PSN should be back online by 10pm Pacific (1am Eastern) tonight.
PSN should be back online by 10pm Pacific (1am Eastern) tonight.
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Posted: Nov 17th 2011 1:03PM (Unverified) said
This is very likely to due to the 5 to 2 console limit for PSN games.
Posted: Nov 17th 2011 9:23PM sonyforlife said
@(Unverified) or because PSN is five years old. and there have been rumors of both xmb and PS store redesigns...
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Posted: Nov 17th 2011 1:09PM McWilly said
It'd be more helpful just to know when PSN is even online considering how often it's down. You could make a website dedicated to this alone and make quite a profit
Posted: Nov 17th 2011 1:10PM ChiTownRuler23 said
*sigh* This reminds me I need new dualshocks my controllers when fully charged only last for 15 minutes.
Posted: Nov 17th 2011 4:03PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
@ChiTownRuler23 sounds like you are having battery issues. I mean I have 6 DS3's....the longest last about 20 hours or so while playing shooters online. The shortest is around 7 hours. Still not bad considering I only use one at time until it dies.
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Posted: Nov 17th 2011 4:20PM ChiTownRuler23 said
lol why did i get downvoted? oh well but yah I haven't gotten to play on my station because of work but yah the batteries are kapoot i had them for awhile but im not trolling sony its not their fault, lithium ion batteries hold less of a charge over time. I have 2 dead ipods and a laptop battery that only holds a charge for 9 minutes to show for it. Its cool tho now i have an excuse to buy some red white and blue controllers.
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Posted: Nov 17th 2011 7:25PM kentuckyfried said
@ChiTownRuler23
the white ones are sweet but DS3 controllers in general seem to wear down really easily.
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the white ones are sweet but DS3 controllers in general seem to wear down really easily.
Posted: Nov 17th 2011 1:14PM jwan830 said
Happy 5yrs North American birthday ps3! Enjoy the... Maintenace.
Posted: Nov 17th 2011 1:14PM Courtney said
Balls, I was going to do some Dark Souls PVP this evening.
Posted: Nov 17th 2011 1:21PM 343 Guilty Fart said
Anyone else not able to access their Joystiq profile the last couple of days?
Posted: Nov 17th 2011 2:19PM (Unverified) said
@343 Guilty Fart
I can't access mine, but they also won't verify my name, so idgaf.
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I can't access mine, but they also won't verify my name, so idgaf.
Posted: Nov 17th 2011 4:53PM 343 Guilty Fart said
Good to know it's not just me, I thought Chrome was acting up again
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Posted: Nov 17th 2011 7:50PM This Little Man Says His Name Is said
@343 Guilty Fart
Haven't been able to access them in FF for days.
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Haven't been able to access them in FF for days.
Posted: Nov 17th 2011 1:24PM RenegadePanda said
What exactly are they doing, again?
Are they just locking down the bathroom for several hours because some chubby kid vomited in the urinal from eating too much Taco Bell at the mall?
Are they just locking down the bathroom for several hours because some chubby kid vomited in the urinal from eating too much Taco Bell at the mall?
Posted: Nov 17th 2011 1:27PM SmashZilla said
Good thing Arkham City is singleplayer.
Posted: Nov 17th 2011 1:37PM Mr Hett said
Darn. Now I have to use my AdBox 360. Hopefully Sony learns from this, and makes updating less of an inconvenience with the PS4.
Posted: Nov 17th 2011 2:03PM devwild said
Well, good thing I'm getting Halo Anniversary today, so I won't feel too bad about not playing Uncharted 3 tonight. :o)
Posted: Nov 17th 2011 2:03PM skbkoy65 said
Killing my DC universe time lol
Posted: Nov 17th 2011 2:11PM sweenish said
What boggles my mind is the fact that they are doing this in the middle of day, and telling their customers that they can't be on the network or potentially spend money during their prime time.
whenever live went down for maintenance, it was during the middle of the night, so as to inconvenience as few people as possible.
whenever live went down for maintenance, it was during the middle of the night, so as to inconvenience as few people as possible.
Posted: Nov 17th 2011 2:15PM Tel Prydain said
@sweenish
Middle of the day for whom? It's always the middle of the day somewhere. It might just be that you're not in the group that they are trying in to inconvenience.
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Middle of the day for whom? It's always the middle of the day somewhere. It might just be that you're not in the group that they are trying in to inconvenience.
Posted: Nov 17th 2011 2:15PM TerryMasters said
Hey guys! Playstation Network here, just wanted to remind you that today is the last day for people who own multiple PS3s to download their purchased games to their consoles!
Also, we went ahead and -conveniently took down the store for "maintenance" an entire day before the new rules go into effect preventing anyone from making additional purchases-. Enjoy! :)
Also, we went ahead and -conveniently took down the store for "maintenance" an entire day before the new rules go into effect preventing anyone from making additional purchases-. Enjoy! :)
Posted: Nov 17th 2011 2:22PM (Unverified) said
@TerryMasters
It works by verification, not downloads. If I have a game on 3 PS3s, one of them won't play the game because it won't have verification.
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It works by verification, not downloads. If I have a game on 3 PS3s, one of them won't play the game because it won't have verification.
Posted: Nov 17th 2011 2:31PM TerryMasters said
@(Unverified) I'm aware of what it does. Doesn't change the fact that it's an added step which doesn't apply to games purchased from the store before tomorrow. Solution? Announce the change takes place today - DURING the "maintenance". Not afterwards when it's too late.
Completely coincidental all-day-long maintenance that conveniently ends after midnight EST.
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Completely coincidental all-day-long maintenance that conveniently ends after midnight EST.
Posted: Nov 17th 2011 3:05PM BlazeKing said
@TerryMasters
Deactivate the old ones then. I don't see the problem. You can still play the games you downloaded on the unactivated console(s) because it only verifies activation when you download.
Hint: Activate your systems when you want to download something, then deactivate them. If your system ever dies, you won't have to contact Sony to get the activation reset.
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Deactivate the old ones then. I don't see the problem. You can still play the games you downloaded on the unactivated console(s) because it only verifies activation when you download.
Hint: Activate your systems when you want to download something, then deactivate them. If your system ever dies, you won't have to contact Sony to get the activation reset.
Posted: Nov 17th 2011 3:24PM TerryMasters said
@BlazeKing I know you don't see the problem, this is the internet where smart people have to explain everything in really small words with visual aids to get people like you to understand:
"Company X says that if you buy their product before Thursday, you'll get a free candy bar!
X Incorporated then makes it impossible to buy anything an entire day before the deadline."
Let me know if I spoke too quickly for you.
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"Company X says that if you buy their product before Thursday, you'll get a free candy bar!
X Incorporated then makes it impossible to buy anything an entire day before the deadline."
Let me know if I spoke too quickly for you.
Posted: Nov 17th 2011 3:49PM KentBrockman said
@TerryMasters They already announced they were making this change a couple weeks ago. And in that announcement they said that anything you have purchased prior to Nov 18, you will continue to be able to activate on 5 PS3s. Only purchases made on or after Nov 18 will be restricted to 2 PS3s.
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Posted: Nov 17th 2011 4:44PM BlazeKing said
@TerryMasters
"this is the internet where smart people have to explain everything in really small words with visual aids to get people like you to understand:"
How's that irony working out for you? Even the 2 people above my reply had to " explain everything in really small words with visual aids to get people like *you* to understand".
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"this is the internet where smart people have to explain everything in really small words with visual aids to get people like you to understand:"
How's that irony working out for you? Even the 2 people above my reply had to " explain everything in really small words with visual aids to get people like *you* to understand".
Posted: Nov 17th 2011 2:24PM ColorblindMonk said
Wah wah wah, psn is down. The games I'm playing are single player anyway.
Posted: Nov 17th 2011 4:37PM ColorblindMonk said
@BlazeKing
Well that's the thing, you can play games anyway. It's just that you can't go into the store and there may be a small chance you can still play multiplayer. Kids these days. They cry too much.
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Well that's the thing, you can play games anyway. It's just that you can't go into the store and there may be a small chance you can still play multiplayer. Kids these days. They cry too much.
Posted: Nov 17th 2011 2:41PM iceveiled said
They're probably doing security stuff to ensure that the PSN won't get hacked again, even though it will very likely get hacked again asap.
Posted: Nov 17th 2011 2:54PM baddates77 said
Good thing I don't need to be online to play Chrono Cross.
Posted: Nov 17th 2011 3:31PM TerryMasters said
@BlazeKing I know you don't see the problem, this is the internet where smart people have to explain everything in really small words with visual aids to get people like you to understand:
"Company X says that if you buy their product before Thursday, you'll get a free candy bar!
X Incorporated then makes it impossible to buy anything an entire day before the deadline."
Let me know if I spoke too quickly for you.
"Company X says that if you buy their product before Thursday, you'll get a free candy bar!
X Incorporated then makes it impossible to buy anything an entire day before the deadline."
Let me know if I spoke too quickly for you.
Posted: Nov 17th 2011 3:55PM Weiji said
Sony: Removing more features with updates!
Posted: Nov 17th 2011 6:16PM godofwar49 said
it sucks that its down im not able to sign in i hope they fix some of the things in mw3 like the freezing because somone is lagging badly during the game
