Notes handed out before a Sony press conference today (timed so conveniently at 1am EDT in the US, and noon on the Sunday of Golden Week in Japan) reveal that Sony plans to offer free downloads of unidentified "content," 30 days of free PlayStation Plus access to new and existing members, and 30 days of free Qriocity service. The paper also says that PSN service will be restored "soon".
Are you having trouble accessing Sony’s Playstation Network? Well, you’re not the only one. Users have been confirming that they cannot access the store or any of the networks other feature.
The hackers that claimed to be responsible for the attacks on Xbox Live and the Playstation Network over the holidays were arrested today.
This is insane.. they should be freed. Hacking needs to be promoted.. if you keep doing this next thing you know your Country is left with no hacking talent and countries like North "C"orea will keep attacking or hacking your stuff.
Ddos'ing a gamling network for "Lulz" isnt exactly white hat material. Neither is selling destructive Services.
Don't give them a "Get Out of Jail Free" card for their expertise!!!
Throw them in solitary confinement and weld the door shut!
The attacks on the online game console services Xbox Live and Playstation Network that started Christmas day and reverberated for days thereafter may have been a marketing ploy by the group behind the attacks. Lizard Squad has announced that the software it used to bring the services down is now "up for sale", effectively allowing anybody the opportunity to attack other services and websites.
If Lizard Squad is so stupid to think that other people will pay for something that most people can get for free... I guess they are even stupider than I thought.
Publicity? To sell the software? Can you earn money from jail?
not bad, don't think that'll be big enough a band-aid to cover the huge gash on their reputation as a company.
It's going to take something special to repair the damage done to Sony but this whole debacle. I hope the free 'content' is a selection of full, relatively recent and high quality PS3 games. If it's some lame mini, PSOne classic or PSN-only release then I can see many being unhappy.