Sony Announces Phased Restoration Of PlayStation Network

We never see press releases on a Saturday night. ...but when Sony said they were working around the clock, they probably meant it.

Today, Sony Corporation and Sony Computer Entertainment have announced that Sony Network Entertainment International (SNEI) will begin a phased restoration by region of PlayStation Network and Qriocity Services. This will begin in the Americas, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East.

The first phase of the restoration will include the following:

Sign-in for PlayStation®Network and Qriocity services, including the resetting of passwords
Restoration of online game-play across PS3 and PSP
Playback rental video content, if within rental period, of PlayStation Network Video Delivery Service on PS3, PSP and MediaGo
Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity, for current subscribers, on PS3 and PC
Access to 3rd party services such as Netflix, Hulu, Vudu and MLB.tv
'Friends' category on PS3, including Friends List, Chat Functionality, Trophy Comparison, etc
PlayStation Home

Sony has also noted increased security measures "that strengthen safeguards against unauthorized activity, and provide consumers with greater protection of their personal information." This includes "considerable enhancements to the data security," more software monitoring and penetration and vulnerability testing, and higher levels of encryption and additional firewalls. Said Kazuo Hirai, Executive Deputy President of Sony Corporation:

"I'd like to send my sincere regret for the inconvenience this incident has caused you, and want to thank you all for the kind patience you've shown as we worked through the restoration process. I can't thank you enough for your patience and support during this time. We know even the most loyal customers have been frustrated by this process and are anxious to use their Sony products and services again. We are taking aggressive action at all levels to address the concerns that were raised by this incident, and are making consumer data protection a full-time, company wide commitment."

Please view Hirai's full announcement at the PlayStation Blog.

As another step, Fumiaki Sakai, president of Sony Global Solutions, Inc., has been appointed acting Chief Information Security Officer of SNEI. He will "work to further reinforce overall information security across the company's network infrastructure." As for the return of the Network, Hirai wanted to stress they they "did not rush" to bring it back; they aggressively tested the enhanced security measures beforehand. Finished Hirai:

"We want to assure our customers that their personal information is being protected with some of the best security technologies available today, so that everyone can feel comfortable enjoying all that PlayStation Network and Qriocity services have to offer."

Phased restoration will be announced for Japan and other Asian countries "in due course. Overall, Sony expects to have all services fully restored by the end of May 2011.

Tags: psn, psn outage, playstation network, psn restoration

5/14/2011 8:54:39 PM Ben Dutka

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The Doom
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 9:18:22 PM
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DUDES!! So...
Are you ready......FOR PSN!!!!?

Last edited by The Doom on 5/14/2011 9:18:39 PM

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WhooLeeUs
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 2:25:59 AM

Ready? Ready doesn't even...Fucking....DESCRIBE IT!!!!!

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Clamedeus
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 3:32:18 AM

@WhooLeeUs

Lmao, Egoraptor FTW!

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COD_death
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 9:21:20 PM
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it's backup, using it now

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kraygen
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 12:45:55 AM

Lucky!

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PAKINIPS
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 9:25:03 PM
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Was so excited when I saw this. Even though I don't use PSN it's just a relief that people will shut up now

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ViolentSmiley
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 9:28:52 PM
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Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes!!!!!!! =D

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JPBooch
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 9:29:27 PM
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North East corridor is up.

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helgso
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 10:04:52 AM

Iceland is up (Western Europe)

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Naztycuts
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 9:32:41 PM
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Woo! Let's play!! Still waiting for the Southeast but I don't care I know it's coming. :)
3 weeks wasn't so bad now was it?

edit: That's odd my Netflix was unaffected

Last edited by Naztycuts on 5/14/2011 9:35:03 PM

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BlueJelloXIII
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 9:32:44 PM
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104 trophies synced. It's so awesome to have it back. I probably won't play online games for awhile. But knowing I can and knowing my trophy data is current is such a peace of mind. I do wonder if any of you know whether or not we'll be able to redeem codes (Motorstorm Apocalypse came with some codes I'd like to input) or if that will not become available until the store is back up and running. Any ideas? When I go to account management right now it says "under maintenance".
Also I'd like to once again thank PSXextreme for being the only site I could go to without having my blood pressure rise and for being a safe haven from the rest of the crazy internet during this whole ordeal. Thank you to the staff and the members for being awesome.
Enjoy everyone!

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BikerSaint
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 9:37:48 PM

BlueJelloXIII,

I don't believe there will be any code redemption's until the PSN store is fully up, whenever that will be up(my PS3's now broken, so I can't check)

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BlueJelloXIII
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 9:46:38 PM

Okay. Thank you BikerSaint. Much appreciated. I figured it would be as much, but couldn't help from hoping. Take care.

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sonic1899
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 9:46:49 PM

Fearing that my trophy count would reduce to 0% kept me from hunting trophies offline... :(
I'm so glad PSN is back though

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DazeOfWar
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 10:07:52 PM

I gave ya a positive Sonic. I can understand your concern just in case your PS3 would of broke. I thought of that to but I just couldn't help earning more.

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Shiva369
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 9:33:45 PM
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*Breathes long sigh of relief*

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NoOneSpecial
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 9:34:33 PM
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Yep, reporting in from Connecticut. It's back up in most of the North East at this point xD

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BikerSaint
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 9:35:01 PM
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Just remember to "NOT" all jump in at once!

You have to remember that there's also millions of others that will be trying to get on too, so we really don't want to be rushing the site & causing it to go bonkers, or any other unneeded problems.

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PAKINIPS
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 9:41:42 PM

That's exactly what I thought, but I'd assume Sony knew that would happen and can handle it, right?

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BikerSaint
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 10:00:49 PM

PAKINIPS,

I'm sure Sony did realize that too, & that's why they're phasing in in section by section, & region by region.

But still, let's not awaken any Kracken's

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ViolentSmiley
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 9:36:19 PM
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I have to say,i did enjoy my single player games.I platinumed the whole god of war collection & got all of the red dead redemption offline trophies and started making my first ever level on little big planet 2 :) Can't wait to go back to my favorite game ever:Uncharted 2! =D

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Spanky
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 6:21:49 PM

Single Gamed Read Dead to 100% and about a a quarter millions tons of meat harvested! :P

(I learned some cool hunting tricks if anyone is curious)

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ViolentSmiley
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 9:37:42 PM
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If anyone would like to play a variety of games with a fellow PSX member my psn name is my exact user name :)

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GuardianMode
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 9:38:40 PM
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Back up in California......(sniff) Its been a long 3 weeks.

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Kagamin
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 9:39:36 PM
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YES! Almost there...now people can finally stop complaining....maybe?
Still no psn here....I think only tomorrow for me =(

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shadowscorpio
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 9:42:21 PM
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Well I trust in Sony and this whole incident will only make them more fortified. I'm glad they didn't rush it. Funny thing is, I was actually just getting used to playing single player exclusively. Gotta reamurge, although I don't do multiplayer all that much.

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BikerSaint
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 9:43:36 PM
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Since my PS3 got smashed by a USPS gorilla package bungler, I haven't been able to keep tabs on the PSN, but thank goodness for my Twitter account, Sony's kept me current & up to date, & they broke the news as soon as the restoration was going up.

Here's some more PSN Info just in from my Twitter....

PSN service now resuming in U.S. Northeast: http://bit.ly/lrvKD9 CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, NJ, RI, VT and more to come

Last edited by BikerSaint on 5/14/2011 9:46:43 PM

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sonic1899
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 9:44:56 PM
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Man, I'm so pissed off at those hackers, my Mitsurugi gonna start reaping players like wheat on SCIV. Then I'm proforming Air kills nonstop on Assassin's Creed Brotherhood.

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BikerSaint
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 9:45:54 PM
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More good PSN info from my Twitter....

Here is an Alternate #PSN Download Link for the Latest PS3 Firmware Update v3.61. http://bit.ly/j1Qat0

Having trouble changing your password? Check here: http://bit.ly/jS9Itu

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Lawless SXE
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 9:49:26 PM
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YAY! Now all I want to know is how long are the 360 fanboys going to hold onto this... But it's good to know for all those of you that enjoy your online play!

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PAKINIPS
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 9:53:02 PM

Havent you heard? You get what you pay for with xbox live....
Xbox live is never down

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GuardianMode
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 10:47:50 PM

They will continue too for the near future. At the moment the x box faithful are quoting the so called security expert like he was to only person to ever write code. No matter how you try to explain to them he never was apart of the PSN rebuilding process they will not listen.

Last edited by GuardianMode on 5/14/2011 10:52:35 PM

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Highlander
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 11:45:26 PM

Pakinips,

I can't wait until their next service outage on XBL....payback can be a bit......

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CanadianGuy420
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 9:50:06 PM
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Not Back Up In Ontario Canada Yet :( Dying To Get Back On Sum Uncharted 2!

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Jawknee
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 9:58:55 PM
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Awesome. Have fun guys and gals! I won't be able to reconnect until next month unless I can find a proper connection while I am out of town. I have my PS3 but the friends I am staying with are too cheap to get real Internet. They mooch off a free wretched connection the city provides. Couldn't connect last time I was there. :P

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Naztycuts
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 10:06:12 PM

Oh man boo to that! I have some friends that thad internet included in their apartment, needless to say it was the same situation, but they're hardcore CoD players so they upgraded to their own internet with a quickness.

It's hard to keep a 2.55 k/d ratio with a terrible connection, or play anything well online at all for that matter. See you online soon, maybe we can kick around some SSF4 if you still have it.

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Jawknee
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 10:19:44 PM

Fosho! I still have it. I'll be back in 2 weeks the soonest, a month the latest.

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Naztycuts
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 10:34:46 PM

I'm always down to get my arse kicked by Chun Li, I've been using Juri lately, we'll see how she stacks up.

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Kiryu
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 10:01:34 PM
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INFAMOUS 2 BETA!

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BikerSaint
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 10:03:45 PM
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Sorry to hear that Jawknee, hope ya can find a workaround for it somehow.

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Jawknee
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 10:24:49 PM

Ha, thanks. Though it's no biggie. We waited 3 weeks, I can wait another 3 or so. :)

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DazeOfWar
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 10:05:36 PM
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I think Kazuo did an awesome job on his little speech. I'm glad Sony took their time. PSN will be back and stronger than ever. Long live PSN. Can't wait till it's up in Nevada.

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WorldEndsWithMe
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 10:06:46 PM
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PSN 2.0 Here We Go!

Oh crap, now people are gonna see the kind of games I've been playing while it's been down.

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BikerSaint
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 10:09:54 PM

World,

HA,HA, Didn't I warn you once before to leave Barbie's Riding Academy alone"?????

"Step slowly away from that disc before we have to do a mass intervention right here on PSXE!!!!!

Last edited by BikerSaint on 5/14/2011 10:14:23 PM

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Naztycuts
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 10:24:13 PM

@Biker
Lol! What would we see if we raided you're trophy collection? lol! My most embarassing game is Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust. The most broken piece of software I've ever interacted with. It's a wonder my ps3 didn't YLOD in disgust.

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WorldEndsWithMe
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 11:05:50 PM

lol, at least I don't have any Hannah Montana in there :)

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BikerSaint
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 11:22:41 PM

HA, I don't have either of them.

Shhhhh.... but unfortunately, I still need both for my collections.

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Fane1024
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 12:39:31 AM

I have a PSN friend who's a total trophy whore (level 25 or so--probably 30 now). You wouldn't believe all the garbage I see him playing.

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BikerSaint
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 8:53:25 PM

Naztycuts,
Ha, funny you should mention that, cause today I just picked up a couple of those "Shhh...don't tell anyone" games myself....

"Disney presents Tigger's Honey Hunt"
and
"Tiny Toons Adventures: Plucky's Big Adventure"

But, I needed them to help fill some gaps in my PS1 collection.

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BikerSaint
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 10:07:21 PM
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This just in, from my Twitter.....

Update: PSN service now resuming in California: http://bit.ly/lrvKD9 More to come

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AcHiLLiA
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 9:59:20 AM

SoCalRepresent!

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Lord carlos
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 10:10:13 PM
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YAY
Finally i will be able to play operation flashpoint red river co op and kill many an insurgent.
Ok we're oscar mike

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SoulController
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 10:22:38 PM
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J j jeah!! Of all the nights im not home. The new york area has some crappy weather right now so this is perfect timing.

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Xombito
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 10:23:10 PM
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Wow. Syncing didn't take as long as I thought. I got a ton of trophies in the downtime.

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BIGRED15
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 10:31:57 PM
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still not up here yet. its all good though. im in no hurry. Gonna keep workin on dead space 2... Unless... Well I downloaded the update, tried to change my password, said the service was still unavailable. Does this make sense?

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Xombito
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 10:34:01 PM

Try again. It worked for me a second time.

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BIGRED15
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 10:40:29 PM
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still no dice. I dont think im doing anything wrong. Service is probably being released to players gradually. It still says the same message its said the last few weeks when I tried to sign in. PSN currently undergoing maintenence... I may be in a region that just doesn't have it yet.

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SoulController
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 10:42:36 PM

What region are you in? The ps blog has a map of what's currently live

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Xombito
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 10:42:11 PM
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According to the PS blog California and the upper east coast is up. East vs. West! Online. Lets go!

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BikerSaint
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 10:48:21 PM

Xombito,
Just an FYI,

According to the Twitter update from Sony I just got, most parts of California are up, not not quite all just yet.

So the Cali' users just have to keep on checking on their area.

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Xombito
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 11:04:55 PM

Me vs. the eastcoast ftw!

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BikerSaint
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 10:43:32 PM
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This just in from my Twitter....

Due to the high volume of emails, some users are experiencing delays receiving their password reset instructions.

Thanks for your patience!

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Clamedeus
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 10:48:59 PM
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Awesome! That wait really wasn't that bad. And they did it within schedule, of what people were saying of May, 14th.

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PAKINIPS
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 11:24:41 PM

It's easy to say the wait wasn't bad when you've finished waiting

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Highlander
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 11:42:58 PM

Like I said - last week, they were put back a week...and here we are.

Man, I'm glad I don't have to dig out my kilt and fulfill my promise... :D

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kraygen
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 12:51:30 AM

You should do it anyway Highlander, in celebration of the return of psn.

Plus it'd give everyone a good laugh. Just leave out the up-skirt shot, we want laughs, not nightmares.

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Clamedeus
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 1:59:41 AM

LOL Kraygen.

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Clamedeus
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 2:06:42 AM

@PAKINIPS

Yes, that's very true.

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Highlander
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 2:39:49 AM

As an infamous character on Seinfeld might say...

No kilt for you!

Last edited by Highlander on 5/15/2011 2:40:48 AM

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Clamedeus
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 3:33:17 AM

LOL Highlander

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chefphoenix
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 10:50:10 PM
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still waiting for the mid west to come online....when it does...i feel sorry for the peeps who have to play me in MW2...I've had an itchy trigger finger for 3 weeks!

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chefphoenix
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 10:50:37 PM
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Glad to have U back PSN!!!

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Clamedeus
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 11:17:54 PM

I'm getting a warm fuzzy feeling with PSN back online, now that everything is going good, my fears and concerns now can be at ease at the time being.

WOO!

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sirbob6
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 10:50:46 PM
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Yes! I can now return to my medic snapping the necks of all those pesky marksman.

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GuardianMode
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 10:55:42 PM

Medics are a pain to take down in KZ3. I have to unload a whole clip into them just to make sure they stay down. >.>

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sirbob6
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 12:26:30 AM

And then we arise from the grave to seek revenge.

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BIGRED15
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 10:51:50 PM
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mountain region. CO specifically

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Jawknee
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 11:20:13 PM

Are you a native? I thought you were in Cali.

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LittleBigMidget
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 10:53:58 PM
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Bout. F***ing. time.

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sonic1899
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 11:31:43 PM

They had to rebuild an infrastructure that took them years to develop. I think 25 days on no service was understandable

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LittleBigMidget
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 11:33:50 PM

Wow, downvoted for saying "Its about time" lol

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Highlander
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 11:41:36 PM

Well, there was the language thing, and the surly impatience thing...

;)

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BIGRED15
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 10:55:11 PM
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yep thats what I thought. Cali and the new england/ new york area are the only regions lit at the moment. But again, dont mind waiting, i have been for 3 weeks. Whats another day gonna hurt?

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BikerSaint
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 11:05:03 PM
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Just in from my Twitter......

For Up-to-Date PlayStation Network Restoration Updates in the Ongoing Zone.....United States.

Follow the Map: http://bit.ly/kIBodt

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BikerSaint
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 11:07:29 PM
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From the PS Blog....

Notice: If your state "is illuminated" but your service has not yet been restored, please be patient – it can take a little while for the servers to populate fully.

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BikerSaint
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 11:08:23 PM
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Just in from my Twitter...

PSN service's now restoring in the U.S......

Southeast: FL, GA, MD, NC, SC and more to come

Last edited by BikerSaint on 5/14/2011 11:09:36 PM

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JDC80
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 11:11:05 PM
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I guess it hasn't got back online in the midwest just yet,I'm just taking my time collecting trophies and trying to get my first plat in Batman AA. I hope it kicks in tomorrow cuz I'm hoping to get MLB 11 the show as a birthday gift and I don't want to try updating the rosters myself.

I get the PSN being down for 3 weeks but seeing people talking that crazy crap of switching to the 360 is nuts to me. If 360 fans can replace one 360 after another when they burn out people can hold out playing online for 3 weeks.

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JDC80
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 11:11:05 PM
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LittleBigMidget
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 11:25:15 PM

The plat for AA is welll worth it, it was my second plat actually. Good luck

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BikerSaint
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 11:28:20 PM
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A lot of you youngun's might have never heard it, but this song was used way back when for F.D.R.'s Presidency.

And "today" it still rings true for our PSN relaunch too......

"Happy Days Are Here Again"

So long sad times
Go long bad times
We are rid of you at last

Howdy gay times
Cloudy gray times
You are now a thing of the past

Happy days are here again
The skies above are clear again
So let's sing a song of cheer again
Happy days are here again

Altogether shout it now
There's no one
Who can doubt it now
So let's tell the world about it now
Happy days are here again

Your cares and troubles are gone
There'll be no more from now on
From now on ...

Happy days are here again
The skies above are clear again
So, Let's sing a song of cheer again

Happy times
Happy nights
Happy days
Are here again!
***************

Yup, that about sums it up!

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Fane1024
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 12:44:37 AM

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BikerSaint
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 1:24:33 AM

But officers....

I swear I found it on Wiki-leaks!

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Clamedeus
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 2:04:47 AM

Yeah, I don't know that song. lol

I'm 22, birthday is in June on the 14th. Can't wait... Lol

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BikerSaint
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 11:13:20 PM

Yeah, even with me being 58, that song still precedes my birth by over 22 years.

BTW, the song is still popular today, but it now has an updated, more faster modern beat.

In the US, you will "always" hear the updated version being played by almost every winning political candidate, either at their party headquarters, &/or during their celebration party after the final votes have been tallied & he/she's been declared the winner.

Anyway, Here's Charles King old recording of it way back when, in 1930.

Last edited by BikerSaint on 5/15/2011 11:16:27 PM

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Clamedeus
Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 5:58:48 AM

Ah, thanks for the information Biker.

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BikerSaint
Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 11:29:31 PM

Clamedeus,

OOPS,
Seems I neglected to add that link to Charles King's old 1930 music track

Here ya go....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL0Qt7IF8Q4&feature=related

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Highlander
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 11:40:27 PM
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Sorry guys, no kilt for me!

;)

Thanks Sony for taking the time to do this right. As much trouble as it has been for them with all the public pain and financial damage, I feel like they have performed admirably in a very difficult situation. Certainly they will be aware that there were things that they could have done differently, it's a learning process. There really isn't a playbook for this sort of thing. Or rather, there wasn't until Sony wrote it.

Thanks for being patient and keeping it classy PSXers.

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ZettaiSeigi
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 7:25:31 PM

You spoke too soon, Highlander. We are still unable to connect to the PSN in my country up until now. I managed to download and install the 3.61 firmware update using a removable storage device, but I did not get the prompt to change my password. So the kilt is still on! LOL

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Highlander
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 11:40:58 PM

LOL! Well, I'm going by the majority on this one. Besides, I believe everyone (more or less) will be back by Monday.

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RX78Zero
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 11:42:47 PM
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The network, its coming back to life. Good, very good now i want to see the emotions of the world in action once more.

Last edited by RX78Zero on 5/14/2011 11:49:20 PM

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Radiohead
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 11:50:25 PM
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hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah.....

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lucaaugustus
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 12:03:08 AM
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Well that is good news for geing back up but a week too late for me. My PS3 was crashing and finally my HDD crashed and I lost my copy protected game saves and my recently earned trophies. I tried restoring my system and no luck. I waited and waited for the system to be back up in order to back up my saves and sync my trophies.

The same day my PS3 crashed, I received my sons new PS3 system. I am still gaming and waiting for my replacement HDD.

Welcome back online PS3!

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HigherSenses
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 12:10:05 AM
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still waiting here in Michigan, ive noticed its been updating every two hours as well. I might not be connected til 8 or 9 in the morning, but at least its right around the corner.

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Fane1024
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 12:46:50 AM

Michigan is green as of 10:18 PDT (i.e., 8 minutes after your comment).

I guess you spoke too soon. :)

Last edited by Fane1024 on 5/15/2011 12:48:23 AM

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godsman
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 12:11:33 AM
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Back on PSN!

Btw, It's so funny to see Uncharted 2 multiplayer to display "1 player daily"

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FatherSun
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 12:16:08 AM
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It's Aliveeeeeeeee!!!!!

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cLoudou
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 12:19:58 AM
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Midwest up, Cleveland, Ohio at least.

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Highlander
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 12:23:07 AM

Yep the map shows a bunch more states including Indiana, Michigan, Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.

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HigherSenses
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 12:21:33 AM
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yep, im back on now too, thanks sony

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lucaaugustus
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 12:27:35 AM
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Was there ever a Windows Media Player on the PS3 before? I do not remeber seing this before.

Last edited by lucaaugustus on 5/15/2011 12:27:59 AM

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PAKINIPS
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 8:46:09 AM

A Microsoft product on the PS3?

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AcHiLLiA
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 10:04:32 AM

No way in hell would they want a Microsoft product on a PS3.

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Jed
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 7:55:48 PM

It shows that symbol for other computers on my home network.

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Fane1024
Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 2:33:15 AM

Jed's right. That's the media server icon. I have it turned off, so I'd forgotten about it.

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BikerSaint
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 12:32:14 AM
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Just in from my Twitter....

PSN coming back online in the U.S. Midwest and Mid-Atl: D.C., DE, IN, MI, OH, PA, VA, WV... More to come

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BIGRED15
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 12:35:57 AM
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@jawk
yep CO native

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Jawknee
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 3:41:17 AM

Nice. Me too.

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kraygen
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 12:55:32 AM
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I may be one of the last, but when it comes up, my life really won't change much, so it's ok.

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dlte
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 1:35:37 AM
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Playing Uncharted 2 co-op right now. :)

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Fane1024
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 1:40:32 AM
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Anyone in Canada log in successfully yet?

Neither my UK nor Canadian accounts works ATM.

I see my neighbors to the south in WA and to the north in AK are in luck.

Not complaining, just filling time.

Last edited by Fane1024 on 5/15/2011 1:43:47 AM

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Fane1024
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 6:05:44 AM

Both Canada and the UK are up, though for some reason I have to use the e-mail method on my UK account.

I hope everyone can log in by tomorrow morning. I'm off to sleep.

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Ultimadream
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 9:56:12 AM

I'm from the UK and my account is still not working, I have the update but cannot sign into PSN, I dont even get an option to change my password.

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Fane1024
Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 2:36:02 AM

That bites, UD. It's a shame that a "fake" UK user gets access before you authentic Brits.

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raiden213
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 1:54:18 AM
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My ps3 just ylod on me today, i guess i wont be using psn for a while...

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BikerSaint
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 2:02:02 AM

Raiden,

Well, that really super-sucks, & right when the PSN starts coming back up.

I feel for you, I've been with out my Phat Princess since March 16th.

Last edited by BikerSaint on 5/15/2011 2:02:40 AM

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Ultimadream
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 9:56:49 AM

My sympathies friend.

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BikerSaint
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 1:59:12 AM
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Latest PSN updates from my Twitter...

Update: Up in US Southeast:
FL, GA, MD, NC, SC;

Midwest & Mid-Atl:
DC, DE, IN, MI, OH, PA, VA, WV.

West & Puerto Rico:
AK, AZ, CO, HI, ID, MT, ND, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY

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Bloodysilence19
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 2:01:26 AM
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Its Beer time

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BikerSaint
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 2:04:44 AM

OK, I'll drink to that!

Just make mine a "Atlantic City Diving Horse Ale" micro-brew please.

*BURP*

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Clamedeus
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 2:11:41 AM
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New twitter update;

Sunday, May 15th

Jeff Rubenstein: "All green, coast to coast and Canada. PSN North America coming back online. Thanks for staying up late!"

Official Twitter Playstation: "PSN now returning to all U.S. states and Canada: AL, AR, LA, MS, OK, TX, IA, IL, KS, KY, MN, MO, NE, TN, WI "

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Clamedeus
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 2:13:17 AM

Update JakesplacePS Twitter:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2758/5719596227_3ab54e351b_z.jpg

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BikerSaint
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 2:29:35 AM

Clamedeus,

Ha, ya beat me to it.

Cool beans, you take over this shift, I'm going nite, nite.

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Highlander
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 2:38:58 AM

Yep, I'm back on now, looks like the US is online once again.

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Clamedeus
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 2:45:28 AM

No problem Biker, and good night have a good sleep.

@Highlander

Indeed, that's good to hear. I can't wait to get a PS3 and indulge in some games.

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AcHiLLiA
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 10:10:02 AM

@Clamedeus, wait you don't have a PS3 yet?

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Clamedeus
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 5:04:05 PM

I owned one but have almost the same situation that Biker has, mine Yellow Lighted.

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CONTRABAND
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 2:36:47 AM
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Happy WI is up! :-)

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aaronisbla
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 2:44:30 AM
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Chicago is back up! just in time for the bulls to kick the heat's ass

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cLoudou
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 4:10:12 AM

Go Bulls. I just want LeBron to lose.

Last edited by cLoudou on 5/15/2011 4:10:38 AM

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Jed
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 3:05:56 AM
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PSN is up and running in west Texas.

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___________
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 3:28:31 AM
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still waiting.
sigh.
sony gives the US ANOTHER thing first.
:(
oh well, maybe ill be able to download the infamous 2 demo about 3 weeks after the games out!

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___________
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 3:28:36 AM
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still waiting.
sigh.
sony gives the US ANOTHER thing first.
:(
oh well, maybe ill be able to download the infamous 2 demo about 3 weeks after the games out!

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Naztycuts
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 3:47:24 AM

How much money do you think they were losing US vs Aus? Even though the store isn't back up I don't think they wanted to risk anymore people trading their systems in. Other than the obvious fact that they also wanted to restore service as quickly as possible to everyone safely. At least you know it's coming. :)

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phade2blaq
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 3:34:06 AM
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Thank You Sony !

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LazyVigilante
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 4:04:40 AM
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Great news. :)

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0_o
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 6:28:39 AM
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Lets just hope it doesn't get hacked again! :S

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Clamedeus
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 6:49:00 AM

Don't Jinx it. :/

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Ultimadream
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 9:57:27 AM

lol that car pitcure still makes my giggle...

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Codeez
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 7:23:34 AM
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Add me! cedwards7888

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tlpn99
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 8:36:07 AM
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I have done the update just waiting on my password reset. Portugal for me in a weeks time hopefully by then everythings's calmed down and I can sort it then :)

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CrusaderForever
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 10:10:42 AM
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First thing I am doing on PSN is getting Borderlands and Portal 2 plats! Then I will play some Killzone 3 MP! See, all is good in the world again! :) Thanks Sony!

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helgso
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 10:20:19 AM
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I did the update,how long should it take the email to come about the password reset?

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helgso
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 1:58:21 PM

Yay, I only needed to wait a bit longer. This works now! Gawd I'm excited

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Robochic
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 10:43:20 AM
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Man what will I do first? think playing some online mulitplayer is requested :)

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Ultimadream
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 10:51:34 AM
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Is there a way to change your PSN username too? Mine sounds like a bad porno flick.

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helgso
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 1:56:01 PM

No you can't. But you can create a new account.

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Fane1024
Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 2:40:48 AM

I got a "no" answer to that question directly from Jeff Rubenstein (of the US PS Blog). I couldn't even capitalize the "f" in "fane", like it is here.

Last edited by Fane1024 on 5/16/2011 2:42:08 AM

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Kingharris
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 12:03:13 PM
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UK is the 3rd biggest Playstation country, still not up, grr.

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Sakaxxxx
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 12:27:28 PM
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i just got a new ps3 and i cannot change the password i cannot sign in. Help?

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Highlander
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 1:09:57 PM

Try using the forgotten password option, it will email you at your registered email address. Alternately contact Sony Customer service - though you may need to be patient with them, I suspect that they are a tad overwhelmed right now. The final thing you might try is going to the Qriocity main web site, you may be able to reset your password there - again using the email address registered to your PSN ID.

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SSRGohan
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 12:30:52 PM
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back online in US & Canada but no luck for my friends in Europe :(

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SSRGohan
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 12:49:47 PM

Europe is back on too!

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Highlander
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 2:15:43 PM

Excellent news, PSN has gone global again.

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bluedarrk
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 12:33:10 PM
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finally!

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RadioHeader
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 3:46:14 PM
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Faces have been rocked in Killzone!

Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhh.....

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Radiohead
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 3:49:36 PM
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it went down agian.

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RadioHeader
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 4:14:28 PM

bugger

Well I suppose it was one helluva beta test for the new joint.

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Highlander
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 6:01:57 PM

Not here it didn't. Could it be a regional server issue?

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jimmyhandsome
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 6:16:55 PM
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When you go to change yoru password does anyone else get an error message? (80710D36)

Ugh, I'm so close!

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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 7:27:56 PM

Yeah, I saw that. But it was only for a few hours. Pretty sure it's back now.

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jimmyhandsome
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 7:50:05 PM

SUCCESS!

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Highlander
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 11:43:21 PM

I believe that certain regions experienced excess traffic, causing some servers to stop answering requests. But Sony got that issue licked after an hour or two in most instances.

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BIGRED15
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 7:27:00 PM
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suprisingly my previous fear of me not being able to go online because im without my original ps3 did not come to fruition so i am back online reconnecting w/ old friends. Feels pretty good.

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Deleted User
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 7:50:10 PM
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Glad u ps3 only owners are finally getting your system back. It's about time. Lucky for me I have all systems and didn't miss any time. Microsoft doesn't have these problems. Probably cause live is better. Always remember " you get what u pay for".

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Jed
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 8:02:15 PM

Don't start

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Deleted User
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 8:07:26 PM
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Oh and truth hurts doesn't it.

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Jed
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 8:28:37 PM

You know what, just troll along with your flamebait comments, see how long you last.

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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 8:31:19 PM

The truth? The truth is that every Xbot who signs up to flame has the vocabulary and writing ability of a 12-year-old.

Hence, the truth is that either all Xbox fanboys are either 12 years old...or really, really stupid.

Bye.

Last edited by Ben Dutka PSXE on 5/15/2011 8:32:16 PM

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Jed
Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 12:10:14 AM

Told you you wouldn't last long, oh wait, you're deleted and can't read this. Nevermind.

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Qubex
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 9:02:53 PM
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I still have no PSN access in Singapore just yet. My US account and EU accounts don't permit me to log back in at the moment...

It is a disaster for me :(

Q!

"play.experience.enjoy

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Highlander
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 11:44:55 PM

Any luck yet Qubex? I thought Singapore would come back with places in Asia outside Japan.

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EightThirty
Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 1:09:06 AM
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Yes and New Zealand!^_^!

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