Report: PlayStation Store Springs To Life Next Week

The PlayStation Network has returned but the Store remains down.

However, Sony promised to have all PSN services up and running before the end of the month, and the latest report is that the Store will resurrect next week.

According to a memo sent to developer and publishing partners, Sony says Store activity will resume on May 24. Furthermore, Sony restated their intention to produce two content releases per week until they're caught up; after all, they did miss three weeks worth of updating. The first round of content, set for the 24th, will include content that was originally scheduled to hit the Store on April 26, and then they'll push out more content - initially set for May 3 - on the 27th. They'll keep up the process until all the stuff they missed is on the Store and available for download, so yeah, better late than never, we suppose. Date adjustments may be required for certain developers but for now, such changes will take place on a "case by case basis."

It'll be nice to have the Store back. We've got a few PSN reviews that need to get done.

Tags: psn, playstation network, playstation store, sony

5/19/2011 12:01:46 PM Ben Dutka

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frylock25
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 12:21:02 PM
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its weird because even though i can play online with friends, outside of needing to buy dlc the store doesnt need to be there to enjoy what we already have. obviously to move forward we need it back so i will be happy when it is up again. i miss being able to just go in the store and browse around, see what is there. it will be great to be flooded with content though.

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wiiplay
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 5:30:19 PM

Everyone wants the PlayStation Store to be back online so they can claim their free PlayStation games as part of the 'Welcome Back' promotion.

That's one reason I'll be signing on the instant the Store is back online, even if the Store is loading slowly due to the heavy traffic, I'll wait a few hours to download Infamous. (Was never lucky enough to play it before, so this is likely my last chance)

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iPwn_3G
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 8:10:40 PM

No one is going to get their free stuff.

This was a clever move on Sony's part because the world is ending on the 21st(Jerusalem time). So when the PS store comes back online the world will already be gone. So dont get your hopes up chaps. ;)

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wiiplay
Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 5:19:48 PM

@iPwn_3G
Okay, so if I don't die tomorrow, does that mean I'm immortal?

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maxpontiac
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 12:22:00 PM
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Excellent. I been missing my weekly PSN Store check.

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BikerSaint
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 12:22:22 PM
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Cool beans, I'll be glad to see it up.

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robinhood2010
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 12:22:39 PM
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Good stuff!

Looking forward to the 'Welcome Back' package.

As well as that, I can finally start Dragon Age II. I didn't want to start without my Signature Edition DLC.

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PSTan
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 12:23:11 PM
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In Sony We Trust

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FatherSun
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 12:33:36 PM
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I will consider it a Birthday present. I already have most of the games on the Welcome Back list but I am looking forward to putting all this madness behind us. The Store will most likely see the heaviest traffic ever on that day so I expect a few hiccups and some more "OMG Sony is fail" comments and articles but were are making progress. I will ignore the ignorance.

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big6
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 12:34:07 PM
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I'm hoping when the PS Store is up on the 24th, that "D&D: Daggerdale" will be available.

It's slated for May 24th, but in light of the PS Store delays, I wonder if that date will still stick?

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RobiinzZ
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 12:34:58 PM
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Perfect timing, thats when i get my ps3 slim :D

Bring on Infamous baby :D

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Kiryu
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 12:47:08 PM

oh my god u have a lot of games to play.

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kraygen
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 12:49:05 PM
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Awesome news, I miss my weekly demo's and the big psn fiasco happened only a few weeks after I managed to get my plus going.

Will be nice to see what is available, I miss the store more than online gaming, but then again, I rarely play online so that might have something to do with it.

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jimmyhandsome
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 1:25:27 PM
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With the world scheduled to end this Saturday May 21st, how am I going to get my free games, Sony?

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Highlander
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 1:29:04 PM

LOL! Don't forget the Mayan calendar has the end in 2012, so even if May 22nd happens, we haven't really got much more than 7 months according to the Mayans.

::Blinks::

Of course Stephen Hawking thinks that Heaven and related concepts are the stuff of fairy tales, so perhaps it's all just superstitious paranoia pandering to charismatic individuals....

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Underdog15
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 2:10:58 PM

yes, but can Hawking catch a ball? I wouldn't trust him as far as he could throw me.

lol

okok, so I'm not actually trying to make any point. Just wanted to make a Hawking joke. My cousin-in-law has his masters in theoretical physics and is near PH.D. status now too. His supervisor recently won a Nobel Prize aware, of who's work he was a part of!

Needless to say, he's studied much of what hawking has found, yet he would say there's no proof one way or the other. All we know for sure, is that there is a dimension beyond that of time and space that may affect the lower dimensions in minor or major ways. Trick is... how do you study beyond time and space if we are bound by it's rules?

It's fun to talk about!

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Jdogtoocool
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 2:13:41 PM

Ha very funny

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Underdog15
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 3:07:45 PM

I was a fan of the trust him as far as he could throw me comment. Truth be told, it was a youth at our centre reading over my shoulder. The credit isn't mine.

But it was hilarious.

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Douchebaguette
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 9:35:48 PM

@ Underdog - Turns out, right, that beyond our own dimension exists a synthetic race that likes to enter this one every once in a while and harvest organic life at it's evolutionary prime ;].

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Underdog15
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 10:20:26 PM

I know. Their leader is bob. Nice chap, but your eyes have a hard time focusing on him. He harvested my... uh.... dna. They're going to make a superior race with it in another universe divided apart from ours by Bob's.

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Highlander
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 11:10:25 PM

Hmmm....

Douchebaguette, you sound like you're referring to Udo, the Gnosis incursion and the eternal refresh cycle.

:D

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CanadianGuy420
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 1:26:54 PM
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beautiful just beautiful.

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Highlander
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 1:30:20 PM
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Nice, I can't wait, that will essentially complete the reinstatement of PSN. Now, perhaps the folks in Japan can talk to the third parties Sony engaged to help with the re-design/re-implementation and testing - and get PSN back in action everywhere?

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Claire C
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 1:30:40 PM
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Honestly all I've wanted from the PS store is the PSX Classics FFVIII, FFIX, and Grandia to play on my PSP. Never played them. :_(

Last edited by Claire C on 5/19/2011 1:31:39 PM

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Highlander
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 1:43:50 PM

You'll love FFVIII, It's by far my favorite of those classic FFs.

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Claire C
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 1:58:01 PM

Yah, I can't wait! I really like FFVII, which I finished not too long ago on PSP. VIII from what I've read here and there seems to be hated on by some.

I still wanna play it though. People's opinions always seem to differ. Thanks for yours! =D

Last edited by Claire C on 5/19/2011 2:00:31 PM

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Jdogtoocool
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 2:15:45 PM

That's what I was about to download but instead I downloaded RE2 and 3, 3 was on sale

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Highlander
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 4:04:15 PM

@Claire,

Well, I can't play past a certain point in FFVII, so it remains one of those games that had the potential to be a favorite, but for me personally is spoiled by one specific element. In explanation, I will simply say Aeris.

FFVIII lacks that obstacle, and well...I kinda sorta fell for Rinoa...

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Claire C
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 5:58:40 PM

@TheHighlander

Yah! I teared up a little. I think it helps as motivation for the others' actions later in the game though. I do hope you finish it sometime.

PS: You like the Highlander movies or what? =D

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Highlander
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 11:13:10 PM

Loved the first one, the second one was....hmmm... The third was an attempt to save it, but missed the mark. The TV series did a better job than either the second or third movie did.

As it happens, I am half Scottish in any case, and...really a 'highlander' as such.

I understand about the motivation bit in FFVII, I think it backfired for me the first time I played and that set the pattern for the other times I've tried. I still enjoy the game until that point though.

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DjEezzy
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 1:43:04 PM
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Kinda want to get the Crysis 2 DLC. Also want my copy of inFamous and Super Stardust HD!!! Hells Yeah!!!

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Helghast
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 1:51:34 PM
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Im just exited to be able to redeem my L.A Noire codes!

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Claire C
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 2:01:42 PM

Oh yah! That too.

Get an extra case and suit. =)

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Sakaxxxx
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 2:57:42 PM
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Nice cant wait to get LBP and infamous :D

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faraga
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 3:08:13 PM
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Too bad the world will have ended before that date hits us...

I'm guessing the WorldEndsWithMe knew it all along.

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faraga
Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 1:47:47 AM

Just a joke people...

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Danny007
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 3:16:03 PM
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Great news, I have so many codes that I need to redeem!!

Last edited by Danny007 on 5/19/2011 3:16:39 PM

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DazeOfWar
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 3:37:03 PM
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Awesome. Now I can redeem some DLC codes I have and also buy some DLC I need to get to complete some trophy lists.

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Excelsior1
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 3:39:22 PM
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great news. i want to put all this nastiness behind us. i hope sony is watching psn like a hawk.

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Temjin001
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 5:06:28 PM
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Well I'm glad they said something because every night when I get home from work I check PSN with Jar Jar Bink's voice running through my mind reciting "is it up yet? Is it up yet? Is up yet?"
...
...
...
Me'sa so sad it's not up yet

Yeah that's right, I'm mimicking jar jar binks. deal with it

Last edited by Temjin001 on 5/19/2011 5:07:26 PM

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TFK Lamia
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 10:05:08 PM
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lmao may 24 the day the playstation store will crash due to overloaded servers as everyone tries to d/l their free games

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LimitedVertigo
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 10:21:21 PM

Haha, ya I agree. I can't imagine the DL rate's being very fast.

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AshT
Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 12:12:46 AM
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cant wait

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Gabriel013
Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 1:20:56 AM
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I hope they've put some extra capacity into it as I'd expect it to be brought to it's knees when the PSN users all try to get on at the same time.

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___________
Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 6:53:13 AM
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hopefully sony will be prepared for this, and not have to take it offline like they did PSN.
going to have allot of codes to redeem, dying to get my LA Noire stuff.

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HigherSenses
Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 8:08:11 AM
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All i want is Infamous and Dead Nation, every Sony fan should already have LBP (ive got 1 & 2), infamous just never warranted a purchase, but now that its gonna be free........

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phade2blaq
Sunday, May 22, 2011 @ 10:52:51 AM
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Will all missed content be updated !

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VOICE
Sunday, May 22, 2011 @ 4:18:04 PM
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well the world is still here......gimme gimme!!!!

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startazz
Sunday, May 22, 2011 @ 5:36:24 PM
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@ iPwn_3G
It's now the 22nd here in the UK and we are still here mate so i guess your wrong about us getting our free games then ;-)

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Banky A
Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 5:15:49 AM
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Woohoo I'm excited ;)

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