OSNews: http://www.osnews.com/story/24738/Playstation_Network_Coming_Online_Again Exploring the Future of Computing en-us Copyright 2001-2013, David Adams adam+nospam@osnews.com Sat, 25 May 2013 22:01:30 GMT http://www.osnews.com/images/osnews.gif OSNews.com http://www.osnews.com Woohoo http://www.osnews.com/thread?473148 http://www.osnews.com/thread?473148 At last the largest and best gaming network is back online, ;) Sun, 15 May 2011 22:08:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (delta0.delta0) Comments Meh. http://www.osnews.com/thread?473149 http://www.osnews.com/thread?473149 It's a start. Going to be interesting to see how well the "Welcome back" packages go over with the affected. Sun, 15 May 2011 22:18:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (orestes) Comments RE: Woohoo http://www.osnews.com/thread?473157 http://www.osnews.com/thread?473157 The largest, best gaming network have always been online ....Edited 2011-05-16 01:58 UTC Mon, 16 May 2011 01:58:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Shannara) Comments Still not working http://www.osnews.com/thread?473175 http://www.osnews.com/thread?473175 Still not working for me as of Sunday evening. Downloaded new firmware update, and I'm still getting the message that the PSN is down for maintenance. I am in the US. Mon, 16 May 2011 05:07:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (WorknMan) Comments I wonder... http://www.osnews.com/thread?473193 http://www.osnews.com/thread?473193 ... how many PSN accounts will be logged into again considering the recent spate of PS3 returns and trade-ins. Mon, 16 May 2011 09:52:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Almafeta) Comments RE[2]: Woohoo http://www.osnews.com/thread?473200 http://www.osnews.com/thread?473200
The largest, best gaming network have always been online ....

If you meant the Internet, then yes. Mon, 16 May 2011 11:01:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Beta) Comments RE: Meh. http://www.osnews.com/thread?473201 http://www.osnews.com/thread?473201 It will go over fine. Most of the general Public on the PSN are young and oblivious to ID theft, ecurity, etc. Most of the parents of these children are also oblivious to the full implecations of security in general, and for that matter, how secure your banking data, ID, is online. So all in all, Sony will churn out a new console, or shiny device, game, or service to the public by Christmas, and all of this by and large is water under the bridge with a huge profit to boot. Mon, 16 May 2011 11:02:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (drcoldfoot) Comments RE[2]: Meh. http://www.osnews.com/thread?473209 http://www.osnews.com/thread?473209
It will go over fine. Most of the general Public on the PSN are young and oblivious to ID theft, ecurity, etc. Most of the parents of these children are also oblivious to the full implecations of security in general, and for that matter, how secure your banking data, ID, is online. So all in all, Sony will churn out a new console, or shiny device, game, or service to the public by Christmas, and all of this by and large is water under the bridge with a huge profit to boot.



Actually, according to the Entertainment Software Association, http://www.theesa.com/facts/index.asp,

The average game player is 34 years old and has been playing games for 12 years.

The average age of the most frequent game purchaser is 40 years old.

In 2010, 26 percent of Americans over the age of 50 play video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.


Most people on PSN are neither young nor stupid, I know for myself, I'm 40, that Sony's treatment of Playstation owners and users was a key factor in my selection of a new Samsung Android phone, rather then the equivalent Sony device. Sony make by far the best console, but unless they can make this right I won't be buying their next one and neither will my friends. Mon, 16 May 2011 12:22:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (canadianlinuxnerd) Comments RE[3]: Meh. http://www.osnews.com/thread?473220 http://www.osnews.com/thread?473220 Exactly. The majority of gamers haven't been kids for a long, long time. If they ever were to begin with. Mon, 16 May 2011 14:12:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (orestes) Comments RE[2]: Meh. http://www.osnews.com/thread?473237 http://www.osnews.com/thread?473237 I hope the ones commenting on the European blog are young. With a large number of the comments about how they were the first ones in their neighborhood, city or state to log back in, it seems they might not be aware of why PSN was down. I would hate for all those posters to be actual adults and oblivious.Edited 2011-05-16 15:34 UTC Mon, 16 May 2011 15:32:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (libray) Comments RE[3]: Woohoo http://www.osnews.com/thread?473260 http://www.osnews.com/thread?473260
"The largest, best gaming network have always been online ....
If you meant the Internet, then yes. "

Actually, no. Xbox Live is fine. Mon, 16 May 2011 18:16:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (tomcat) Comments RE[4]: Woohoo http://www.osnews.com/thread?473289 http://www.osnews.com/thread?473289
Actually, no. Xbox Live is fine.

"largest, best" != fineEdited 2011-05-16 20:43 UTC Mon, 16 May 2011 20:41:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (olefiver) Comments RE[5]: Woohoo http://www.osnews.com/thread?473291 http://www.osnews.com/thread?473291
"largest, best" != fine

So you do agree that Live contains "largest,best", just that it != fine? Mon, 16 May 2011 20:48:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (libray) Comments RE[6]: Woohoo http://www.osnews.com/thread?473436 http://www.osnews.com/thread?473436 Parent implies that "The largest, best gaming network" == Xbox Live
And says that Xbox Live is fine

The implication about Xbox live is false since "largest, best" != fine Tue, 17 May 2011 17:07:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (olefiver) Comments