Daft Posted May 31, 2011 Posted May 31, 2011 Isn't all of this part of a some dumb wider sony hatred as well as anonymous' attacks though? Stupid either way. Sony hatred is the dumbest thing ever. They entertain me. Compared to companies like BP they are saintly. I hate stupid people.
Cube Posted May 31, 2011 Posted May 31, 2011 This is what happens when you try to prevent piracy, it seems. I wonder how they would react if Apple ever tried to implement the Over-The-Air updates that completely reset jailbroken phones thing that they patented.
heroicjanitor Posted May 31, 2011 Posted May 31, 2011 Sony release the more open console of the two and sue a guy who released trade secrets = Harassed and hacked to death... All in the name of destroying multiplayer
Ike Posted May 31, 2011 Posted May 31, 2011 Hmm, just went on an old gmail account and found a registration e-mail for the PSN that I apparently received 2 hours ago. I compared it to my old legit registration e-mail and it's extremely close, they may have changed the email since I joined, the mailed-by address matches. The header is a bit different though, my old one says: Received: from sdknav-mx2.ac.playstation.net (sdknav-mx2.ac.playstation.net [199.108.4.53]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id g31si24778912rvb.26.2009.08.19.04.32.16; Wed, 19 Aug 2009 04:32:17 -0700 (PDT) And the new one: Received: from lvp-sys-prdmx03.sonynei.net (mx3.sonynei.net [173.230.215.35]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id f8si1056619icy.54.2011.05.31.13.07.57; Tue, 31 May 2011 13:07:58 -0700 (PDT) Again, not sure if it's because of the recent change. Going to report it to Sony anyway, but I was wondering if anyone knows if it's fake or not.
flameboy Posted June 1, 2011 Posted June 1, 2011 (edited) errrr....did PSN just go down again? I got disconnected on ps3 and now can't get back on and also can't sign in via playstation blog?! EDIT: Meh signed back in now. Edited June 1, 2011 by flameboy
ReZourceman Posted June 1, 2011 Posted June 1, 2011 Right, so in a week or two I'll be getting a new PS3. What do I need to do regarding....erm...PSN/Welcome Package/If anything?
Sheikah Posted June 1, 2011 Posted June 1, 2011 Assuming the welcome back thing has started and is still running in 2 weeks (I'm sure it will be) I'm pretty sure all you'll need to do is login to PSN on your new PS3, and it'll let you download your pick of games.
Daft Posted June 1, 2011 Posted June 1, 2011 If you have to you can just sign into a friend's PS3, 'purchase' the free stuff so it registers on your account, and then download it on you new PS3 whenever.
ReZourceman Posted June 1, 2011 Posted June 1, 2011 I think the welcome back thing was 30 days. 30 days what? But the store still isn't back up yet anyway....
Emerald Emblem Posted June 1, 2011 Posted June 1, 2011 30 days what? But the store still isn't back up yet anyway.... 30 days for you to claim you free welcome back games.
Sheikah Posted June 1, 2011 Posted June 1, 2011 If you have to you can just sign into a friend's PS3, 'purchase' the free stuff so it registers on your account, and then download it on you new PS3 whenever. It's also good how you can claim your friends' downloads free if they sign into your PS3 on their account. Doesn't work on some online titles (like Warhawk, one license per payment) but for many titles it does. Got quite a few this way.
Hero-of-Time Posted June 1, 2011 Posted June 1, 2011 PSN down today but back tomorrow. PSN will be taken offline today (1st June) at 4.30pm for scheduled maintenance. The service will be restored tomorrow (2nd June) morning at 7am. With a PlayStation Store? There's no mention of it. During maintenance the PlayStation Store, Network Account Management and Network Account Registration will be inaccessible, advised Sony. PSN sign-in will be disabled after 4.30pm this afternoon. Ensure you're around beforehand if you want to remain signed in. Sony announced yesterday that the PlayStation Store will be restored by the end of this week.
Sheikah Posted June 1, 2011 Posted June 1, 2011 But the Store's been down....? The 30 days to download the games begins from whenever the PSN store comes back up (ie. soon), presumably.
ReZourceman Posted June 1, 2011 Posted June 1, 2011 Oh right. Well thats fine then. Two weeks is about 14 days. LULZ.
dwarf Posted June 1, 2011 Posted June 1, 2011 ^ Phew, like Rez I was thinking Sony were only offering this deal hypothetically by keeping the store down during the 'welcome back' period. Glad that's been cleared up. :P
Aimless Posted June 2, 2011 Posted June 2, 2011 It's not just back, it's backlogged. There's some very nice Plus discounts on offer and quite a few new entries. For those wondering the Welcome Back stuff won't get live for a couple of days, though.
Happenstance Posted June 2, 2011 Posted June 2, 2011 Its not seeming too stable at the moment though, ive had quite a few error messages since loading it
Aimless Posted June 2, 2011 Posted June 2, 2011 Having millions of people scrabbling to download content and make transactions will do that. See also: Live and PSN whenever a CoD map pack comes out. Things will settle down eventually.
Cube Posted June 2, 2011 Posted June 2, 2011 This is what everyone gets for a month with the free PS+ PSN Games: - Burnout Paradise - Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers - Streets of Rage 2 - (minis) BABEL: The King of the Blocks PS1 Games: - James Pond 2: Codename Robocod - The 2D Adventures of Rotating Octopus Character Discounts - PlayTV Live Chat – 25% off until 6 July 2011 - Thexder NEO – 50% off - Worms – 50% off - Burn Zombie Burn! – 50% off - Chime – 20% off - Under Siege – 40% off - Beyond Good & Evil – 20% off (from 8th June – 22nd June) Themes - Exclusive City theme - Exclusive Dragon theme - 20% off a selection of new themes from The Studio Avatars - Patapon 3 Avatars: Bowmunk, Cannassault, Gaeen, Manboth, Oohoroc Any stuff added mid-June will only be for existing members (and not the free membership).
Daft Posted June 2, 2011 Posted June 2, 2011 Well one good thing to come out of this is I don't have to walk three feet to get my Burnout Paradise disk. Downloading Infamous 2 demo.
Burny Posted June 2, 2011 Posted June 2, 2011 For those wondering the Welcome Back stuff won't get live for a couple of days, though. Does that include the 30 days Plus membership?
Aimless Posted June 2, 2011 Posted June 2, 2011 Does that include the 30 days Plus membership? Yes. Presumably you won't have to do anything to activate it, although obviously I don't know the specifics of how things are going to work; could be they'll mail a code. Apparently the Welcome Back stuff is in final testing and is set for release on Friday, although don't be too surprised if that translates to early Saturday morning for Europe.
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