Sony confirms external attack brought down PlayStation Network

Sony acknowledged today that its PlayStation Network online entertainment service has been brought down by an external intrusion, according to a blog post this evening.

The network has 70 million registered users and is Sony’s gateway to online entertainment on the PlayStation 3 and the PlayStation Portable. Frustrated users have been without service since Wednesday. Sony’s Qriocity music service was also attacked and brought down. Sony has kept the services off while it conducts an investigation into what happened.

Patrick Seybold, a spokesman for Sony, said in the post, “An external intrusion on our system has affected our PlayStation Network and Qriocity services. In order to conduct a thorough investigation and to verify the smooth and secure operation of our network services going forward, we turned off PlayStation Network & Qriocity services on the evening of Wednesday, April 20th. Providing quality entertainment services to our customers and partners is our utmost priority. We are doing all we can to resolve this situation quickly, and we once again thank you for your patience. We will continue to update you promptly as we have additional information to share.”

On Friday, the hacker group Anonymous denied that it was to blame for the Sony attack. Until now, Sony offered no explanation for the network outage, prompting some to wonder if it was related to Amazon.com’s crash of its cloud computing infrastructure, EC 2, which has also been down since yesterday. Sony had also updated its PlayStation Home virtual world for gamers with a version 1.5 update. And others wondered if hackers, who had been angry about Sony’s prosecution of hacker George “GeoHot” Hotz, had found a way to “jailbreak” Sony’s PS 3 so that users could download unauthorized or pirated software. Sony sued him for violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

But that case has been settled. And Anonymous, the hacker group that had attack Sony sites earlier, said it was not behind the shutdown. In fact, Anonymous said “Sony is incompetent.” Still, an observer of the IRC forum used by members of Anonymous speculated that the attackers likely behind this current Sony outage appear to have learned their methods from Anonymous’ activities of two weeks ago.

  • Phil

    I just want to know when the Network will be back up. I have never had anything to complain about with my PlayStation, but this is ridiculous!

  • http://profiles.google.com/twilightforever8 Edward Young

    i sold mine today becouse of this garbage, i bought a xbox 360 elite and a few games so i can have internet access. screw sony

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NBALOJ24X6ULC7FHRDZBDS7TAU William

    ya'll jus give up on play station, nothing is safe, nothing is perfect. and going to xbox is so much better? I pay for the internet already, why would i want to pay xbox to play thier games on the internet. that is why i will stay loyal to sony.

  • http://profiles.google.com/mikephp1 Mike Nielsen

    LOL if you're going to sell your console over this, you must really suck as a gamer if you can't wait a few days. It's not the end of the world.. and it's not Sony's fault… LOL….

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_AVKAYUDYQXRVCCL7WFIZIWBA6Q Vampcrist

    See I'm 25 I work in a bar I haven't had kids I have the downtime to play games online. It's not a point that it's down it's the point now that they took it down and waited 3 days to mention a word about them being the main culpret. A blame on an outside sorce is a perfect scapegoat for Sony and the PSN. Now with no end in site we all wonder why its still like this. The fact is that they can't take the losses in any shape or form. I leave the house just fine and I have a life away from gaming that shouldn't be anyones problem other then the person that's playing. Think if the World of Warcraft servers all went down for a couple days. You all know atleast 2 people that would probably jump off a bridge. All alone there is one simple solution and I am one that is very highly agenst it but a charge to use the features of the PSN is just going to have to happen if we want better servers with greater security and faster download speeds. Anyone can bitch or give thanks to PSN for finally coming out with the real problem. Very simple it was extreamly shady to wait 3 days to let your users know the whole reason we can't log on is someone in an office desided to take the network down.

  • http://profiles.google.com/voodoogam3r Voodoo Gamer

    haha i just sold my 360 TODAY to go and buy a ps3 for a bit of change and the old 360 was nearing 2 years anyway..never once had any issues with xbox live in 2 years, not once, always up to date and available…imagine my surprise when i got home a few hours ago with my new ps3…thanks sony, brilliant introduction to your service and your product…first impressions last a lifetime!!

  • http://profiles.google.com/eimpson Erik Impson

    @Edward Young:You can still access the internet, just not the PSN. Good job being a reactionary. Or pretending to be a reactionary. Either way you lose the ultimate game – life.

  • http://profiles.google.com/zakery153 zakery bonds

    i agree i think it sucks that people do bullshit like this to cause problems. im not the greatest player on battlefeild bc2 but i make an hour and a half amount of time for it and absolutely love it. Screw xbox i bought one of those a year ago and 2 weeks later it messed up and i had to send it back. i bought my ps3 and have never had a problem…… i can wait for it to get fixed.

  • http://profiles.google.com/voodoogam3r Voodoo Gamer

    the issue here is not that psn is down, it's more that it's been down for 2 days now, 2 days, really ? where i work if the network goes down for whatever reason we better get that shit back up within 2 – 4 hours or we all look for other jobs, sony is on 2 days, that is 48 hours and not even an update since the last on the 21st…none that i can see anyway. but 2 days so far is pathetic

  • http://twitter.com/ElijahsFury Elijahs Fury

    Betcha a 12 yo could hack sony =P

  • http://profiles.google.com/mikephp1 Mike Nielsen

    @Vampcrist – it would be irresponsible of Sony to not do a full investigation before publicly making any announcements such that affect 70 million users. yeah it's inconvenient and some things I want to get on there too… but If it was back up and they didn't fix the problems do you know how much more over reaction it would cause?unlike the kids, they take time to figure out what the real solutions are. I applaud Sony for not overreacting like everyone else is doing.It says more to the sad state of gamers or kids these days if people say they are going to jump off a bridge if they can't play SOCOM for a few days.

  • Geckotan

    psh….please. You all cry about how it's Sony's fault and xbox rulez etc. This has nothing to do with any of that. Sony is a large company. They took a hit from some loser wanna be hackers probably using loic (it takes a real man to use that…..losers) and Sony doesn't want to admit that it happened to them to the point where it affected things. Nothing wrong with that, lots of companies do that, no biggie. They will fix it, and everything will be back to normal.Just learn to live with it for a few min and learn how to read a book or something…it's not the end of the world.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_QTIQCSKA37B6ESXJYZCXFDYP4Q LOKI

    you can pay to play on your xbox 360 lol

  • ferndaleguy

    Sony sucks… I'm never buying their crap again. I don't pay money to buy a product only to have the manufacturer tell me they still own it. Sony can stick their root kits and DRM lawyers and stick it where the sun doesn't shine.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_CX5WF6NEUOK5EME3GOF3JAFVEM Dan

    id much rather pay 50 dollars a year for a perfect online gaming structure than not be able to play my brand new game online for 4 days. Among the other problems we get.

  • http://profiles.google.com/mikephp1 Mike Nielsen

    If a burglar breaks into your house, Is it your fault? and if so, where do you live? =)

  • gimmey

    shut up and get a life the lot of ya!!! GOD SAKE GROW UP!!!!!!!!!

  • http://profiles.google.com/831barcelona lionel messi

    u guys need to understand that a 'hacker' did this.. and he well couldve done it to xbox live and i wouldve love to see the look on ppls faces when they see their so called perfect online experience not working for a couple days. the matter is not which service is better, is which service the hackers decided to attackalso take into account that maybe sony doesnt wanna put the network back on because of voulnarabilitie issues and users account infos… think about this. its a very good possibility. sony gets hacked by this hacker apparently just to bring the network down.. he made headlines. but just brought the network down thats all. another hacker learning from this could well hack his way but for personal gains… imagine how many credit card numbers they would get their hands on…instead of hating on sony, be glad they wont release nothing (prematurely like others do) that wont stand strong and keep ur info secured. on that note i cant wait to play online again.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ROBRWFEWDNXPTHTVWY7JJD73WI Bj

    fck what all the crampy ass ppl say i FCKIN LOVE SONY

  • http://profiles.google.com/gillette85 Zach Gillette

    Dude, learn how to fucking spell. You sound like a retard.

  • http://twitter.com/illuminatus2 illuminatus

    It is your fault and your fault alone. You should be on guard duty and fully armed 24/7.

  • gingerninga

    surely someone can at least put an estimated time of when the network will be up and running again….we'll keep everyone informed??? yeah rite!?!

  • http://twitter.com/geekyboffin geekyboffin

    I hate these people. A few people are stopping MILLIONS of people from using PSN. It's not fair at all.

  • http://profiles.google.com/leomantanga Leo Mantanga

    66hrs and counting… the skin on my thumbs is beginning to grow back. Oh no

  • SpiliO

    everybody in the world are not english or american…..you inconsiderate fool…..what are you the spelling police….go to harvard and leave us alone

  • SpiliO

    what are you the spelling police? go to harvard !!!! not everybody in the world are english or american

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1656705293 Carly Time

    stop giving up on sony ppl and start being thankful that you dont have to pay to be online . . . . add me ” Rockstarcarly”

  • http://www.ashleypearson.net Ashley Pearson

    With a Famas.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_XWDH3VGLVFANAPEMSYFXK3YFY4 Luis

    fuk all sony haters, sony is the shxt we can wait sony do wat u have to do to get everything better

  • cliker1

    agg sony why are you doing this to your users?? don't make me regrt selling my xbox360!

  • Guest

    aagh sony! i just bought my ps3 and you hav to do this?? don't make me regret selling my xbox360!

  • WessexWyvern

    I'm amused by all these people say they've sold or are selling their PS3s because of this. Don't you think your anger is rather misplaced? It's the hackers you should be angry at not Sony! Also why should the fact that XBox Live is a subscription based service make it any less vulnerable to this kind of attack than PSN? Try engaging your brains before gobbing off in the future.

  • http://profiles.google.com/anthonyrossetti1892 Anthony Rossetti

    My xbox 360 kept going out with the red ring of death or whatever, so after they fixed it a 3rd time and it went out i just scew it and bought a ps3. Be careful with that 360 and don't let it overheat because they stop giving out warranties for the red ring of death haha

  • http://profiles.google.com/anthonyrossetti1892 Anthony Rossetti

    the only reason they attack sony is because you go after the best, and no one cares about xbox haha!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ZKEEJX4PJ77KQ2OXJ57CHTYFWQ steven

    Seriously? People are blaming Sony for this? They've been hacked so have gone off-line to help protect peoples identities and credit card details. The only people to blame for this are the hackers. Who many people irresponsibly view as freedom fighting heroes. The people who flew planes into the WTC are viewed as freedom fighting heroes by many. This is simply digital terrorism.

  • http://twitter.com/MaciekJakubiak MaciekJakubiak

    Fat people are funny.

  • frankalmeida

    Hackers are so full of shit!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_57PCVWRCNMEXRTHT6DUEFMUHYU Kevin B

    Way to prove the guys point. You don't have to go to Harvard to know how to spell. But if you don't understand basic grammar, you sound like a fool. Everybody are not? Seriously?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_57PCVWRCNMEXRTHT6DUEFMUHYU Kevin B

    As I said before, this is rather pitiful that you all are whining that you can't go online for a few days. Your games will still play. If you bought a purely online game, so be it, but I'm willing to bet most of your games still work. Or, maybe you could, you know, try something not involving a computer or TV? It won't kill you. And if it does, the world will be better in the end.And those whining about how Xbox is so much better. Your $60 or $70, whatever is now, might be helping your security a bit, but hackers have no life. All it would take is a couple of them to decide Microsoft has pissed them off and they could take the time to crack into it. We may not like that we don't have PSN at the moment, but we aren't losing money over it. Xbox Live users, we would never ever hear the end.So yea, if you just went and bought a PS3, it may suck, but I think you'll live. It will be back up, and if you are patient, maybe these guys left just enough traces to be caught and you won't hear from them again. Nothing like burning a hacker.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_EKXTXJ4V4AZLKDA6V5G6HCTZGU Andrew Seadon

    how long it goin take now?as it spose of only been 1-2 days its now 3.hurry up and get it bk up and runnin..

  • http://profiles.google.com/lanphier1999 L. Blake Tucker

    Its not sonys fault that some dumbass hacker tried to hack the system. I read all these dumbasses blaming sony talkin about they sold they Ps3 for a dumbass Xbox and it made you even more of a dumbass cause you have to pay $60 a month just to play online and if u havent paid it just like any other bills it gets cut off until u pay again. YOU STUPID LOSERS!!! HOW SMART WAS THAT DUMBASS??? Ps3 is the best system there is and I can't wait to get back on it . Sold your Ps3 for a Xbox, ya'll some dumb fucks!!!!

  • SSP23

    I commend SpiliO for trying – English is one of the hardest languages to learn; KevinB – how many languages do you speak? How many can you read and write in coherently? Everybody knew what SpiliO meant without you being so inconsiderate so back off.

  • http://profiles.google.com/lanphier1999 L. Blake Tucker

    All these post about the network this dork have to be the spelling enforcement officer. News Flash Zach!!!!!!! Speel Cheek Tis seni ou the only on hat cres dumbass!!!!

  • angwon360

    perfect online gaming structure???lmfao..you must work for microsoft

  • http://profiles.google.com/lanphier1999 L. Blake Tucker

    Man you suck, dipshit. you brought a sony playstation thats your but the network that sony run off on is theirs. The made it they work on it. Dumbass you brought a T.V. but you have no complaint from the cable/dish company because they supply you programs to watch on your t.v. anothing dipshitted statement by a dumbass named ferndaleguy. How about you pay the million of dollars to payown the network otherwise stfu dipshit

  • maxie4444

    its not sonys fault they are protecting us from the idiots that have done this !!Maybe we should all just go do something else instead for a while the sun is shining its not the middle of winter !!(over here anyway) it will be back on soon so we can all lose our minds again get the hump and start moaning and shouting at the tv !! have patience its not the end of the world !

  • angwon360

    lmao!dude be mad at yourself.sounds as if you work microsoft,why give your holy xbox the seal of approval,and the gr8 online service you mention(next time mention the online service you speak of,charges A fee)then not go buy a ps3,but trade in your xbox which you speak so highly to attain a product such as the ps3…and you speak of surprises,the psn has been down for days,so if you got home a few hours ago with your new ps3,you shouldve known the network was down.anyway's your impression will def last,lol

  • angwon360

    !!ive been playing online for free with my ps3 and ps2 for years,never had no problem with sony,ppl that hack,and do stuff like this,are idiots,i enjoy my ps3 thats why i bought it,really cant blame sony for suing the geohotz idiot,and if i spelled the idiots product wrong so what,hackers get mad,cause,one buisness wants to stop another buisness man from making money off them?by allowing ppl to get games illegally?hypocrits,he sells those usb hack things,not giving them away for free,so to you ppl that c that idiot as a hero,your misguided.he isnt no revolutionary,just cause you buy a car,that dosent mean you should get the fuel free,buy your fucking games.i really hope the ones that brought down the psn,get caught,and punished beyond the max of the law,and those clowning ppl like myself,saying were whiners,go outside get a life.psn isnt everything enjoy easter,grow up!!alot of have lives,and are married,and work monday -fridays,and use are gaming consoles as a hobby,maybe you idiots should get your panties out your ass,and stop telling ppl how to react to the situation with the psn,i mean,im here to voice my opinion and anger at the situation and at the idiots who caused the prob,and for you to judge ppl like myself,maybe you the ones who need to put the gamepads down and get a life….peace

  • http://profiles.google.com/lanphier1999 L. Blake Tucker

    Dude my lil Cousin got a Xbox and when I called the number to get him online to play on the internet Imagine my surprise when they asked me if its gonna be visa or mastercard. Just to sign in the pay service of Xbox live. So you should be happy that you switch from a pay for shit services of the Xbox to a free services dumbass. You loser are stupid as hell. Cable or DSLyou paying for the services each month, and make post that Xbox pay services for online play is better. Losers!!!!

  • http://profiles.google.com/lanphier1999 L. Blake Tucker

    The Biggest Losers will now be about the dumbasses that sold their Ps3 for a Xbox or Wii. Socom 2 still have the coders e-taggers and glitchers but they was that suck when they turned them off. Booting ppl off perfectly good games for no reason. You know they got plenty of emails and calls about such acts. Now they those same ppl cant use they code to cheat online with the new socom call od duty black ops etc etc etc they attack the network because they suck. so yeah the biggest losers in life are these dumbasses.

  • http://profiles.google.com/lanphier1999 L. Blake Tucker

    funny how guest and cliker1 have the same dumbass post. Dude you suck you should be happy you sold that bull shit for the best gamimg system since super nintendo. you and every dumbass that post about how great the Xbox is need to go play in the middle of 5pm traffic.

  • http://profiles.google.com/lanphier1999 L. Blake Tucker

    dude this is the first time if i remember since having my Ps3 it gone down like this. Ps2 yeah it happens especially if you are playing socom 2. but once again it was the code 9ers e-taggers glitchers the dumbasses that sucked if they playing the game without codes. not that the system cant get to user ur codes during online play they have to be asshole with no life hack the system because they suck you just another one of the losers

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ANQFHZPF6FCEFQ64DOG5L5DGM4 My Points

    I'm thinking that English is his second language. He was being polite about posting in English on an English webpage. Kudos to him for speaking more than one language. No shame in not having perfect English, especially when it's not your native language. Let's show a little respect.

  • http://profiles.google.com/lanphier1999 L. Blake Tucker

    pay Xbox to play online plus pay ur internet services provider to get online… equal the total amount of being a super dumbass dipshit. you dont have to pay sony to play the same games online, but you rather pay for Xbox live to play online along w your service provider????? D-U-M-B-A-S-S

  • http://profiles.google.com/lanphier1999 L. Blake Tucker

    how is it his fault if someone breaks into your house while you arent home????? if u made sure that the windows and doors are lock and the alarm is set but you some home to a ringing alarm and the front door kicked in you say its the home owner fault??? make u suck ass. we're talkin about dried up for days shitty ass

  • http://profiles.google.com/lanphier1999 L. Blake Tucker

    cuz i do be shouting at the game when i'm playin black ops when i get killed knowing i shot first but its stupid. let one person blame sony and watch all the dumbass followers go behiend it. if i tell you that ur car will be fixed in 2 days know knowing it needs 7 day extra work on it are you expecting me to give you your car back knowing the trouble it still have?? no.. come on ppl. it will be up just be still while it being worked on. why you think all the dumbass hackers still play on ps2? cause they can still do that hacking bootin bullshit. they hate change. here is a display of their hate

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TSMUYCM5YVAPQW5K5DA4X7XJII Keith

    I dont even have a JOB and I have a PS3 and a XBOX 360 with Xbox Live. People complain about paying for Xbox Live but u pay for quality online performance. PS3 is awesome cause its free but whats $50 – $60 when it runs smoothly and is easier to connect with friends. Bottom line is 2 or 3 or even 4 days offline is just rediculous. Sony needs to get there shit together!!!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TSMUYCM5YVAPQW5K5DA4X7XJII Keith

    …but at least he's playing! lol

  • FIRECHIEFJ

    PSN has been down 4 days now. In this technological world that is astounding. Not to mention this is one of the biggest holiday weekends of the year. We gamers are at the mercy of the Playstation people and I hope they fix the problem soon. For many of the rest of you I suggest some grammar studies while your waiting.

  • http://profiles.google.com/lanphier1999 L. Blake Tucker

    Big Bag of Vanilla Mist scented Douches shouldnt be taking up space with dumbass posts, expecially if they have the name “maciekjakubiak” Douche bag. smdh

  • http://profiles.google.com/lanphier1999 L. Blake Tucker

    you dont have a job (1st strike) you have both system (2nd strike) comparing free with $50-$60 (3rd strike) your out. 1st you dont have a job 2nd you spend more time playing games then looking for work building a nice sized lump on the couch or bed (depending on where your consoles are) and 3rd you use your allowence to pay to keep xbox live on for online play to connect with friends???? the hell with that i can connect with friend free… u should have just posted it stink you no job having ass paying double for internet use ass loser.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ZKEEJX4PJ77KQ2OXJ57CHTYFWQ steven

    So what if it's still down. So what if it's dead Jesus weekend. People need to stop blaming Sony for the actions of an idiot/some idiots. Try reading a book. Going for a walk. Meeting people. Having a beer. Embrace the analogue world. It's quite nice you know.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_AVKAYUDYQXRVCCL7WFIZIWBA6Q Vampcrist

    @Mike NielsenI understand that part of it but to take almost 3 days to mention that the main reason the network was down is from their own hand. They didn't have to tell you that it was an external attack. The first day something simple would have worked. Say as “We have currently taken the PSN offline until further notice more information will be avalibale when we get it” Thats all I ask for.Sorry for my bad grammer yes English is a second language to me but I'm sure you didn't want to try to read Sweedish.

  • http://profiles.google.com/lanphier1999 L. Blake Tucker

    Ppl stop your bitching Stop your bitching about estimate time assumptions. About selling your ps3 for a xbox (since we all know that was a dumbass move) because of this outage. Just stop bitching period. you losers crying over old breast milk from 1994 stop it. Ps2 everybody know how they was booted out of a room or off the playstation completely expecially if u was a socom 2 gamer like me.You nkow they had plenty of calls and emails about lone_ranger evil neo etc etc of the others that was doing all the hacking and booting getting ppl ip adress but with the ps3 you can see the difference and you play full games knowing that somebody cant boot you off or come in messing the game up freezing ppl this system isnt perfect of course but it great enuff to keep the hackers code 9ers e-taggers glitchers booters from messing up a perfect game online. just wait be clam sony will have it back up and running in no time. let them do they job if ppl would just be still stop the calls and emails so they dont have to take a small amount of focus answering a call from the same dumbass that called them yesterday complaining. get a grip.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_EEJCMKG44JILCBS5BMEDT5VKUY Aaron G

    You know what its time for PLAYSTATION to fire some of those idiots they have working for them and hire some damn Physics majors instead of Potheads! This is fn ridiculous it shouldn't be taking this long to get things working I believe what happen is some moron spilt his coffee on the machines and screwed stuff up!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_EEJCMKG44JILCBS5BMEDT5VKUY Aaron G

    Hey how about you shut the f up Sony has no excuse! they have had days to fix this and it isn't fixed! So stop telling people to stop bitching its in our right to complain that Sony is being assholes!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_EEJCMKG44JILCBS5BMEDT5VKUY Aaron G

    It is Sonys fault they shouldn't have removed features 1st gen from the first gen adopters then provoked hackers to attack them so F Sony they have no exscuse that there not up and running yet other than the fact they have morons working for them

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_EEJCMKG44JILCBS5BMEDT5VKUY Aaron G

    Eat a dick :)

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_EEJCMKG44JILCBS5BMEDT5VKUY Aaron G

    1. Sony removed features that people paid close to 1000 bucks for2. Sony should have had better programers working for them3. Sony shouldn't have provoked hackers and challeged them to try something4. Sony shouldn't have tried to sue so many people5. the Credit card informations stored in a completely different placeIm just as mad as anyone but Im not blaming hackers I am blaming sony for not being prepared for this and removing features like Backwards compatibility and the OtherOS then releasing the slim version for the same price and removing things like Sd Card readers and the usb ports…. I have seen this coming for about 2 and half years now, Sony just kept shitting all over the consumers until people said they have finally had enough. People want to buy a console not rent it from Sony once the product is purchased it should be the customers but according to Sony yout only renting there system, they own it!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_EEJCMKG44JILCBS5BMEDT5VKUY Aaron G

    My older brother and my dad Just bought one too and there already talking about taking it back which sucks because they live so far away from me the only way i can really hang out with them is in video game land :(

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_EEJCMKG44JILCBS5BMEDT5VKUY Aaron G

    I wish They would do it to X-Box too!

  • http://frugallysavvy.com Frugally Savvy

    Amazon had a pretty big attack of their network too and a lot of their websites were down.

  • http://twitter.com/ohspublishing OHS PUBLISHING

    You're a loser – Microsoft has just as many issues. Sony is not to blame but the people who have nothing better to do with themselves. May your home network receives 500 trojans that spawn micro trojans.

  • http://profiles.google.com/xrxpapi12 Ralph Papillon

    Everyone needs to open their eyes to how the corporate world works and be reasonable about this situation like you.

  • http://profiles.google.com/lanphier1999 L. Blake Tucker

    Dumbass why dont you go play in the middle of the 4 lane busy highway getting french tickled by your gay lover cause it does no good to sit here and bitch about bullshit sony doing all they can to get it fix. you sound like a double sided dipshit fruit pop sickle out of a gay guy ass. if you put a hole in the side of your house dumb ass it's not gonna take you 2 days to repair it dipshit. and certianly wouldnt do no good to just hear bitching from ur wife while you're trying ur best to fix the problem so you shut the fuck up.

  • DeceitInTruth

    Hmm. I only have a ps3, but think about this. The shittiest ps3 costs atleast $250. Playstation has over 70 million users… So, 70million x $250 (I paid 400 for my system) = $17,500,000,000 USD. Thats if EVERYONE bought the cheapest version. SO More than 17 billion dollars just selling their consoles, not to mention the tens to hundred of thousands of games they sold at $60 a peice. How the fuck can they not fix a problem with their servers, and it should be free. A ps3 costs twice as much as a Xbox. I work 5 days a week, 8 to 12 hours shifts depending on overtime. When I get a holiday weekend, Id like to pound back a few brews and put some boot to ass online. This is bullshit. Fuck you sony, but have a nice day.

  • Jake_Pen

    here is what i think both parties are right i have a ps3 and as much as i love playing it in annoys the hell out of me when play online games getting disconnected or migrating host etc.etc. However xbox which is Microsoft very very rarely have these issues Y? well because the proceeds for live go directly to maintaining and upgrading xbox live software even with all the proceeds that ps3 gets for there online stores its not enough to cover there employees also lets face it xbox IS Microsoft what dont they have their hands in. all im say is sony's reliability for their network is in fact poor and unstable with tons of holes i have asked many many people on pshome and online games if they would pay $50 to $06 a yr for a more reiliable online network and gaming experience and the response was quite surprising 98% in fact SAID yes and that they wish it was more like xbox live i myself would pay that for a more secure network with less crashes or disconnects so on and so on my son has an xbox 360 and we give him live and im sorry but he never has the issuses that i have with my ps3 however i am a loyal ps guy having owned a ps eversince the very first generation the ps1 when you could only get it from japan. but yes playstation needs to step up to the plate and charge for ps network and dedicate all the proceeds from ps network to paying a team solely dedicated to maintaining the network and its software so free maybe nice but u get what you pay for

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_KP77ADDHBRYMEJFGD6ODXTGFXU EvEnFlOw

    you dumbass – - think about this.. the original 60 gb ps3 was the only one that had FOUR usb, BACKWARDS compatabality, the memory card readers, all this stuff we all loved .. Guess how much that system cost!@?@? $700 — they had to make the system cheaper for the mass populous somehow — removing things that didnt NEED to be in the ps3. Now you see your slim for $299 — but guess what guys — Your harddrive is 10 times bigger for guess what guys…. CHEAPER!!!

  • http://profiles.google.com/kebrannan Krissy B

    That's called victim blaming.

  • http://profiles.google.com/outlookstudios.web Andrew Irvin

    Ever think that it was good for us to not have a couple of days without online gaming? I know it sucks but I was really productive the last few days without being distracted by the ps3…even planted two trees in my backyard. Maybe you guys should get outside and enjoy something other than your TV and ps3. Life is passing you by!

  • Geckotan

    You know Aaron, after reading your posts I'm just gonna have to say that I actually hope your older brother and dad sell theirs simply so you can't play games with them. I mean seriously, reading all your various posts, I don't know why anyone would want to play online with you. You're probably one of those loser who have LOIC and think they're hackers.1. Sony took away those features to cut the cost of production in the newer models for various other reasons as well, namely nobody plays ps1 or ps2 games anymore (there are some, but for the most part not) You want backwards compatible? Buy a 60gig phat.2. Sony has some of the best engineers on the planet working for them. Their robotics are second to none. They're large, they can afford to do stuff like that.3. Sony should have every right to lock up and sue any hackers (and wannabes like yourself) that would end up making you waste the money you spent on the system by having companies that make the games not want to produce anymore because they know everyone would just end up stealing it for free anyway.Is that what you want? Is that your goal? Is that why you're so mad at Sony and think everything is their fault? If you answered yes to any of those 3 questions then you my friend (sarcasm, gotta love it) need your ass beaten. After you get your ass beaten you can then blame yourself and not the beaters. That is your attitude.And as for any of you wannabe hackers, you're all pussies and you all suck big green donkey dicks. If you didn't like that then try to do some real hacking and lets see what you are really made of pussies. LOIC lolz. losers

  • http://profiles.google.com/leomantanga Leo Mantanga

    ya but memory's become much much cheaper since

  • http://profiles.google.com/mikephp1 Mike Nielsen

    It's all too easy to speculate… but unless you've worked for a larger IT company you're not really familiar with the procedures… I agree “better communication” could have worked out, but over-reactions is definitely not the right procedure… best regards!

  • http://profiles.google.com/mikephp1 Mike Nielsen

    If anybody actually cared about Xbox you wouldn't see so many people here still defending Sony… I hate too that it's taken so long, but prestigious investigation is the only solution!!! If I worked for them I would tell y'all what's up but I don't have any more info than you do…..

  • http://profiles.google.com/mikephp1 Mike Nielsen

    If anybody actually cared about Xbox, they'd be the network down here, but let's face it nobody cares about Microsoft… !

  • http://profiles.google.com/mikephp1 Mike Nielsen

    props for actually celebrating EARTH DAY!!! the trees you see outside should not always be animated!!! lol… =)

  • maxie4444

    ok so we,ve done the hard bit days of no ps so wen is the bleeding thing going to be back on !!!!i posted YESTERDAY that we should go out and enjoy the sunshine and get on with life beyond ps !!! but wen you get back from doing that its BORING i wantt o chat with my friends and get owned on black ops!!! come on sony ffs !! pull your finger out !!

  • http://profiles.google.com/lanphier1999 L. Blake Tucker

    you know geckotan i was gonna reply but you said it all. so i dont have to say nothing but aaron g is the biggest period scented douche bag mixed with vagisil on the planet. just another xbox junkie loser wanna be know it all and just need to shut the fuck up. He is the reason why dumbass losers shouldnt have access to computers

  • http://twitter.com/alwezzyy alwayne haye

    this need to be over with a ready their no point of having a ps3 with out online thinking bout getting an xbox

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ZKEEJX4PJ77KQ2OXJ57CHTYFWQ steven

    If you're not blaming the hackers then you sir are an idiot. Either that or someone who sees these people as some kind of modern day freedom fighting heroes. As I have said in another post, the fools that flew planes into the World trade centre are seen as freedom fighting heroes by some. Digital terrorism. That is all it is.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_UU4WQVWP4OQ653H2WM2HBDRK5I my_gull_bladder_hurts

    50 dollars? more like 59.99 with the raise in price as of late for 360 online. and perfect? lol i dont think so…..when i had my 360 there were more people doing hacked lobbies then on the ps3 and just because the ps3 got jailbroken doesn't mean….hey didn't they pass a law saying that it was legal? that's right not in northern california……which is where sony keeps trying to drag people to court to ensure a win in court……on another note…..who didn't feel it was needed when Anonymous shut down the Westboro church? I know i did…..just because the psn is down for now doesn't mean it shouldn't have been…..i'm glad there are people out there fighting for our rights and not just mindlessly following along like sheeple….

  • Jake_Pen

    On the contrary due to recent events at playstation sales are down interestingly microfiche xbox sales are rising so I'm pretty damn sure ppl care about Microsoft. Oh u must be a Mac user lol pull ur head out of ur ass dude and do some research cause ur assumption just made u an ass

    Ha H

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_QMOIIBWZEBZR45RTO3KLOEWF6E Dylan Christopher

    People switching to the X-Box? Is it worth paying for internent you already pay for? 60$? PSN HAS JUST OF GOOD OF SERVICE!….. Its just once in a while really gay. you have to pay 100$ for a wifi then 60 a MONTH for the network… It sounds like a CHAINSAW 57% of people have gotten the 3 rings of death INCLUDING MY SELF. PS3 Will last forever if you know how to treat it. I got my Ps2 the second day it came out and it still works PERFECTLY No Rings of death and I have pleanty of time played months.. (Yes,I have a life) X-box has somewhat better things like games come out earlyer? BIG WHOOP! It comes out on ps3 to just later. Its been good to get out Ive joined a BasketBall team and everything I just wanted It up so I can have some Fun ya,Know? What? Ps3 doesn't get Stupid Halo? Halo is a 7 year old game for kids its a fake monster Basically….. With a Gun…. Its like World of War Craft Its just Plain STUPID. If you Play HALO Then please call me when you get out of second grade. KK? ~Dylan

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_QMOIIBWZEBZR45RTO3KLOEWF6E Dylan Christopher

    10$ A month And Im fine with that 60$? Your mom must be buying it or you basically have no friends also read my post

  • Jake_Pen

    60$ a yr not a month and I'm 35 yrs old with for kids and no I don't live with my mom

    Ha Ha

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ZY54Q3GVCL2ORDGNL3XU33P43I I

    yea but u still have to pay to get online !

  • JacksTigers

    So you are so desperate to play video games that you spent about $400 because you would have to wait a week to play online? Ok?

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