Sony PSN back up

[retroman]

Sony PSN is back up for gaming...Holla...What is your first game that you played when you got back on...Mine is COD Black Ops

[swlovinist]

Glad to know, plan on jumping on today and to give it a whirl.

[Tron 2.0]

Portal 2:You're are a horrible person that's what it said ;)

[Oobgarm]

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[Frankie_Says_Relax]

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WELCOME BACK WELCOME BACK WEEEELLLCOOOOME BAAAAAACK

My first visit when PSN was back up was not an online game, but my HOME homestead.

Amazing to see within seemingly minutes of the Northeast being back up HOME was pretty much fully populated in the main central areas that I visited.

[Kid Ice]

Supposedly full retail games such as Infamous and Little Big Planet are being offered up as part of the Welcome Back program. Pretty strong if you ask me. Still nothing will give back all that down time... I don't think I'll ever use the machine at the level I was again.

My credit card info was for an expired and cancelled card, lucky me!

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Here's the list from here: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/05/16/details-for-playstation-network-and-qriocity-customer-appreciation-program-in-north-america/

PS3 AND PSP owners get some love.

All PlayStation Network customers can select two PS3 games from the following list. The games will be available for 30 days shortly after PlayStation Store is restored and can be kept forever.

•Dead Nation
•inFAMOUS
•LittleBigPlanet
•Super Stardust HD
•Wipeout HD + Fury

For PSP owners, you will be eligible to download two PSP games from the following list. The games will be available for 30 days shortly after PlayStation Store is restored and can be kept forever.

•LittleBigPlanet (PSP)
•ModNation Racers
•Pursuit Force
•Killzone Liberation

I didn't pick up Infamous 1st time out or on the Greatest Hits, but have always been curious so I'll GLADLY take that one, especially with the positive buzz that the sequel is getting in the gaming press test sessions that were happening before and during the outage.

[Kid Ice]

I wonder if that means owners of both can pick two from each? That would be sweet, and would indeed keep me off the 360 for a week or two.

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

I wonder if that means owners of both can pick two from each? That would be sweet, and would indeed keep me off the 360 for a week or two.

I'm pretty sure you get two for each thing that you own.

And while I know that many won't care, HOME regulars like myself get 100 free virtual items including some personal spaces. I don't have specific details on that but I'm eager to see what they're giving there.

[JSoup]

Ha, I was just showing my partner Home last night. Never was really big on it (if I had a bigger HD, I'd probably be all over it).

[Dobie]

The free games are nice. Not trying to troll or anything, but I was seriously debating whether to keep or sell my PS3 over the events of the last month. The free games give me a reason to keep it. I never tried inFamous, so that will be one. Not sure if I will go for LBP or Wipeout HD.

[c0ldb33r]

I'll get Wipeout. Which is the best of the rest?

[exit]

I have all of those games on the PS3 list already, bummer.

[retroman]

hey thanks for the update about the free games...gonna take advantage of that.

[Rickstilwell1]

So that means if you have a friend or relative with their own PS3, you can get like 4 PS3 games because of the ability to copy to 4 other systems right?

[Vlcice]

Similarly, I wonder if people who have used the same console are each eligible for 2 games? My boyfriend and I use the same PS3, but we use separate accounts and we've both made purchases with our own cards.

[Hwj_Chim]

Here's the list from here: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/05/16/details-for-playstation-network-and-qriocity-customer-appreciation-program-in-north-america/

PS3 AND PSP owners get some love.

All PlayStation Network customers can select two PS3 games from the following list. The games will be available for 30 days shortly after PlayStation Store is restored and can be kept forever.

•Dead Nation
•inFAMOUS
•LittleBigPlanet
•Super Stardust HD
•Wipeout HD + Fury

For PSP owners, you will be eligible to download two PSP games from the following list. The games will be available for 30 days shortly after PlayStation Store is restored and can be kept forever.

•LittleBigPlanet (PSP)
•ModNation Racers
•Pursuit Force
•Killzone Liberation



That is great news. Now for the PlayStation store to come back up:)
and for my first game it was MvC3.

[Oobgarm]

I'll get Wipeout. Which is the best of the rest?

Dead Nation was pretty awesome. Though InFamous and LBP are fun too.

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Since separate accounts on one PS3 are able to purchase/download/play games on the same console, I see no reason why each separate account on each PS3 won't be able to pick two games from the list of PS3 games offered.

"all playstation network customers" is the way the text reads and each separate account is a customer.

Now, PSP on the other hand does not allow for secondary accounts, so it'll likely be the one single account that's activated on the PSP.

[kupomogli]

Sony is being extremely generous with this. I'm definitely going to get Wipeout. One question. It says Wipeout HD + Fury. Does that mean we get both together or does each count as a single game?

Also. With this. Do we get two PS3 games and two PSP games, or just two altogether?

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Sony is being extremely generous with this. I'm definitely going to get Wipeout. One question. It says Wipeout HD + Fury. Does that mean we get both together or does each count as a single game?

Also. With this. Do we get two PS3 games and two PSP games, or just two altogether?

While it's not 100% clear via the wording on the PSN blog, the statement that Nick Caplan of Sony Europe made to Kotaku's reporters is clearer.

If you have a PS3 and a PSP it's a total of four free games.

"Sony Computer Entertainment Europe's head of communications Nick Caplan writes today that PSN users will get up to four free games for the PS3 and PSP from a select list. PlayStation Network account holders will be able to claim them from the PlayStation Store when that goes live—"just a little while longer," Caplan writes—provided they have access to the Store in their country."

[kupomogli]

Thanks. I started reading the other messages too. I guess I should have read first since you already answered this question in reply to Kid Ice.


I'll get Wipeout. Which is the best of the rest?

I'd agree with Oobgarm and say Dead Nation, then Infamous afterwards. I haven't played Super Stardust HD but I'll be getting it over LBP. My friend is getting LBP, so I'll get it anyways through gamesharing, but I didn't like the game much at all. I'm a fan of platformers and this one was extremely overrated.

[LaughingMAN.S9]

lol fuckkkkkk mannnn, i knew this was going to fucking happen to me, i already have all those games minus super stardust



what a gyp :(

[JSoup]

Dead Nation, LittleBigPlanet and Wipeout HD don't interest me. inFAMOUS I was planing on buying when it got cheaper anyway and I liked the Super Stardust HD demo when I played it a year ago.

Although, I'm a tad more interested in the free games I'll be playing for a month via PSN+.

[Lady Jaye]

I have a PSP (no PS3), and out of the four games, I'll pick up LittleBigPlanet and Modnation Racers, since Killzone Liberation and Pursuit Force don't interest me. I wish that Sony had offered the first LocoRoco as one of the choices, since it still sells for a high price compared to LocoRoco 2.

[Lady Jaye]

I have a PSP (no PS3), and out of the four games, I'll pick up LittleBigPlanet and Modnation Racers, since Killzone Liberation and Pursuit Force don't interest me. I wish that Sony had offered the first LocoRoco as one of the choices, since it still sells for a high price compared to LocoRoco 2.

[Lady Jaye]

I have a PSP (no PS3), and out of the four games, I'll pick up LittleBigPlanet and Modnation Racers, since Killzone Liberation and Pursuit Force don't interest me. I wish that Sony had offered the first LocoRoco as one of the choices, since it still sells for a high price compared to LocoRoco 2.

[RCM]

I'll probably download Wipeout and InFamous. Kudos to Sony for making this right (for the most part), and kudos to Microsoft for setting the precedent.

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

I'll probably get Dead Nation and InFamous for PS3, and Mod Nation Racers and LBP for PSP.

[MarioMania]

How do I get the 2 games??

I'm on my PS3 now

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

How do I get the 2 games??

I'm on my PS3 now

When the store is back up they'll be available for 30 days.

[Overbite]

I already own LBP, Infamous, and Wipeout so the only ones I can get are Dead Nation and Super Stardust. Oh well, still free games :D

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Woohoo the UK Playstation site is back up, I can finally update my portable ID (w/recent games played) !

The US site seriously needs to add those. As much as I love the UK ... it's kind of silly for that to be the only Playstation site that has them.

[maxlords]

Booo. I was really hoping they'd go with all DL games, not ones with physical releases. I either have or have no interest in EVERY title they're offering. Blech. I'll probably DL stuff just to toss it on my account, but I might not even bother....

VERY disappointed. The PSP lineup especially is pretty crappy.

[JSoup]

Looks like the ability to update or otherwise look at portable IDs is back on the US site.

[The 1 2 P]

I either have or have no interest in EVERY title they're offering. VERY disappointed. The PSP lineup especially is pretty crappy.

I'm in the same boat. The only game on that list that I'd be interested in is Infamous but I got that for $10 during a black friday sale last year. I could care less about the other ones. I wish they would have offered downloads of Resistence 1 and 2. I would have even took MAG over the rest of those. And based on the game titles they chose I don't have very high hopes for the movies they are going to pick for us to rent out free over the weekend.

[Oobgarm]

Back down again.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/gadgetreviews/playstation-network-sign-in-is-down-again-due-to-new-security-loophole/24844

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Back down again.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/gadgetreviews/playstation-network-sign-in-is-down-again-due-to-new-security-loophole/24844

For the sake of clarification for those who don't click through to read the article, anybody who changed their account password already will still be able to log in to the PSN on their PS3 or PSP to play games online, etc.

They've shut down all of the web-based services that would give people access to change PSN password/user information.

From the article:

Sony also reiterated that only the login site is down and not the entire PSN in a tweet, “Clarification: this maintenance doesn’t affect PSN on consoles, only the website you click through to from the password change email.”

That said, “[users] will still be able to sign into PSN via your PlayStation 3 and PSP devices to connect to game services and view Trophy/Friends information,” according to Sony.

[exit]

Actually it's only the website that has been taken down, you can still get on the PSN via the PS3 and PSP just fine.

edit: Frankie beat me to it, albeit much more detailed.

[Oobgarm]

Might not be a bad idea to follow the advice of creating an email specifically for PSN stuff.

[Rob2600]

If you have a PS3 and a PSP it's a total of four free games.

I wonder if these freebies will be counted toward each game's total sales figures and/or PS3-to-game tie ratios.

[Leo_A]

Glad I have two PSP's and two different accounts. Forgot my log in information when I got my PSP 3000 and created a new account rather than just using the same one that I have on my 1000 and my PS3.

Going to come in handy it appears. :)

[megasdkirby]

Glad I have two PSP's and two different accounts. Forgot my log in information when I got my PSP 3000 and created a new account rather than just using the same one that I have on my 1000 and my PS3.

Going to come in handy it appears. :)

Hmm, this makes me wonder.

What if I create a new account? Sure, the account was not available before the hack (as it will be created, say today for instance). Will the second account get the same games and benefits? Like be able to download two free games for each console?

Or will it be a "wait and see"? Am I even able to create a new account?

[eskobar]

Hmm, this makes me wonder.

What if I create a new account? Sure, the account was not available before the hack (as it will be created, say today for instance). Will the second account get the same games and benefits? Like be able to download two free games for each console?

Or will it be a "wait and see"? Am I even able to create a new account?


One of the requirements for the free games is that your account was created before April 20th :puppydogeyes:

[megasdkirby]

One of the requirements for the free games is that your account was created before April 20th :puppydogeyes:

Crap. :(

Oh well, I think my brother has an account, so maybe... :D

[Zama]

I went back to playing Demon's Souls online after Atlus turned the NA servers back on :popcorn:

[JSoup]

So, the update is making older PS3s overheat?

http://gamerant.com/ps3-overheating-jeff-85134/

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

So, the update is making older PS3s overheat?

http://gamerant.com/ps3-overheating-jeff-85134/

EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. that there is a new PS3 firmware, units that YLOD or have some other type of coincidental hardware failure get the firmware blamed on the hardware failure by the owners (and in this case Rockstar Games support?).

The likelihood of the firmware actually being the cause in any case of hardware failure such as overheating ... very very low, and AFAIK it's never been proven in any single case.

Early gen PS3s are all likely reaching similar thermal failure levels, and any correlation to a firmware update is purely coincidental.

[retroman]

hey..at least the update wont brick your shit like the new Xbox update.

[exit]

EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. that there is a new PS3 firmware, units that YLOD or have some other type of coincidental hardware failure get the firmware blamed on the hardware failure by the owners (and in this case Rockstar Games support?).

This. Every time a PS3 YLOD's while a person was playing a game that was just release/they just got, even if it were something simple as Pac-Man, it's instantly blamed on that game. My 80gig YLOD'd on Rise of the Argonauts, but I don't go around blaming Codemasters, since it could just have just as easily been God of War 3 which (luckily enough) I never opened and was able to return to get my money back.

People just want to point the blame on Sony more than ever after the PSN debacle and while it is partially their fault for not even acknowledging the YLOD's existence, in most cases their firmware updates are hardly to blame. Sometimes I wonder how many of these occurrences are really caused by custom firmware and the updates are just used as a scapegoat by owners not wanting to admit they screwed up.

[kupomogli]

Can you eject your disc when the PS3 gets YLOD or is it stuck?

[PapaStu]

hey..at least the update wont brick your shit like the new Xbox update.

What the hell are you going on about?

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Can you eject your disc when the PS3 gets YLOD or is it stuck?

Stuck.

The Blu-Ray drive's ability to eject what's in there doesn't become active until the XMB boots ... and well, it doesn't ever get that far when your system is in YLOD mode, you just get a lot of beeping when you press the eject button.

[Oobgarm]

What the hell are you going on about?

Off topic, but

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/18/new-xbox-360-update-incompatible-with-some-models-ms-offering-r

[c0ldb33r]

I actually think that's an awesome 360 update. If my old 20 GB version gets fried they'll give me a 250 gb slim? sign me up :D

[The Shawn]

I actually think that's an awesome 360 update. If my old 20 GB version gets fried they'll give me a 250 gb slim? sign me up :D

Exactly what I was thinking.

[portnoyd]

Time to get my RROD'd 360 somehow up and running to see if it is one of them.

[megasdkirby]

I know its off topic, but how do I update my 360? It doesn't do a mandatory update when I turn on the system. How do I being the update? Or hasn't it been released yet?

[The Shawn]

I know its off topic, but how do I update my 360? It doesn't do a mandatory update when I turn on the system. How do I being the update? Or hasn't it been released yet?

. I just tried on mine and HAD to install it or else I would be logged out of live. I have an older arcade model with a 20 GB HD and it seems to still be able to load games, which is good as I really didn't want the hassell of going through MS support services. Allthough it did take a long time for this particular update (around 8 minutes) to apply.

But yeah, it's been released, must of been this morning at the latest.

[98redM6]

I know its off topic, but how do I update my 360? It doesn't do a mandatory update when I turn on the system. How do I being the update? Or hasn't it been released yet?

From another thread on another forum, it is the result of an old update. I guess people weren't able to play their games after this update was released. I never played my 360 so I couldn't help you with how to update.

[Darko]

I know its off topic, but how do I update my 360? It doesn't do a mandatory update when I turn on the system. How do I being the update? Or hasn't it been released yet?

If you're on Live it will prompt you.

[JSoup]

I've had my 360 connected to Live for the last hour and I wasn't prompted to download/update anything. :|

[megasdkirby]

I've had my 360 connected to Live for the last hour and I wasn't prompted to download/update anything. :|

This is what's happening to me as well.

I even turned on the system just now, and it went straight to the dash.

Could it be that it was taken offline? Or maybe Microsoft hates PR? LOL

[Oobgarm]

Argh, double post! See below.

[Oobgarm]

This is what's happening to me as well.

I even turned on the system just now, and it went straight to the dash.

Could it be that it was taken offline? Or maybe Microsoft hates PR? LOL

From the Joystiq article:


The automatic update is being "gradually" deployed to consoles across the globe through Xbox Live over the next few weeks. "Just like any other update to our service," Major Nelson notes, "you will know you've received it when you turn on your Xbox 360 console, connect to Xbox Live and receive a notification to download the update.

So I guess it's just a "whenever" thing.

[TonyTheTiger]

Why would they keep a firmware update in distribution when it's known to ruin consoles? I imagine that they'd have pulled it immediately.

[JSoup]

They did say that it was a small number of systems that can be ruined. I guess they'd rather just pay to replace those few broken systems than spend the staff hours coding something better. Probably cheaper in the long run too.

[TonyTheTiger]

Then that makes this the most screwed up lottery ever. Everybody updating their old 360s hoping they break.

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Why would they keep a firmware update in distribution when it's known to ruin consoles? I imagine that they'd have pulled it immediately.

Haven't you seen/read Fight Club? It's the automobile recall formula! (which very well may be an urban legend...)

If at the time that they determine a critical flaw in an automobile already in the marketplace, if it costs LESS to pay out the maximum dollar amount in settlements for the most statistically likely number of catastrophic auto failures/driver deaths than it does to do a full auto recall ... they don't do the recall.

[THEORY] If Microsoft knows that it'll cost less to replace x amount of early gen 360s than it does to ... do whatever the financial benefit of this firmware update (PayPal, blocking pirated discs, etc.) is then they won't pull the firmware. [/END THEORY]

[JSoup]

Sony's response about the possible firmware overheating issue:

Sony: *shrugs*

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/05/19/rockstar-games-and-sony-joint-statement-on-l-a-noire/

[JSoup]

And it looks like the PSN Store will be back up on the 24th, hopefully.

http://www.ps3trophies.org/news/news-3629-PlayStation-Store-Returns-on-May-24th-According-to-Memo.html

[TonyTheTiger]

Haven't you seen/read Fight Club?

Don't be breaking the first rule.

[JSoup]

Looks like the rumor about the store being back up today was, you guessed it, false.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/05/24/playstation-network-scheduled-maintenance-today/

[Rickstilwell1]

Hey I have a good question about the latest firmware. Does anyone who uses USB controllers such as Logitech brand on PS3 know if you are still able to use them to play PS1 games? I haven't updated the firmware in a long time and would like to know.

Mainly because I like playing PS1 Diablo with the analog stick and only the logitech controller seems to have the ability to assign the d-pad inputs to the left stick.

[kupomogli]

I own a Logitech wired headset and it works. The only controllers that Sony has disabled were anything unlicensed, such as those Chinese bootlegs. Anything licensed should still work.