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Possible A New Software Firmware Update Incoming

According to recent tweets, it seems that PlayStation Network for Japan is back online and can be accessed by local users. Sony appears to be delivering on their recent promise to fix PSN this week.

Sony has yet to release an official statement whether PSN is truly online in Japan, but there are already several Facebook and Twitter updates stating that PS3 online play has now resumed for gamers based in Japan.

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xTruthx5493d ago (Edited 5493d ago )

Yeah, I just checked and it isn't.

Soldierone5493d ago

I hope your IN japan saying that....and not just creating a Japanese account...

Thepro3185493d ago

u going need JPN IP to access japan PSN right now

zep5493d ago

i live in japan got jpn ip jpn ps3 and jpn psn it not up yet

Thepro3185493d ago (Edited 5493d ago )

I'm asking question you are going need JPN IP to access japan PSN?

Soldierone5493d ago

Yes. You have to be in the Japanese region to get the Japanese servers. Unless you run through a Japanese Proxy, there isn't another way to do it.

People think simply opening a Japanese account and logging on that puts them in the Japanese servers and it doesn't.

zep5493d ago

@Thepro318 no you don't need a JPN IP because even though you live in Japan you still cant log on PSN JPN because its still down for maintenance

@Soldierone stop giving false info because whatever you do you still cant log in on PSN japan

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knifefight5493d ago

I live in Japan. It's not up.

PoweredParaglider5492d ago

Seems weird that you got any disagrees at all, let alone 14+.

I am starting to think there is something very wrong with some people on here.

imvix5492d ago

Anything said against Sony on this website will be treated with denial, its a Sony Fanboy infested website or perhaps they have employees with accounts on this website constantly.

Either way they can have their accounts leaked and sucked dry, these people will still support Sony.

knifefight5493d ago

Why the disagrees? I'm telling you, it ain't up.

RememberThe3575493d ago

Cuz they yurn so badly. They're hoping that denying the truth will make their dream become reality.

SockMaster5493d ago

@RememberThe357

LOL, Pretty lame if you disagree with a fact, your just in denial :)

Dojan1235493d ago

I was thinking the same thing. LOL.

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oghost855493d ago

my playstation just reset itself and it acting like i dont have an account with them anymore? should i be worried?

whothedog5493d ago

Two nights ago now, I somehow started downloading a patch for the 1.50 Home, and it installed and everything. But servers are still down so should I be worried?

Ascalon945492d ago

yeah updates are good man, i did some for games I havent played in a long time and everything is working fine.

NavySeal745493d ago

Mine did that and it said database will be rebuilt.

But its ok i think still playing games.
I do hope its on soon for everyone though as im sure
everyone is missing there games online.

I checked today uk doesnt have the software update yet that was at 9am this morning.

Kleptic5493d ago

I read on GT planet that the PSN being down ONLY applies to user login's...but that game data downloads and other internet functions function normally...

I'm saying that because certain users claimed to have updated GT5 properly, even though the PSN is down...its the user database that has been taken down, but you can still apparently get game updates?...

I haven't tried any of that, so i don't know for sure...just saying what I read...

sourav935493d ago

Same think happened to me. I put in Go of War III yesterday and it said about downloading patch 1.03 (i think) and it downloaded the patch. I was surprised because I thought the servers were down. Guess updates are part of a different server....

Soldierone5493d ago

Same thing happened to my friend. It simply lost all the data on the PS3 that linked it to your account. Thus it needs to be synced up with PSN again to sort out all the licenses and trophy data etc...

Since PSN is down, you cant do that. Which sucks. He can't play any games because the trophy data is out of date, and all his PSN titles say the account needs to be activated.

Its simply the cache got overloaded. It happens after a year or so unless you clean up your hard drive a lot.

KwietStorm_BLM5493d ago

Did he actually buy those games on that account or were they game "shared?"

Soldierone5493d ago (Edited 5493d ago )

He purchased them. For some reasons the games he shared with my account work fine.

But everytime he puts in Black Ops or Portal 2 it says something about not being able to sync with trophy data and doesn't let him play the game. His account on another fat PS3 works fine though, so he just plays everything on that.

Also on another note. For some reason ALL my trophies are disappearing. Dunno why, but its spreading to everything. I have plats and what not, and today i looked and a majority of my games are at 0 now....I hope it fixes when they sync back with the server.

lazertroy5493d ago

I hope that PSN comes back today

HolyOrangeCows5492d ago (Edited 5492d ago )

If I'm remembering right, they said "By Wednesday", so hopefully we see it within 24 hours.

BTW, I think I'd be more shocked if they DIDN'T release a new firmware when it comes back up. It'll at LEAST have a new agreement.

Prototype5492d ago

99% of the "By Wednesday" means on Wed at 11:59 pm before Thurs...Well that's how we see it when paying Rent.

ClimateKaren5492d ago

Agreed on the firmware. It doesn't seem too likely to me that the security updates would be entirely on one side. Never know though, they could be.

Baba19065493d ago

i want the psn =D miss it. its been a long time now...

IGAMEHARD5493d ago

with the way everyone acted here in the states i hope were last

Fox015493d ago

Me too, let's push it even further; I hope it never comes back to the US, that'll show them.

KwietStorm_BLM5493d ago

Yes, let's make all of us suffer because of a select group of jackasses. Oh! Just like with the hackers!

Shad0wRunner5493d ago

Dont start with the hacker propaganda, kwiet.

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Final Fantasy X 25th Anniversary Website Launches With New Nomura Artwork and Merchandise

Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.

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-Foxtrot18d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle18d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7718d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

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15 Years Ago, Mortal Kombat (2011) Saved Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise

A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.

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italiangamer27d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde25d ago

Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.

Soy25d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand12525d ago (Edited 25d ago )

15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.

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PlayStation legend Shuhei Yoshida says Jim Ryan fired him because he didn't listen to him

Why did Sony push Shuhei Yoshida out of his role leading PlayStation's first-party games? He'd overseen some huge successes. Well, apparently, he didn't listen.

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Relientk7726d ago

Yeah I can see that for sure. Shuhei Yoshida should have been in charge not Jim Ryan.

Cacabunga26d ago

It should be free highway for him now.. but Sony are too stupid to see this, especially that moron Hulst

S2Killinit26d ago (Edited 26d ago )

Wtf why all that anger. PlayStation is dominating on every level. Besides I think there is a little more to hiring a CEO than just who is available. Its not like its a athlete your team wants to buy.

neutralgamer199226d ago

S2Killinit

live service failures, chasing trends, closing studios. yes dominating

Cacabunga25d ago

Sony is Dominating because competition is not existing. Compared to previous gens this is the poorest in terms of software offerings.

Last gen we got Uncharted 4 Lost Legacy and TLOU2 from ND alone.

This is so far a remasters gen, with no competition to lift up the quality

1nsomniac25d ago (Edited 25d ago )

..."PlayStation is dominating on every level"....

...Really???

PlayStation are soon heading into a new generation in the not to distant future. They currently have the worst customer satisfaction they've ever sustained as a company. The company is heading for a huge crash while at the same time they'll need to be planning how they are going to try and win back that favour and the build up to their new releases.

Yes financially they're winning but they're going to have to ride out this complete public corporate disaster. No one has faith in the company or the product anymore. They've damaged their public image so much this generation. Greed can kill anyone.

medman25d ago

Hulst is a disaster......

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blacktiger25d ago

He would've done the same thing and fire Jim Ryan and Shuhei would be the villain. Why?
Because Elite creates the narrative and distraction for gamers, users and citizens.

Outside_ofthe_Box26d ago

More confirmation that Jim Ryan is the culprit for what has happened to Sony. Hulst needs to go too. What sucks is that a lot of the good top heads at Sony are no longer there. I wish that guys that were forced out prematurely by Dumbo Jimbo like Shuhei and Layden came back.

robtion25d ago

Yep. Yoshida was responsible for bringing one of the best games of this generation to playstation (Stellar Blade). He is an actual gamer and is in touch with what gamers want (creative, fun games, not GaaS and agenda pushing). He also seems like a genuinely nice guy if you watch some interviews. Of course they got rid of him.

darthv7226d ago

Makes you wonder if MS even thought about hiring him after Phil and Sarah were leaving. He certainly couldn't make their situation any worse.

Agent7526d ago

Microflop. After Windows XP and Xbox 360, it all went floppy.

S2Killinit26d ago

Floppy 😆
No pun intended

badz14926d ago

Yoshida for President! Jim Ryan was and always be a hack! Sony should get Shu back

Lightning7726d ago

All the gamer/consumer lead heads are gone across PS and Xbox. shuhei gone phil's gone (questionable) but gone. The future of gaming is somewhat uncertain across the board.

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