Sony Computer Entertainment has announced that it has started a “phased restoration” of PlayStation Network. As most of you know, the service has been offline due to an “external intrustion” (i.e. hackers). Here’s a clip from the press release:
Sony Corporation and Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) announced that Sony Network Entertainment International (SNEI, the company) will today begin a phased restoration by region of PlayStation Network and Qriocity Services. The phased restoration will be on a country by country basis beginning in the Americas, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Middle East.
- 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
At last, we can all go back to listening to Qriocity and roaming around PlayStation Home!!! *joke* Hopefully the restoration goes smoothly and PlayStation gamers can get back to enjoying their PS3s and PSPs to the fullest!
Please let me know if the “phased restoration” has brought any online functionality back to your PS3 or PSP.
so i've downloaded the new update but i can't log in to play online without creating a new password. I go to my pc because you can't change your password through the ps3 and the psn page keeps timing out. I don't think i'll get to change my password until mid-week when everyone is done changing theirs.
I just changed my password. Should be all good now.