What devices will be able to access this service? Sony’s 2010 models of network-enabled Bravia TV, Blu-ray Disc player, Blu-ray Disc Home Theater system, PlayStation 3 as well as VAIO and other personal computers. Sony says that it will also eventually be usable on Sony’s portable devices, as well as Android-based mobile devices (possibly even those not made by Sony Ericsson). The availability on PlayStation 3 and Android-based mobile devices are the most exciting. The PS3 is turning into a one-stop shop for everything, and one of the current weaknesses is music. Qriocity would turn this weakness into a strength immediately. Also, the ability to access over six million tracks on the go via my Android phone is also encouraging. The main issue is that nothing in life is free.
.Press Release: Some PlayStation Network and Qriocity Services to be Available This Week.
.Sony "Welcome Back" Appreciation Program.
.Existing PlayStation Network customers will be provided with 30 days free membership in the PlayStation Plus.
.8% drop in Sony's stock
.Sony has lost at least $10 million in revenue by psn being down
Notes handed out before a Sony press conference today (timed so conveniently at 1am EDT in the US, and noon on the Sunday of Golden Week in Japan) reveal that Sony plans to offer free downloads of unidentified "content," 30 days of free PlayStation Plus access to new and existing members, and 30 days of free Qriocity service. The paper also says that PSN service will be restored "soon.
I can live with that let people try psn+ for free that way if they like it they can buy it.Hopefully this will get my friend to buy it.
Edit:If someone can keep me updated that would be great im missing plug ins so it wont be able to stream it.
Some will get pissed when there free games stop working when it expires but it will definitely make more people open to buying it. I see this working out great for there subscriptions even though some will get mad.
Not 100% sure if "new" PS+ users refers to every PS user or if it means new subscribers + existing subscribers to the Plus subscription (meaning you still have to buy Plus) get an additional 30 days.
I think it's the latter. It's actually more than they really need to do-- the minimum needed is advertising the content that was lost.
However, to make up for the bad press, the goodwill gesture is needed. Just curious what the content is. IMO I think people will just forget about wanting free content after PSN comes back online. That's all people want.
"I survived the PSN outage and all I got was this damn T-Shirt"
Free Home download, I wouldn't mind it lol.
Perhaps a Free Avatar of some kind? Would love some Portal 2 avatars.
http://www.justin.tv/lordka...
The stream
Heh, gonna try this out when it happens, but I will read the fine print for any "wavers".
Just kidding, slightly.
:P :D =D
They're giving away over 100 dollars of PlayStation content for free, going to pay for new credit cards if needed, paying for you to be in a free identity theft program that costs tons of money AND they are rebuilding the servers and enhancing everything yet everyone is still saying its not enough.
Microsoft gave away Undertow for free when XBL was hacked...a crappy 10 dollar game.
Quit crying people.
@ ownallconsoles,
Xbox Live wasn't hacked. It had an increase amount of users on the network during Xmas. But I know going by facts is an issue with the ignorant.
@1.1.7
That $10 game was for a very brief outage that didn't result in people's personal information being leaded out. Don't hold Sony on such a high pedestal here.
I appreciate the free content, but the damage has been done. They could have went out of business for this catastrophe. Had numerous people received the database of hacked accounts, this would have become a LOT worse for Sony.
im pretty sure if its free stuff ya download it wont get deleted once it lapses. my friend ps plus expired and he had the same avatars ect
"Xbox Live wasn't hacked. It had an increase amount of users on the network during Xmas. But I know going by facts is an issue with the ignorant"
The result is the same...and don't forget, your personnals informations are being leaded out by tons of commercial sites, sometime sold by some greedy ones...but most of the time, they don't say it ! (like probably ms if they were hacked)
so stop pretending it's a disaster, like other dumb xfans who play here their favorite and only game.
Wait, hang on a minute...
Does the free month of PS+ start automatically as soon as it goes back up, or can you start it manually? My damn PS3 YLODed (thermal paste wore off probably) and I won't have the money to fix it for like two weeks.
Sounds to me like the outage hasn't affected you like it has people that could play online if it was working.
OT: I honestly don't care if Sony gives stuff away for free or makes up for lost time. I'm a PSN+ user, and being without PSN+ for three weeks only costs me about $4. Sure, that's $4, but I'm not willing to burn Sony at the stake over it.
I'm just happy Netflix was working through this whole thing.
This is how companies should always respond to customers when problems occur.
They didn't have to do anything (except maybe for paying PS+ customers) but they went out and did it anyways.
Sony has pretty good customer service, I had a Blu Ray player I was having a hard time updating and I called Sony . . . they next day aired an update disc for free.
Glad to see them take this route with PS3/PSP.
How dare you use such logic on N4G, $4 is a sacred unacheivable amount of money.
Id guess a lot of these people have never been hit by an actual financial scam to know just how silly they are acting over such small money, Go lose your life savings to a phony educational course, Which might I add was even MS certified (IT based course), then tell me how bad your lost PSN time is
Something else that is being forgotten here. These free month services can also be promotional opportunities. I think the OP Dart89 had this in mind but, didn't fully explain it.
Don't get me wrong, I think it's great that everyone is getting PSN pluss a month. The truth is I actually made this suggestion on one of my post.
The point I'm trying to make is this free subscription will also allow existing members to experience the PSN pluss services and may even entice users who don't have the service to purchase a subscription.
All I'm saying is despite all the bad press giving a free month subscription can have more than one benefit. It can be a welcome back gift and serve as a promotion to the PSN users who have yet to experience the benefits of it.
Kudos to Sony for doing something to restore its customers good faith. Unfortunately, this won't be enough in the eyes of many.
This is perfect for me in a month and a half am going on holiday abroad till august and i my psn plus run out xD
So now I can play those old PSN+ games I used to enjoy than when I get back in August I can get a full upgrade yaaay :P
Read: European gamers are probably gonna get bat-'crap' again compared to the American gamers, cause Sony/SCEE has shown time and time again that they don't give a 'crap' about their European customers....
...sadly.
It couldn't get any more official than:
"That same reporter asked if passwords were encrypted. I believe (translation not being perfect) that Hirai said they were not."
Password NOT ENCRYPTED!
That said, the freebies are very generous and the information is up front. Kudos to Sony.
This is a slap to the face to people who bought PSN+, the only thing PSN+ members keep forever are avatars, DLC, and themes, and the rest of the stuff is temporary, so within 30 days, someone can just download everything you get to keep forever as a PSN+ user... I shouldn't have bought it and just waited for something like this to happen to have saved $50.. real slap to the face if you understand where im coming from.
OSAMA DEAD and i get free 30 days PSN + how could this day get any better
@gamingdroid let it go man
lmao
Yeah it should hopefully entice more people, really good for Sony if they do offer it.
And I'm not going to complain about another month for us existing subscribers either :D
EDIT: Didn't see at first that it maybe doesn't mean every single PS member, although I guess its fair if they don't. It would cost quite a bit to give every single playstation member the usual PS+ service for a month.
you are already a plus/Q subscriber already like myself. But I really don't want any handouts or compensation at all. Hell, I've got tons of sp games I've ignored /because/ of the PSN 8D. I just want to hear about my CC information and what they've done to prevent this going forward.
If anything, I wish they make this one of the most secure machines around, and announce StarHawk Christmas '11. That would be pretty f'n fantastic.
That would actually be good. Wanted to try PS+ to see if it works on more than 1 PS3 or if it would block my other PS3 from using it.
And I can't say I truly know what Qriocity actually is but hey, doesn't hurt.
ps plus is free and discounted games so it works on what ever ps3 you have an account on. Just like anything else you can download anything on up to 5 ps3. The automatic updates only work on one ps3.
I'm going to buy up a bunch of the discounted games that I've wanted. Might as well buy them now.
Psn plus content can be downloaded on up to 5 ps3 just like everything else you buy of store except video only attached to 1 ps3
i would like a video of Sony shooting the hacker with multiple harpoon guns but PS+ free for a month is ok too
Maybe Sony will create a new franchise called 'Hunt the Hacker' something in the style of manhunt LoL
Dont think Sony should rattle the hornets nest anymore than it has.
Sure might be working on this super security for PSN but hackers are some of the most ignorant and determine people I have ever seen.
The hackers will take a stab at Sony PSN again and will try and try to hack it until they cause another PSN down situation.
Wait, how do we use the free month of PSN+ if they expect to have PS Store up "within a month", when the PSN is expected to be up "within a week" ?
Or, can we take the free month anytime?
How soon is soon? lol
"Another exec says Anonymous has attacked "repeatedly," but Sony doesn't know who is behind the recent attacks." If they find "Anonymous" I hope you have a nice trip to prison and don't drop the soap. :-)
Oh please...Sony owes nobody anything except maybe PSN+ and Qriocity subscribers.
that's all we can ask for the president of the company is saying they are sorry and that they have learned their lessons
and psn store hopefully will be back soon and no credit card info stolen sounds pretty good right about now
the new security measures sound really well great and thank you for giving us something free for well a free service to begin with
say what you want he is right about one thing this is ATTACK ON GAMING IN GENERAL NOT JUST PS3. THIS COULD HAPPEN TO XBOX360 I HOPE MS ALSO TAKES SOMETHING FROM THIS AND IMPROVE THEIR SECURITY
AS LONG AS I CAN PLAY ONLINE I WILL BE OK HOPEFULLY PSN STORE WILL BE BACK BUT TAKE YOUR TIME TO MAKE SURE SOMETHING LIKE THIS CAN NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN
A free downloadable game would be awesome. I've been wanting to get Siren: Blood Curse for a while now.
If that's the case, i want PSN to go down more often :P
Freebies are always fun haha
Maybe next time they can send us free games to our door :D
So they still don't have a exact date when PSN will be back up. Oh well, the stuff they are offering is really good. Thxs Sony.
The press conference hasn't actually started yet, so maybe more info on that in there.
I don't think they can give an exact date. I should imagine it's a slow process reactivating millions of accounts. I mean there is a lot of trophy syncing to be done. Hopefully by the end of the week all regions will have at the very least online play.
About when i left behind my 360 because of all those shitty kinect games and those sub HD exclusives.
And it was awesome. ;)
What? You didn't like those great Kinect games (like "Kinect"imals)? Well, have no fear! Sony can replace a silly 'lil game like that with an amazing, blow your socks off, animal raising experience called (drumroll please) Eyepet! That's right Gary toss out that copy of Kinectimals and be ready for an experience like none other. You'll get to raise your own tigers, lions, bears, oh my! (Batteries not included)
Yes, the last few weeks have been a roaring success for Sony, the victims of a hack that has brought PSN to its knees and slump in share prices along with vast negative media coverage as a result. Success in a nutshell.
Ah, so judging by the disagrees, this is exactly the way to achieve success? I will never understand the mindset of those who feel a loyalty towards a company or corporation, they are only after your money, and as a consumer, I'm only after the best level of service in return. Nothing more and certainly nothing less.
Nevermind one free download, wont a month free of PS+ mean a free episode of Qore plus tons of themes, avatars and whatever games are up? Even though with the latter you'll only have a month's access to them. And even then still you'll be able to buy and keep some games at a discount.
Talk about handing out free drugs. A first taste.
I just want PSN back on.Also I thought the conference was tomorrow afternoon not 1am glad I didnt turn off my computer.
It should be money so we can get what we want because I may already have the free game they give.
Wired: Following a massive security breach of its PlayStation Network and Qriocity online services, Sony says it is crafting goodwill gestures to make up for any inconvenience suffered by customers whose personal information might have been compromised.
“We are currently evaluating ways to show appreciation for your extraordinary patience as we work to get these services back online,” Sony said Thursday, more than a week after the “external intrusion” that led to the probable leak of personal information tied to 70 million PlayStation Network accounts.
Here are some make-good offerings Sony might be considering.
6. God of War director David Jaffe comes to your house, hangs out until things get awkward.
That would be my chioce ^^
I really think N4G needs a "humor" section, so people who want to read real news can avoid crap like this =)
Lame article.
But hey, I guess they have to make use of this situation because when are you ever gonna visit wired.com?
11. Creation of a new branch, the Communication Branch, so information doesn't have to take 5 freaking days just to go up through 50 levels in the hierarchy just to reach Mr. Kaz.
The PSN being down must be hard on these "journalists". I mean, now they have to think up all new hate articles. I suppose life will get a little easier when the PSN is back up. They can go back to their copy/paste "10 Reasons Sony/PS3/NGP Are Doomed" articles.
2. Uncharted 3 beta releases early
1. BC for everybody. you people don't know what you missing.
I thought this was great, some of you guys above me need to read the article before posting. This guy is just kidding, you guys know humor, right? It's that nice feeling that makes you smile and sometimes laugh.
It's a shame PSN is down but a little joking about it doesn't hurt anyone.
Damn right. Not only that this article is hella funny, but it also a good read after going through the regular crap and disinformation that floods N4G headlines nowadays with the whole PSN fiasco.
@ Pumbli
"Hey, your shoelace is open"
= JOKE.
"I am selling my 360 because it scratched my RRod Stewart CD"
= TROLLING.
It depends on who you're talking to. Take this for example; "PS3, it's only does no PSN". To most PS3 owners this 'statement' would be trolling. Although to many others it's just a little joke.
This article was quite clearly not written to anger PS3 owners. It was just written for amusement. You can see it as trolling all you want, I'll just be laughing my PSN-less butt off in the meantime.
ive got the service on my ps3 and its really good, i was shocked to see it had genres from the Caribbean where am from so i was happy not much services have those genres which is the music i mostly listen to, e.g. reggae, soca, dancehall.
cant wait for the service to come to my psp so i can have it on the go also.
Good selection of music. Love to see a iPhone app.
Qore, Qriocity.... Spelling words differently just to be cool is actually pretty stupid.
Pandora on ps3 would be awesome
I listen to pandora through my PS3 all the time. Just use the browser to go to pandora and you are gold.