Playstation Network suffers major outage

zappaDPJ · Apr 22, 2011, 14:43:18

QuoteMillions of gamers are unable to play online as the Playstation Network continues to suffer a major outage.

In a blog post, makers Sony thanked users for their patience but warned the downtime - which has so far lasted more than 20 hours - could continue for "a day or two".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13169518

Gary · Apr 23, 2011, 21:33:13

Seems there may have been an intrusion in the network, bit worrying. Anonymous say it was not them.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20110423/tc_pcworld/sonymakesitofficialplaystationnetworkhacked

Link fixed.

Niall · Apr 23, 2011, 21:55:46

They probably would say that wouldn't they? It's better for them to claim they don't do things, and continue to do them.

pctech · Apr 23, 2011, 22:55:25

My mate has been moaning about this since it started but he has an xbox 360 too so told him to stop moaning and play that.

Gary · Apr 24, 2011, 08:47:14

Quote from: Niall on Apr 23, 2011, 21:55:46
They probably would say that wouldn't they? It's better for them to claim they don't do things, and continue to do them.

They like to be known to be proactive, I think if it was them they would be legion and gloat about it as one, but many....

Niall · Apr 24, 2011, 11:29:54

That's the thing though. In this case they've attacked someone that actually has the money and muscle to do something about them. It'd make more sense for them to say nothing. A couple of days ago, it was being claimed that it was them, and now apparently it's not them

Gary · Apr 24, 2011, 14:54:46

Quote from: Niall on Apr 24, 2011, 11:29:54
That's the thing though. In this case they've attacked someone that actually has the money and muscle to do something about them. It'd make more sense for them to say nothing. A couple of days ago, it was being claimed that it was them, and now apparently it's not them

They are a pain Niall, tbh all I want to do is shoot my friends online in COD Black ops tonight and I cant

esh · Apr 24, 2011, 18:30:23

They've been pretty vocal against Sony, many of the reasons quite valid, but a group composed of anonymous members isn't going to have any official hierarchy or control. I believe it amply highlights how many people are quite content to have all their entertainment content tied to one remote server and what then happens when it goes down, particularly for games that are single player that you still can't play offline.

Niall · Apr 25, 2011, 06:59:03

It is flawed. You'd think they'd at least have a system so playing online is always possible, only syncing with a server to update stats and general updates,etc. As it is, when one thing goes down, the lot does.

Gary · Apr 25, 2011, 08:36:07

Quote from: Niall on Apr 25, 2011, 06:59:03
It is flawed. You'd think they'd at least have a system so playing online is always possible, only syncing with a server to update stats and general updates,etc. As it is, when one thing goes down, the lot does.

I wonder if the earthquake in Japan effected their communications with Servers worldwide leaving this problem waiting to happen?

pctech · Apr 25, 2011, 11:07:58

I remember reading that a couple of fibre optic cables were severed but we repaired pretty quickly.

Gary · Apr 25, 2011, 12:33:59

Quote from: pctech on Apr 25, 2011, 11:07:58
I remember reading that a couple of fibre optic cables were severed but we repaired pretty quickly

I am impressed Mitch

pctech · Apr 25, 2011, 12:37:56

I'm full of cold at the moment so my brain is scrambled.

Gary · Apr 25, 2011, 12:53:21

Quote from: pctech on Apr 25, 2011, 12:37:56
I'm full of cold at the moment so my brain is scrambled.

Hope you feel better soon Mitch

pctech · Apr 25, 2011, 12:54:28

Thanks Gary so do I.

Technical Ben · Apr 25, 2011, 17:35:21

Quote from: Niall on Apr 23, 2011, 21:55:46
They probably would say that wouldn't they? It's better for them to claim they don't do things, and continue to do them.

Quite the opposite it seems. They like the attention. Could even claim claims where there is not claims to be claimed.

Gary · Apr 26, 2011, 11:34:50

Sony are not sure if peoples credit card details have been compromised now

Looks like Im heading to the garden to get away from all this as soon as the sun come s round which is about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

Gary · Apr 27, 2011, 01:54:39

Well Sony are saying that 77 milliuon peoples info was stolen including the following:

Name
Address (city, state/province, zip or postal code)
Country
E-mail address
Date of birth
PlayStation Network/Qriocity passwords and login
Handle/PSN online ID

Th long credit card number may have also been taken along with the expiry date but not the security code

This is not good for Sony and proves how fragile these systems are. Users should beware email scams etc Personally I just cancelled the card I use for safety, also when its back up change your passwords as soon as possible, not quite sure when that will be though...

pctech · Apr 27, 2011, 14:13:22

Does make you wonder how much thought Sony put into the security measures when setting this up doesn't it?

Rik · Apr 27, 2011, 15:28:51

It was designed by the marketing men, Mitch.

Lance · Apr 27, 2011, 17:58:05

Or designed by the beancounters.

Rik · Apr 27, 2011, 17:58:37

pctech · Apr 27, 2011, 18:02:21

Quote from: Lance on Apr 27, 2011, 17:58:05
Or designed by the beancounters.

Takes one to know one

Baz · May 17, 2011, 21:01:30

so its back up now eh? for those gamers who use it.

my son tells me that Sony have some offer of free game downloads and free access for a month to a service they offer

dont know the details sorry

Technical Ben · May 18, 2011, 09:50:47

Perhaps they are offering "secured data storage" on their servers?