What happened to PSN?

Subject: Re: What happened to PSN? Fri May 06, 2011 12:03 pm

Rockstar_Bahamut wrote:: Well, This went from hilarious, to stupid, to just plain fucking retarded.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20060227-260.html

That's bullshit man. I bet these hackers are 360 fanboys.

Subject: Re: What happened to PSN? Fri May 06, 2011 11:10 pm

Skip wrote:: Well it just seems too common sense to include it to think it's something they genuinely didn't have in mind at first.

This is 2010/2011 Sony we're talking about.

Live Free or Don't Posts : 22124 Joined : 2008-08-01

http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2011/05/06/scee-identity-theft-protection-offering/

Quote :: Also, look out for more information on the rest of our Welcome Back programme, including which free content you will be eligible for. We will be offering PSN users the opportunity to select two PS3 games from a list of five, as well as offering PSP users the opportunity to choose two games from a list of four. We will let you know exactly what games are available very soon.

It would be very very cool if, as a PS3 and a PSP owner, I got 4 free games out of this.

Shut Up and Jam Posts : 26828 Joined : 2008-07-31 Age : 32

I swear to fucking god, if any of those five games is a terrible game or a game everyone already has, I'm going to blow a fucking gasket.

Subject: Re: What happened to PSN? Fri May 06, 2011 11:51 pm

ya that can pretty much screw people out of a deal

Subject: Re: What happened to PSN? Sat May 07, 2011 12:58 am

If i end up getting something crap for free i'm going to hunt BD down.

Subject: Re: What happened to PSN? Sat May 07, 2011 3:35 am

Subject: Re: What happened to PSN? Sat May 07, 2011 3:37 am

Mr. Akiyama wrote:: why?

Isn't it obvious?

Subject: Re: What happened to PSN? Sat May 07, 2011 3:38 am

Subject: Re: What happened to PSN? Sat May 07, 2011 3:40 am

I think it's pretty obvious.

Subject: Re: What happened to PSN? Sat May 07, 2011 3:41 am

Subject: Re: What happened to PSN? Sat May 07, 2011 4:38 am

another update saying they're taking longer than expected. shock shock

Subject: Re: What happened to PSN? Sat May 07, 2011 6:37 am

inb4 another week?

Subject: Re: What happened to PSN? Sat May 07, 2011 6:47 am

i hope not.

Subject: Re: What happened to PSN? Sat May 07, 2011 6:52 am

I don't know about you guys but I was able to log on right now.

Subject: Re: What happened to PSN? Sat May 07, 2011 7:27 am

i can't

Shut Up and Jam Posts : 26828 Joined : 2008-07-31 Age : 32

Same here.

Subject: Re: What happened to PSN? Sat May 07, 2011 2:06 pm

In response to a third hack Sony have taken down even more servers, this time apparently including the ones that handle SecuROM game activation.

What does that mean? Hundreds of PC games (including Crysis and Mass Effect, which have been available on sale worldwide over the past couple of days) can't be installed or played because developers chose to use this draconian DRM that infringes on the rights of consumers.
In an ideal world this would make people realise how shitty 'services' like this are but, as usual I suppose, the chorus of cocksucking fanboys will most likely drown out any legitimate complaint.

Subject: Re: What happened to PSN? Sat May 07, 2011 2:53 pm

I don't think i get what that is. Will this effect steam?

Subject: Re: What happened to PSN? Sat May 07, 2011 3:06 pm

Certain Steam games, yes. SecuROM has multiple functions including online activation, DRM rootkits secretly installed on your PC and software requiring a constant internet connection to use - basically this means that, if it's true, any of these internet related functions will stop working, rendering some games unable to be installed and others completely useless.

Bear in mind that nothing has been confirmed yet but people are saying they're having issues activating games that use SecuROM (Dragon Age 2, Crysis and Crysis Warhead specifically) but it would be a hell of a coincidence if these servers happened to go down for some other reason, all things considered.

Subject: Re: What happened to PSN? Sat May 07, 2011 3:16 pm

Neo wrote:: Certain Steam games, yes. SecuROM has multiple functions including online activation, DRM rootkits secretly installed on your PC and software requiring a constant internet connection to use - basically this means that, if it's true, any of these internet related functions will stop working, rendering some games unable to be installed and others completely useless.

Bear in mind that nothing has been confirmed yet but people are saying they're having issues activating games that use SecuROM (Dragon Age 2, Crysis and Crysis Warhead specifically) but it would be a hell of a coincidence if these servers happened to go down for some other reason, all things considered.

Did you tell them there taste in games suck?

Subject: Re: What happened to PSN? Sat May 07, 2011 3:24 pm

It's not just them, those are just the games that have been reported as not working. SecuROM is used by a lot of companies.
http://reclaimyourgame.com/content/510-SecuROM-v7-and-above-Games
http://forum.daemon-tools.cc/gamedb.php?letter=all

Oh and Crysis + Warhead are good games, it's Crysis 2 that's shit.

Subject: Re: What happened to PSN? Tue May 10, 2011 6:18 am

my patience is starting to go down the toilet

Subject: Re: What happened to PSN? Tue May 10, 2011 9:42 am

I'm still not really bothered with it...I feel strangely unaffected by the lack of PSN..

might just be cause I have no online games I feel like playing though, and I got all the free games for April on PS+ anyway...

Live Free or Don't Posts : 22124 Joined : 2008-08-01

The build up of missed content becaue of the tore beingdown is annoying me.