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PSN users - How do you feel about the continued outage?

Multiplayer gaming is immensely popular (people like Adrian Kingsley-Hughes who mostly play single-player are like the dinosaurs - a dying species), and for many not being able to play multiplayer and get access to trophies and achievements and so on renders the console next to useless. So rather than allow it to gather dust, some are selling it in order to finance a new console purchase.

How long can this continue before gamers start migrating to other platforms?

lazertroy4749d ago (Edited 4749d ago )

LA Noire Tuesday the version on 1 disc.

sdtarm4749d ago

playing Red Dead, bought one week ago, enjoying it so far

M-Easy4749d ago

All work and no play makes M-Easy something something.

yess4749d ago (Edited 4749d ago )

Lv 150 in Sacred 2 singleplayer, awesome game.
Modding Just Cause 2 PC, lots of fun.

Did PSn go down, cause i diden't notice.

mtom4749d ago

Screw this. I just bought an xbox for my online fix. Ill still buy the multiplats on ps3 (la noire for example)

thereapersson4749d ago

Your trolling is unnecessary, even though what you state is a truthful statement.

LA Noire on PS3 *is* on one disc.

Blacktric4749d ago (Edited 4749d ago )

I'm collecting singleplayer trophies for GTA IV (those darn flying rats) and replaying Uncharted and also earning trophies for it on my new account. I still miss being able to play online though.

Boody-Bandit4749d ago (Edited 4749d ago )

Even though I am a PS+ and XBL member, most of my gaming is done through single player games. I only jump online with friends once in a while. PSN being down has no impact on my life what so ever. I am not discouraged that it is out, and although I will be glad to see it's return, I wont be jumping up and down like a kid on Christmas morning when it does.

These articles, most of them, are just lame. It's Spring and soon to be Summer, if this was happening during the Winter this might have more of an impact on me but I enjoy fresh air and single player experiences too much to care right now.

Most importantly I know that this happening was not Sony's fault. Because of scumbags they have to do everything in their power which most likely will end up costing them a couple billion dollars, to protect themselves and their consumers against future attacks. PSN will return when it's ready, period.

DaTruth4749d ago

I'm alright until I officially hear I've waited even longer to play BGE-HD. Bad enough I had to wait 2 extra months, but it was coming in May and May is almost over!

I hardly play online anyways. Only thing dumber than people is people online!

Active Reload4749d ago

Ask and they will answer....

badz1494749d ago

I'm a little irritated! but what am I gonna do about it? bitching surely isn't any help! good god Motorstorm 3 is fun as hell!

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xAlmostPro4749d ago

Im more annoyed with the amount of pointless articles such as this than i am the PSN outage, go figure.

JUDALATION4749d ago (Edited 4749d ago )

I bought a 360 Two weeks into this fiascle... and many of my ps3 pals are also... You can get a used 360 for a good price nowadays and I suggest yall do the same.

I like Live it puts psn to shame and its worth the money. I find there is less lag and more mics on Live. I live in the USA and it must be that Xbox has more servers here. I traded my Black ops game as well and the game is better on my 360 and I am engoying the new maps...

You really need 2 consoles this gen and steam to get the gest gaming experience. From now on im only playing exclusives on my ps3 because the live service is way better than PLUS... WORSE MONEY I EVER SPENT.

thereapersson4749d ago

You really are one of the worst, most obvious trolls I've ever come across on this site.

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DelbertGrady4749d ago

Yeah. He must be trolling because he prefers Xbox Live over PSN. /s

SoSLy4749d ago

I bought a 360 too and it's the best ever, I love it so much. Live is SOOOO MUCH better than PLUS... /sarcasm

"live is better than PLUS"

dumbest line I read today, gj moron

cemelc4749d ago

"because the live service is way better than PLUS... WORSE MONEY I EVER SPENT."

LOL, youre joking right? plus has given great discount on games, DLC, premium themes, free games and more, what have live given you??? nothing so STFU and start trolling somewhere else.

PSN = live minus the 60$
PSN PLUS better than live and minus 10$.

Omar914749d ago

maybe he just likes xbox better then psn.... you guys seem like your going to lynch him for that. its just crazy how on this site if your not a psn fanatic you are consider a troll.

DaTruth4749d ago (Edited 4749d ago )

He lied outright when he said that dedicated servers have more lag than P2P; so obviously he is trolling!

If he likes Live better than PSN, that is his opinion and he is entitled to it. But when he says that laggy P2P has less lag than dedicated servers, he is a lying troll... or only plays Black Ops on PSN!

jack_burt0n4749d ago

If you have a gaming pc why would you buy an xbox, for halo!? what else is there worth buying????

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elmaton984749d ago (Edited 4749d ago )

Playing my olds games to get trophies, but still want to play online (in my case I'm playing the 360 online since I got one with live) on my ps3 because it's the one I enjoy.

Star514749d ago

playing killzone 3...the continued outrage is, at best non-existent in my house. can't wait to get l.a. noire tuseday....speaking of...where are the reviews???

Hellsvacancy4749d ago

I got back from Amsterdam yesterday (went for 6 AWESOME days) thinkin/hopin the PSN would be up, i didnt use the internet or watch tele/movies at all when i was away *itll b on when i get back, no doubt about it* i thought

Well, its not often im ever wrong "pull your f-in finger out Sony, your pissin me off"

B1663r4749d ago

PS3 and PSN outage just proves that offline gaming is the way to go, and Sony is just being cutting edge by migrating away from online gaming first.

Seijoru4749d ago

Why are you commenting, this is for PSN users.

Scary694749d ago (Edited 4749d ago )

With this outage I am surprise I have had a lot time to do other things, and play games I had stopped playing. I am growing impatient though since I miss talking to friends. But we found each other on FB but no the same. LOL

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Silly gameAr4749d ago (Edited 4749d ago )

Starting to get a little impatient now because I want to get back to my main console and games, but I have plenty to keep me occupied. I guess it will be back up when it's ready. Me being impatient won't get PSN up any faster.

smoothdude4749d ago

I just got the dolphin emulator so that I can play wii games in HD. I am still trying to get it to work correctly though.

I can't wait till PSN comes back online, but I am starting to get over the fact that it is not currently up.

Spitfire_Riggz4749d ago

Lol Im playing smash bros with my PS3 controller on Dolphin and project 64

MasterCornholio4749d ago

Tsk tsk tsk and thats what started this whole mess. Pirates......

MoveTheGlow4749d ago (Edited 4749d ago )

Emulators - meant for a PC (therefore with no "custom firmware" needed) - started this, Cornholio? I think you need some more crappuccino.

TheKindRoost4749d ago (Edited 4749d ago )

My ps3 died long before this whole thing. Unlike most of you you, I can't play offline game at all yet I'm managing pretty well without it. If people are having hard time getting through something as simple as this then you really are pathetic.

InLaLaLand4749d ago

I agree, people still have a functional console which is better than having a console which doesn't read discs (which mine does).

Max_Dissatisfaction4749d ago

Must suck for PSP Go owners looking to buy new games

MGRogue20174749d ago (Edited 4749d ago )

hehe, I download all of mah' "PSP games" through another way, not through the PSN store >:)

Big-Boss4749d ago

if i find you. u will be F***** im former fbi just saying

Speakindatruth4749d ago (Edited 4749d ago )

Pirate. You are the scum of the earth. You aren't anything more than a fucked up thief who justifies everything without thinking logically.
I hope you burn in hell, if there is one. If not, I hope you die a slow, painful death into non-existence.

leogets4749d ago

itll be up when its up.thats how i feel.yes i miss battlefield and killzone3 but hey.some things are more important.aint that right sony!

Spitfire_Riggz4749d ago

Its more about Sony not updating us and lying about when its going up

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Vader821d 22h ago

No 7 days to die is criminal

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Microsoft once tried to nab LittleBigPlanet from Sony after a few drinks

It turns out that many moons ago, Microsoft once had its eye on the Sony published LittleBigPlanet series.

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XiNatsuDragnel4d ago

Microsoft had a good idea but fumbled it again.

Cacabunga3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Project Spark idea was decent but they quickly gave up ..
LBP was wonderful

ApocalypseShadow4d ago

Microsoft in a nutshell. Always tried to poach Sony employees, games, 3rd party games and devices like the depth camera that was turned into Kinect but was running on PS2 before Xbox 360. Wouldn't be surprised they wanted LBP. Just like they worked behind the scenes pushing the MLB to bring Sony's baseball game to Xbox instead of making their own.
https://www.playstationlife...

They didn't spend years trying to develop their own baseball game. They wanted Sony's game.

They're scum.

Zachmo1823d ago

Microsoft didn't force MLB on Xbox. MLB gave Sony 2 options either go multiplat or risk losing the license.

Rynxie3d ago

And why do you think MLB said that? I believe Ms approached MLB.

ApocalypseShadow3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Totally ridiculous comment.

The only exclusivity Sony had was to their own creation of The Show. Microsoft could have paid the MLB for the license just like Sony did and made their own baseball game.

Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox. They're worth 3 TRILLION dollars. You think that's not enough money to make their own baseball game? Don't be delusional.

Microsoft spun it like they always do and told the media that they had to trust Sony with their hardware. After they put Sony in that position of not having a choice. Either go multiplatform or stop making one of their successful games. That's a no win scenario.

And what did Microsoft do? They didn't try to sell the game to the Xbox community. They put it on game pass to hurt Sony. Pushing the idea of why buy games that are $70 when you can play them in their cheap service for $10. It was a dirty tactic.

You fell for the Kool aid drink Microsoft served you instead of spitting it out. Hope it tasted good because you were fooled by Phil and the gang.

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Hereandthere2d ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

Bond revealed that MLB The Show “always came up” in conversations between Microsoft and the Major League Baseball organization. “We always said, ‘We love this game. It would be a huge opportunity to bring it to Xbox.'” she recalled. However, when Microsoft’s efforts materialized, it put the company in an awkward situation where it had to send in pre-release consoles to a rival company.

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Notellin2d ago

"Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox."

Take a nap, conspiracies are rotting your brain.

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Hereandthere2d ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

ApocalypseShadow2d ago

Lying to yourself is unbecoming.

Article link tells you all you need to know in Sarah Bond's own words.

Hereandthere2d ago

They were too cheap/inept/lazy to develop their own mlb game, so they port begged for years and bribed the mlb to make the show multiplatform. Like i said many times, xbox brought nothing to the table their 24 years, ZERO.

ApocalypseShadow2d ago

At least you and others get it. Note drank the Kool aid and asked for seconds thinking it was refreshing.

Most don't even know how it all played out but it's there in black and white for all to see. Microsoft brought it up for years until the MLB forced Sony's hand. It was a win win for Microsoft. Kill one reason to buy a PlayStation or kill the game by dropping it in a cheap service to kill Sony's sales numbers on PlayStation.

OtterX3d ago

"However, Healey said Media Molecule wouldn't have felt right doing that, adding it would have been "morally corrupt"."

Major kudos to Media Molecule for being an upright studio with principles.

Cockney1d 21h ago

They chose well, Sony gave them the backing to pursue their dreams with no restrictions even tho their games especially dreams have very niche appeal. Media molecule and Sony deserve respect for this in an age of risk averse publishing.

RNTody3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Great, more stories like this please. Show the last of the zombies holding the line what we've been saying for years: Microsoft is anti competition, anti industry and has no interest in making games at all.

But hey, at least there's an Xbox Games Showcase to look forward to, right?

Inverno3d ago

Well considering SONY just killed the series, LBP would've been dead by now either way. Though MM probably wouldn't exist by now either, so I'm glad they stayed with SONY, hopefully they don't get shut down any time soon or ever honestly.

Inverno3d ago

They shut down the servers, that's millions of user created levels gone. That and dead are pretty much the same, it's also been years since 3 and they cancelled HUB soooo.

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fsfsxii2d ago

They shutdown the servers because no one was playing, no one in the community cared about the user created levels so why keep them up? Wtf you guys would never succeed in running a business.

Inverno2d ago

Yea dood no one was playing so they shut off the servers. Cause people with enough common sense can't just Google why they were actually shut of, right?

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