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Kind of depends on what this "content for free download" will be. Either way I'm glad PSN is finally getting back online, I have some Portal 2 co-op to play!
Wow Playstation Plus? Now I can download all of those Jak avatars I wanted to use on the non-existent online community.
I couldn't ask for anything more, seeing that I never paid for PSN usage. However, I do feel that Plus users got shafted; they should have gotten more than just a month extension of Plus.
EggmaniMN you need to fucking read. You also get a free playstation content download (not sure what it is yet tho)
This is actually every indivual thing people said they hoped to get all wrapped into one.
Credit monitoring, free download stuff, free PS+ (which automatically means a few free games for a month) and more discounts and stuff.
Credit monitoring, free download stuff, free PS+ (which automatically means a few free games for a month) and more discounts and stuff.
If some of you are still-unsatisfied until they bow in front of you (which there are many probably) here is a pic of them bowing at the conference (I dont know when the vid of the conference will go up the live vid is still going) 
I think a big issue that'll surface during the restructuring of the PS Store is that certain games will be unable to access online components without redeeming codes to play those games online (Dead Space 2, Mortal Kombat, etc.). I wonder what Sony's planning to do about this, if anything.
I don't really care what they give us for free. I'm alright with paying for everything as long as it means my information is secure. They could give everyone $1000 worth of shit and it wouldn't change the fact that someone could steal my identity.
Here is a article with more info if anyone is interested http://venturebeat.com/2011/04/30/psn-outage-apolog/
Playstation Plus for a month will do nothing. A lot of the content dowloaded via the Playstation Plus section can ONLY be accessed while Plus is still active, which sucks for anybody that doesn't plan on keeping Plus, its (and please excuse the term) "indian giving" in a sense.
I'll take 30 days free for not being able to access psn for 2 weeks. That's a good trade for me. I was expecting a 14 day trial or something short.
A month of Platstation Plus?!?!? Woohoo!!
That made the loss of mine and my kids' personal data and crdit card info all worthwhile! Thanks Sony!! You are awesome!! /sarcasm
That made the loss of mine and my kids' personal data and crdit card info all worthwhile! Thanks Sony!! You are awesome!! /sarcasm
Sounds good to me~!
To be honest I just played other games.
BUT! If they want to give me free games for other peoples "suffering", I'm down.
To be honest I just played other games.
BUT! If they want to give me free games for other peoples "suffering", I'm down.
since Sofik is bound to post a comment sooner or later anyone want to guess what he would rather have sony do to forgive them (lol)? I think he wants them to commit seppuku (though that probably would not be enough for him) or just give up the business (even though that would be worse for the gaming industry because less competition is bad for customers)
So for non subscribers it's some free stuff of Sony's choosing? I sound bitter in saying that I expect them to give the least they can get away with but business is business.
How many downloadable games were free to PSN+ users prior to the outage? Remind me to check/download ALL of them...
more than worth the wait playstation all the way im not changing to a ****box ever, i have a life but can't wait to get back online playing but until then i got enough to keep me going unlike some whiney brats on here going on like there gonna die or something if psn doesn't get put back on today, take your time guys
more than worth the wait playstation all the way im not changing to a ****box ever, i have a life but can't wait to get back online playing but until then i got enough to keep me going unlike some whiney brats on here going on like there gonna die or something if psn doesn't get put back on today, take your time guys
Everyone moaning about the PS+ being free, keep in mind they also stated "other free downloads". Who knows what else they're gonna give us?
I think Playstation has done its best in a really tight situation, and everyone else should stop complaining and deal with it.
Also expecting to read the Jim Sterling contrarian article on Sony's apology. God forbid he finds any forgiveness in his heart.
I hope we will get free fat princesss always wanted to play that game.....also I am kind of worried that people will go for the free stuff that plus offers and when they find out they lose it when they are not apart of plus god the bitching will be high
Meeeeeeeh... as a PS+ subscriber already, I think a BIT more than a simple subscription extension would have been nice but it's still something and I can't really complain. Overall, fairly satisfied with the resolution of a problem that I wasn't all that worried about in the first place.
Craig: I would also add that they had no obligation to give anyone that was not subscribed in any paid services anything but they are. This is a step in the right direction for them. If there E3 conference is good then be good to go (for me at least0
Hey Sony, can you give me a hand in tracking down the asshats that got a hold of my card info and went buckwild with it two days ago?
Nevermind, you couldn't find a single trace of the people that got into your highly sophisticated infrastructure.
"automated software monitoring and configuration management to help defend against new attacks,"
^^^^
This means NOTHING if you don't know how they got through in the first place!!
Nevermind, you couldn't find a single trace of the people that got into your highly sophisticated infrastructure.
"automated software monitoring and configuration management to help defend against new attacks,"
^^^^
This means NOTHING if you don't know how they got through in the first place!!
@ llort het
Are you seriously comparing a couple of days of slowed/shut down service to over a week of shut down service plus people's identity being stolen?
Are you seriously comparing a couple of days of slowed/shut down service to over a week of shut down service plus people's identity being stolen?
Tristrix: as craig said above there is also be some selective free content for download. Not sure what it will be aslong as its not like the game MS gave for their small outage during the holidays of some year.
Does that mean I can download Stacking for free?
If so then :). I know it'll only work for 30 days, but I can probably beat the game really quickly
If so then :). I know it'll only work for 30 days, but I can probably beat the game really quickly
I approve. I probably wont even bother with the Playstation Plus trial but im glad the security is getting an overhaul. Im a little disappointed that they didn't have the offending hacker drawn and quartered on-stage though :(
vexed alex: there have been no confirmed reports of peoples identities being stolen (as of right now anyway).
If they want to make it up to me, they can keep the free PSN+. Just make it so that all full games on PSN are required to release a free demo (a la XBLA).
Giving me a month of PS+ is like practically giving me nothing, by the way.
What, I get discounts on some shit-ass PSOne games and I get to play a single game of Sony's choosing for a month?
Yeah, because I'm totally down to buy crap from you after you've placed your customer's personal information at risk.
I'll reserve judgement for when the "free content" is announced, but yeah. Fuck you for thinking PS+, which is essentially compensating customers with discounts, is a thing that'd get me to forgive and forget. I have zero interest in your paid coupon service.
What, I get discounts on some shit-ass PSOne games and I get to play a single game of Sony's choosing for a month?
Yeah, because I'm totally down to buy crap from you after you've placed your customer's personal information at risk.
I'll reserve judgement for when the "free content" is announced, but yeah. Fuck you for thinking PS+, which is essentially compensating customers with discounts, is a thing that'd get me to forgive and forget. I have zero interest in your paid coupon service.
Whatever. Just get the store back up. I'm almost done with Vagrant Story and I want to play Final Fantasy Tactics :(
Guys their giving you free games/content AS WELL as a playstation plus 30 day trial(which will have other free content). Their also helping with identity theft programs. Their doing everything that has been asked of them.
Read the ****** article
Read the ****** article
Sooooo.... For one, your personal information is stolen from a dozen and a half websites a day. It's a sad truth but it's not hard to get it. So that point might as well be null and void (also to note there have been NO reported cases of credit card thievery or identity theft because of this incident).
And in the end... aren't you all just glad that PSN will be back up? Do you really DEMAND compensation for going without a free service for 2 weeks? people make me sick.
And in the end... aren't you all just glad that PSN will be back up? Do you really DEMAND compensation for going without a free service for 2 weeks? people make me sick.
Seeing how they didn't have to do shit besides bring the service back up, I see this is a gesture of goodwill. Sites get hacked. YOu can't stop a determined hacker no matter what system you have.
/currently getting a major in network security
/currently getting a major in network security
Just fyi to guys wanting to dl Stacking and other ps+ offers from a while back, those deals expire after a month or so, so you're kinda outta luck if you want any of the free games from back then
So. Predictable. OMFG. Repay us for our misery by promoting Playstation Plus. Corporate ASSHOLES. Turn a negative into a positive right? Don't fool yourselves people: we are nothing but NUMBERS.
Whether or not people's credit card information was stolen is a bit irrelevant. People out of fear still called their bank and had their debit/credit cards reported stolen and thus shut down.
Your "hey, it's free -- whatever" arguments don't hold here. Not when you're inconvenienced outside of just not being able to buy shitty LBP costumes. Now you can't buy anything over the internet or anything that you've usually paid for with debit or credit because you're having to wait for the bank to issue you a new card. And that usually takes about a week.
So, fuck that.
Your "hey, it's free -- whatever" arguments don't hold here. Not when you're inconvenienced outside of just not being able to buy shitty LBP costumes. Now you can't buy anything over the internet or anything that you've usually paid for with debit or credit because you're having to wait for the bank to issue you a new card. And that usually takes about a week.
So, fuck that.
Too little, too late for me I think. I do appreciate them trying to make it right. I guess we'll see what these free things will be. But I probably won't be putting credit card info back on any Sony services again.
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/04/30/press-release-some-playstation-network-and-qriocity-services-to-be-available-this-week/
Read this, it's a lot clearer on whats coming back. For example it points out that games that require an online verification code(Socom 4, Dead Space 2, etc) will still work.
Read this, it's a lot clearer on whats coming back. For example it points out that games that require an online verification code(Socom 4, Dead Space 2, etc) will still work.
Lol I love it when you cant make people happy. Free PSN users are getting quite a deal for putting up with 2 weeks of no service, yet some morons expect a year's worth of daily blowjobs to make them happy.
The free download is going to be a token game that most of us either have or don't want. I'll be absolutely shocked if it's otherwise.
The PS+ for a month is a total slap in the face to non-PS+ users because it's nothing more than "Here's a month to try to entice you to subscribe to our commercial service after 30 days, which of course means that you have to give us your credit card number again."
The PS+ for a month is a total slap in the face to non-PS+ users because it's nothing more than "Here's a month to try to entice you to subscribe to our commercial service after 30 days, which of course means that you have to give us your credit card number again."
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