[PS3] Official PSN discussion thread

[leaffan]

What they are giving back seems to be pretty fair.

On one side them shutting it off was a pain in the ass for a lot of people but in the end it pretty much had to be done.

On the flip side if they weren't a bunch of morons to begin with they wouldn't of had their whole back end open like many are saying it was.

Anyone whining about it not being enough though in terms of just getting what they paid for back is reaching and greedy.

 

[KNUBB]

Add the person who decided it would be a good idea to wait so damn long to tell everyone their info was stolen to that list.

Quit the ignorance. They did not know immediately that the info was stolen. It wasn't until they got the outside security people to check it out did they find out. In which they updated us that night. Even then they weren't fully sure if they got it because all of that information was encrypted.

 

[j.hen]

I will be taking full advantage of all the free shit they pass out after the damage is fixed.

 

[padman59]

big fucking deal. some crappy arcade game and plus....plus will have a bunch of shitty free content during that month too. oh a music site. big fucking deal. how does any of that make up for them allows millions of users to be exposed to identity theft and CC fraud?

You're right, but Sony knows they fucked up and is trying to make amends. Sony is willing to pay to replace a credit card and other identity theft services. They're willing to refund the prorated amount you paid for PS+ and refund any money left in your wallet if you so choose. It's not like they're saying "Here's some free games for a month. Forget this happened." What they're doing is a step in the right direction IMO.

They're giving away shit that should already be free. Pretty much confirmed now.

What should be free? PS+? Qriocity?

 

[GoRedRocket]

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LOL

 

[hackett]

What should be free? PS+? Qriocity?

I think Sony needs to focus on better online gaming and charge for that instead of PS+. I'd rather pay for security and have them include whatever they charge for now (PS+) instead of the other way around.

 

[padman59]

I think Sony needs to focus on better online gaming and charge for that instead of PS+. I'd rather pay for security and have them include whatever they charge for now (PS+) instead of the other way around.

Maybe I'm one of the few that is actually content with the PS3's online experience, and that's why I don't see much of a problem with it. First and foremost though, security should have been top notch for everyone from the beginning, and there shouldn't be varying levels based on who wants to pay, if that's what you're saying. Now, I think it's clear that Sony isn't going to start charging customers to play online anytime soon, and I think it would be a mistake if they suddenly changed their model in the middle of the PS3's lifespan.

As far as PS+ is concerned, it's a great service for it's value.

 

[KNUBB]

However, I am disappointed that some of the features that were supposed to be available at it's launch (cross-game voice chat) still haven't made their way to subscribers. I'm sure that was a selling point to quite a few.

That was a rumor. Sony never said that was a feature of PS+. People started making guesses at what PS+ would have and I specifically remember that being the primary one that people HOPED would be a feature. Sony never said Cross Game Chat was a PS+ feature.

 

[padman59]

That was a rumor. Sony never said that was a feature of PS+. People started making guesses at what PS+ would have and I specifically remember that being the primary one that people HOPED would be a feature. Sony never said Cross Game Chat was a PS+ feature.

I swear I remember the guy at E3 saying that would be a feature when they announced PS+ last summer. I even remember reading details on how it worked (not limited to PS+ users but had to be initiated by one).

EDIT: Damn. I guess I was wrong.

 

[Spidey]

Quit the ignorance. They did not know immediately that the info was stolen. It wasn't until they got the outside security people to check it out did they find out. In which they updated us that night. Even then they weren't fully sure if they got it because all of that information was encrypted.

Small correction. The only thing encrypted apparently was CC info. Everything else apparently was plain text, including passwords.

Very careless on Sony's part with the passwords. Amazing that a tech company of Sony's size would be foolish enough to not encrypt passwords. However, at least they encrypted the CC info. Changing a password isn't too much of an inconvenience. Stolen credit card is a bit more troublesome.

 

[dropshot001]

if they give away free stuff i'll be taking advantage of it. hopefully my cc number wasn't stolen

 

[ThomasTomasz]

Maybe I'm one of the few that is actually content with the PS3's online experience, and that's why I don't see much of a problem with it. First and foremost though, security should have been top notch for everyone from the beginning, and there shouldn't be varying levels based on who wants to pay, if that's what you're saying. Now, I think it's clear that Sony isn't going to start charging customers to play online anytime soon, and I think it would be a mistake if they suddenly changed their model in the middle of the PS3's lifespan.

As far as PS+ is concerned, it's a great service for it's value.

They won't change their stance on that. Besides being a BluRay player, the biggest thing the PS3 has over the 360 is the free online service. No way would they give up that edge right now, even with the security breach.

The next console generation may be different- who knows? But for now, its not a worry.

 

[leaffan]

They won't change their stance on that. Besides being a BluRay player, the biggest thing the PS3 has over the 360 is the free online service. No way would they give up that edge right now, even with the security breach.

The next console generation may be different- who knows? But for now, its not a worry.

If anything it does give a nice little glimps into the pay service over free and it doesn't really surprise me how mickey mouse everything has been sounding on the ps3 end.

 

[BigBucs]

big fucking deal. some crappy arcade game and plus....plus will have a bunch of shitty free content during that month too. oh a music site. big fucking deal. how does any of that make up for them allows millions of users to be exposed to identity theft and CC fraud?

seriously? isnt that what lastfm is for?

You are one angry X-Bot.

 

[Raidersabc123]

I just had a dream the PSN was back on and everything was right in the world

 

[ThomasTomasz]

If anything it does give a nice little glimps into the pay service over free and it doesn't really surprise me how mickey mouse everything has been sounding on the ps3 end.

You know, I want to say something to that effect, but I am pretty sure that someone could exploit Microsoft is they have the drive and support from others. Nothing is as secure as we want to believe.

EDIT: That, and I am not a fan boy of either. I just do my online gaming on the 360, because that is what most of my friends have.

 

[padman59]

I just had a dream the PSN was back on and everything was right in the world

If it makes you feel better, you can imagine that the last thought going through Bin Laden's mind was regretting he used his actual name and address when he signed up for PSN.

 

[leaffan]

You know, I want to say something to that effect, but I am pretty sure that someone could exploit Microsoft is they have the drive and support from others. Nothing is as secure as we want to believe.

EDIT: That, and I am not a fan boy of either. I just do my online gaming on the 360, because that is what most of my friends have.

I'm sure they could and really no one really knows what the xbox's back end does look like but I'd be willing to bet their information storage isn't kept just wide open for anyone to take like it was on the sony side.

I only play on xbox because I won my 360 at a golf tournament and really have never paid for the console itself since I've owned it for like 4 years now. If I would of won a PS3 I would of been playing PS3 this whole time lol.

 

[PP]

I think this is a little lame by Sony to be honest.. A free month of PS+ is cool since I already have it for the year but the people who don't have it and use it for only a month.. what are they going to have when their subscription is over? When you stop PS+ you are not able to access any of the downloaded games or anything anymore so really you will just have a month to play whatever crappy DL titles they are going to give.

 

[leaffan]

I think this is a little lame by Sony to be honest.. A free month of PS+ is cool since I already have it for the year but the people who don't have it and use it for only a month.. what are they going to have when their subscription is over? When you stop PS+ you are not able to access any of the downloaded games or anything anymore so really you will just have a month to play whatever crappy DL titles they are going to give.

Ahh but I don't think you see the the clever advertising they did with this. Let everyone have it for free when really after this whole thing is over they could have a bunch of people hooked on PS+ which will equal new subscriptions.

It's quite shady of an idea but a good one.