Two fine bits of Sony news this morning. First, the Xperia Play has been given a due date, bound for a US launch compliments of Verizon Wireless on May 26. Second, we have details on the PlayStation Network outage apology — ready to find out what free goodies Sony’s bringing to the dinner table?
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After 25 days offline the PlayStation Network was restored in the UK and the US late last night with the rest of Europe coming back online as we speak. To get back onto the PlayStation Network, you’ll need to download firmware 3.61 and change your PSN password. You’ll then get access to online matchmaking again, video playback, friends lists, chat and trophies.
Other features including the PlayStation Store are still offline and Sony has said it will take until the end of the month for all services to come back online. The big question though is: does the PlayStation Network downtime and those worries about lost personal data mean Sony has lost you for good? Hit the headline and head for the comments to share your thoughts.
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Playstation owners once laughed at the thought of paying yearly for a Xbox Live Gold subscription. Today, after almost three weeks without the PSN, it appears PlayStation 3 owners are trading in their consoles for Xbox 360s at record pace. One major retailer in the UK even reported a 200 percent increase in PS3 trade-ins.
If you were expecting to see the PlayStation Network back online by now, you’re out of luck. After another awful weekend, Sony admitted that the PlayStation Network will remain switched off for at least a few more days.
In a statement on the Sony PlayStation blog it says: “We’re still working to confirm the security of the network infrastructure as well as working with a variety of outside entities to confirm with them the security of the system…”
With more than 100m angry Playstation owners looking for answers, Sony has reportedly located the one of the two parties responsible for its massive PSN security breach. Allegedly, the Anonymous hacking group began a denial-of-service (DoS) attack on Sony’s network at the same time a second, possibly unrelated party, intruded its network and took control of millions of users data. The blame game has officially begun, anyone care to guess who’s next in line?
A new week, a new morning in tech — say hello to your US Update. Today we start the show with news from RIM, starting with Facebook for PlayBook and then a comparison of the newly announced BlackBerry Bold 9900 versus its predecessor, the Bold 9780. We wrap up with the latest on the Playstation Network security breach and unfortunately for Sony, things went from bad to worse.
Free Realms and DC Universe online gamers were taken offline this afternoon when Sony abruptly suspended service on its Sony Online Entertainment website due to an undisclosed issue. While the company spokesman says it’s not due to a second attack, the issue was found while investigating the recent security breach. Like tracks off a Lady Gaga album, the hits just keep on coming.
Sony has slipped out another update on the PlayStation Network security breach. The company says credit card data was encrypted but that personal data was not…