Most likely it'll be up by 2morrow right now Sony's bein shady about it. My regards from XBL stay strong PSN users.

Awesome, so most of the fanatical stories that were posted last week were total BS. The media for the most part did a great job lieing to us, what a shame.
Good to know that Sony did in some sort encrypted our passwords.

It's sad they keep having to respond to baseless rumors.

so may 3rd or may 4th????

@DrStabwounds
much like this one but it was updated saying it's now "FUD". media rushing in to take a stab only to face the blade theirself.

http://m.cnet.com/Article.r...

who knows?it will be up when we none expect it.

May 3 12:00 AM...I HOPE!!! :)

Oh my god really? The top 6 news articles on N4G about the whole PSN thing. Sure it's important but I'd actually like to read a bit more about games once in a while...

Sony Corp. says that hackers may have taken personal information from an additional 24.6 million user accounts after a review of the recent PlayStation Network breach found an earlier intrusion at its online entertainment division.

The data loss comes on top of the 77 million PlayStation accounts it has already said were jeopardized by a malicious intrusion.

The breach occurred April 16 and 17 -- before the PlayStation break-in. About 10,700 direct debit records of customers in Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain may have been stolen.

A further 12,700 credit or debit card numbers elsewhere outside the U.S. may also have been stolen, it said.
Sony says it shut service to Sony Online Entertainment games such as "DC Universe Online" early Monday morning.

I was hoping for the May 3rd Update, but from what I heard its gonna be sometime this month, which tells use nothing really. :(

It's 2:22 AM in Michigan. Just tried to sign in. No dice. Will check again on wake-up, 10ish.

wouldnt get my hopes up guys , will prob be in another week.... MAX

definitely not today cuz every1s gnna expect the ps store or somethin, my guess is friday

Like i stated before the media has overblown some parts of the issue to almost titantic proportions. They assume that they hackers have their hands on 78 million creditcards when the truth is that the informations was encryptid.

For PSN being free and all I am impressed with how sony is handling the issue. And despite what some people might say PSN shall be back soon and they wont charge you for multiplayer. Knowing that Sony will do anything they can to prevent this from happening again is a sign that they really do care about PSN users. Even though the majority of them have free accounts.

Of course dont get me wrong they care about us because we buy content from PSN from them and that is something they dont want to loose because of this incident.

I just hope they stand by their word (this week) I hope this stuff with SOE doesn't set us back with them focusing on that

if you want to play online xbl is working RIGHT NOW

dont be scurred and confoosed

Sony Left You No Choice

Bored now.

I though it was supposed to be back online today?!

I've been as patience as I can so far but now this is gettig beyond a joke. When the f*ck is it coming back online?!

sony bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
me : what about online and ....
sony bla bla bla bla blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaa
ok Can you please just give me the date when ...
sony bla bla bla bla bla

Sony Left You No Choice

Cntd.
I bought another new 360 about 2-3yrs ago after I was sure the problem was more or less fixed due to Falcon chip, but 1 week after purchase I loaded up a game & was playing then all of a sudden after less than 1hr of play..kaput, 3RR'sOD. I returned the machine, & the dude serving said these chips didn't resolve the problem, but a new version had been released with a newer chip that was better....I trusted the clerk & took the new version instead of a refund, Wii or 2nd PS3....and this 360 is still going (touch wood), although it has had sweet F.A. usage due to my massive collection of PS3 titles (exclusives & most multiplats).
So seing desperate MS fanboys jump on Sony's ass about something that was beyond there control is weaksauce as opposed to the RROD epidemic that is still pathetically high....and the media hammering Sony & letting MS off the hook for a worse problem due to the fact that it's MS's fault completely & was not sorted out before 360's release & still isn't, is completely baffling. MS has successfully swept the RROD problem under the rug....and now MS fanboys see fit to compare a total hardware system meltdown that renders your entire consoles functions useless due to being fucking broken due to the fact the machines design was a fault ridden shitbox of an idea, and MS's woeful display in admitting the problem hurriedly & then when finally disclosing the fact the machine had faults, they undersold the percentages by about 77%, to Sony's online service being hacked into by thieving criminals...Way to go to show your desperation at the Sony hate girls...I thought the repeated Riiiiiiidge Raacer, & giant enemy crab was weaksauce, then the, "but teh PS3 has NOOO games", pathetic desperation took it's place,.....but now the hatred from fanboys being pissed with Sony for "allowing our information to be stolen", like they actually own a PS3, like they actually had hundreds of $$$$$ stolen from Sony for allowing there information to be used by the lovely innocent hackers.

this is butt man

Now that Jim Ryan is gone just need to remove Herman Hulst from his position! And maybe give Shuhei the position he deserved.

This gen hasn't been the best for games, last gen consoles are still out there and now there's been talk of the PS6 and Xbox Two for a year or so. Many games this gen will be ported to next gen and the cycle will continue. The re-release of the Neo Geo AES+, games on cartridge for £70 ($95), gaming is going back in time. Gaming has gone pricing mad with the high cost of games, consoles and controllers. The men and women at the top are clueless.

It’s always interesting to hear behind-the-scenes stories like this, especially involving veterans like Shuhei Yoshida and leadership figures like Jim Ryan. That said, there are usually multiple sides to decisions at that level. It could be less about not “listening” and more about differences in long-term vision for PlayStation. Yoshida played a huge role in shaping the brand, so whatever the reason, his impact is undeniable.

If true, and I'm inclined to believe it is, it goes to show that Sony lost their way when they became more western/didn't respect the PlayStation origin story. Andrew House and Jack Tretton did great work, but they also didn't try to fundamentally change the PlayStation DNA. Ryan oversaw the death of Japan Studio and a live service direction.

I already figured this, good lord imagine if Shuhei took over instead, would've been a platinum era 😩

I miss the first three generations of PlayStation. The way they turned PS3 around, we knew they meant business. We were all worried for a bit there around launch. Eventually from 2008 they started shifting slowly. But since Yoshida was fired, it's never been the same. Still enjoy my PS5 daily. I got a backlog dating back to PS2 lol So I'm fine but new games aren't as appealing anymore.

It seems like we were thrown on to the worst timeline possible where everything is too expensive and the wrong people were put in positions that makes the world a shitty place. We could have had Shu as the head of PS but we got the shitty alternative. Same goes for everyone in power around the world. Doesn’t matter the company or country the majority of us got the shitty picks and the world is declining like never before. I do think PS can come out of this because of their studios, talent and IP but they need someone more in touch with gamers leading things like Shu was. They’re still the best place for console gaming imo but it could be much better than it is especially without the massive live service failures. The rest of the world I have a lot less hope for right now. Hopefully the pendulum swings back towards the good ole days but I’m preparing for the worst.

There goes illuminati distraction story

So now there's certifiable proof that Ryan was in fact "fired", as opposed to when it was first announced that he "retired", in order to save face.

There's another guy who recently "retired" as CEO of another large gaming company, after doing a dismantling job as lead for well over a decade.

seems legit, the business man, fires the one who has ideas to move the business forward.

Jim Ryan is the reason why we are entering year 6 since the PS5 launch and many of us don't feel like the PS5 has gotten started as yet.

I hope going forward, we will see a return to form.