they can to prevent these outside attacks. I'm hoping this is why they're taking a while to get the network back online and running. It's obvious now that these hackers aren't going to stop and PSN is vulnerable to attack.

[Maynard]

the fact that PSN is free for most is irrelevant. PSN is sold as part of the PS3 package and a major reason why gamers choose to buy a PS3.

[EmpireWF]

I would not own a ps3 if psn didn't exist. I'm a online gamer, only time I ever play offline is Madden.

Funny, the only game I play exclusively online is Madden.

[padman59]

the fact that PSN is free for most is irrelevant. PSN is sold as part of the PS3 package and a major reason why gamers choose to buy a PS3.

Not necessarily. Sony doesn't have the stream of money coming from subscribers like Microsoft does with their Live service. Now, I don't know if this is necessarily the case here, but that lack of money may result in lesser service, server quality, etc. that you'd expect from a paying service. As far as outages go, it is relevant.

[PP]

What does PSN being free have anything to do with hacker attacks? If the group wanted to target MS Live they could. All this is, is a big giant DDOS attack.

[PP]

the fact that PSN is free for most is irrelevant. PSN is sold as part of the PS3 package and a major reason why gamers choose to buy a PS3.

Do you want a .50 cent refund on your PS3 purchase for the downtime?

[Misogi]

What does PSN being free have anything to do with hacker attacks? If the group wanted to target MS Live they could. All this is, is a big giant DDOS attack.

An external intrusion on our system has affected our PlayStation Network and Qriocity services. In order to conduct a thorough investigation and to verify the smooth and secure operation of our network services going forward, we turned off PlayStation Network & Qriocity services on the evening of Wednesday, April 20th. Providing quality entertainment services to our customers and partners is our utmost priority. We are doing all we can to resolve this situation quickly, and we once again thank you for your patience. We will continue to update you promptly as we have additional information to share.

Nah.

[cf24]

I just want to play some damn Battlefield!

[KNUBB]

I am in the mood for some MAG

[Point Blank]

No work when it's going to be up?

[Misogi]

There's no timetable regarding when PSN will be back up.