Hey, you've got something on your nose. Anyway... There are some games on the PS3 that are subscription-based, like DC Universe Online. I imagine Sony will be compelled to answer for lost time in such cases. PS+ subscribers are probably in need of a little love for this incident, too. But otherwise, it's a free service. Sony doesn't owe you anything, as long as all your personal information is secure.
On top of PSN still being down they decided it was a good time to preview two playstation tablets which no doubt would be reliant on PSN to get games. http://ca.kotaku.com/5795633/check-out-the-first-trailer-for-sonys-new-playstation-tablets The interesting one is the S2 which in my opinion isn't a tablet at all it looks more like a DS with it's clamshell and two screens. I've always figured two screens was a pretty bad idea though unless you want the battery to drain twice as fast. I think Sony has lost the plot to be honest but even after everything the NGP still looks appealing to me.
I hear they might fix everything else wrong with PSN (mostly) and that's why it's taking so long. Maybe we'll get cross-game voice chat?
Sounds like some hackers just got owned. Sony are reportedly using the rebuilding of PSN to change the root key that was leaked and enabled PS3 hacking in the first place. Obviously they're also fixing the security hole at the same time. If it genuinely was hackers that disrupted PSN and not just Sony making excuses... it looks like they've inadvertently just sent themselves back to square one and the PS3 is safe once more.
I don't think that's even possible as the master key is hardcoded in the PS3 hardware it's my understanding that unless they can physically take back every ps3 sold and change chips in them it can't be done. There are other keys they can change but it's supposedly trivial for anyone with the master key to get them again. Then again I'm no expert and might be completely wrong but I've definitely read a few times it was impossible. Just for fun this is what I was talking about a page of posts ago I've seen this rumour pop up so many times I think there has to be truth in it.
There are ways to do that while PSN is still up. They need to focus on just getting it up and running again.
http://faq.en.playstation.com/cgi-bin/scee_gb.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?locale=en_GB&p_faqid=5593 Jeez, they admit EVERYTHING was at risk! Names, address, phone numbers, even credit card info was potentially compromised. Quite a messy situation. Also, when Sony flips the switch and everyone in the world logs on at the same time syncing trophies and playing Mortal Kombat, Socom 4, Portal, etc, well we'll see if the network can handle it. Hopefully the hackers will be found.
I'm just glad I have never put my CC info on file hahaaha. Even if I did, it was a long time ago, and that card has long since been destroyed since my bank itself has security problems. Anyways, I will be getting Mortal Kombat for the PS3 Friday. Can someone clarify if I can update the firmware on my PS3 even though PSN is down? Not a real big deal to me, I just haven't booted up my PS3 in months and there is bound to be several bytes worth of data to DL. lol. I doubt you can but thought I would check.
Actually I'm pretty sure you can since every time your Playstation goes to update it auto signs out, and I'm pretty sure I read earlier today someone stating that you can still update.
Very disappointing... Luckily my psn password was unique for the most part, but my address?! Credit card?! Looks like I'll be calling the bank today..
Yeah a co-worker said he thought he did while the PSN was down, but I just wanted to clarify. Thanks bro!
My favorite thing about the FAQ that arta posted is the first question. They've given themselves a three-day window as to when they found out they were getting hacked, as if they couldn't pinpoint when they actually said "oh, crap, we just got hax0rd." It's probably just that they were investigating the depth of the intrusion in that time space, but humorous nonetheless. Hopefully their investigation allows them to find who did this and get rid of the lost information. It would be unfortunate for the company's credibility if they were unable to do so.
