This press release just hit the wire – PlayStation Store and related services (like voucher redemption) back this week:
SONY AND SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCE FULL RESTORATION OF PLAYSTATION®NETWORK SERVICES
Tokyo, May 31, 2011 – Sony Corporation and Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) announced today that Sony Network Entertainment International (SNEI, the company) will fully restore all PlayStation®Network services in the Americas, Europe/PAL territories and Asia, excluding Japan, Hong Kong, and South Korea by the end of this week. The company will also resume Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity™ for PlayStation®3 (PS3®), PSP® (PlayStation®Portable), VAIO and other PCs. Details for Japan, Hong Kong, and South Korea as well as the remaining services on Qriocity will be announced as they become available.
The company implemented considerable security enhancements to the network infrastructure, as well as conducted testing of the payment process and commerce functions. The first phase of PlayStation Network and Qriocity restoration began on May 15 in the Americas and Europe/PAL territories, followed by Japan and Asian countries and regions on May 28, when the company brought partial services back online. With this partial restoration users were able to access to some of the services such as online game play, account management, friend lists and chat functionality were restored. The full restoration of PlayStation Network as well as part of services to become available on Qriocity will include:
• Full functionality on PlayStation®Store
• In-game commerce
• Ability to redeem vouchers and codes
• Full functionality on Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity for PS3, PSP, VAIO and
other PCs
• Full functionality on Media GoCustomers will be able to purchase and download games and video content from the PlayStation®Store on PS3 or PSP. In addition, consumers will have full access to Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity through PS3, PSP, VAIO and other PC’s. Service restoration of Video on Demand powered by Qriocity™ and Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity for a variety of network-enabled Sony devices will be announced later.
“We have been conducting additional testing and further security verification of our commerce functions in order to bring the PlayStation Network completely back online so that our fans can again enjoy the first class entertainment experience they have come to love,” said Kazuo Hirai, Executive Deputy President, Sony Corporation. “We appreciate the patience and support shown during this time.”
The company will be offering customers a “Welcome Back” package of services and premium content to all registered PlayStation Network* and Qriocity account services. The details of this program will continue to be detailed regionally.
* Only available for those countries with access to PlayStation®Store.
We will update the PlayStation Blog when the PlayStation Store is once again open for business.
@midknight24 calm down little kid.putting caps lock on just makes you sound more angry.i didnt even bother reading your whole post cause it looks very uninteresting and predictable.i think you should find a new hobby like maybe use your ps3 and play it.this is my last post on this blog,keep raging and get out your lungs while your at it,kiddo.
*comes home from a day at school*.*logs onto ps3*
Oh i cant wait to redeem my $20 psn car…………
*This service is currently undergoing maintenance*
Me:WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
*looks on this site and finds this crap*
you guys at sony are complete fudging liers i doubt it will be up by the “end of the week” as they say.
ya i agree lmao
COOL
@lilcanuck…HAHAHA…I had one of those football games too lmao..Nothing like directing little red dots around lmao
just hope it goes well without any troubles.
so the store will be on by the end of 2011 thanks sony :) great job
@ninja thanks for saying thats your last post, didn’t read that you posted at all til you started trolling. AND GUYS for some of the regulars on here have I “RAGED” at all today? AS far as I thought I was talking about some classic games? Oh well there s my multiple personalities again
At last!!!!!!!!!!!
@midknight24 youve been a good boy today a pleasure to have a convo without getting mad at each other lol
somethink iz [DELETED] wrong with my ps3 i cant play any games while im signed in without it freezing
tomala papa tomala papa
*sigh* Hopefully this time they get it right. Hey by the way Sony, do you think it would be possible to send a message to us via the online messaging INSTEAD of having us come to this site when the PS3 store is back. Just saying that’s a little more useful to people like me who can’t always remember to come back to this site for updates.
@lilcanuck
Yeah thank you
you too. I mean I don’t think Ive ever tried to single someone out. We are ALL upset with SONY, but I thought I was actually being constructive today
Wowwwww ps store coming back went they start WORKING….. but that is next year????
Well trade my Killzone 3 game for Gears of War or Uncharted 2 for Halo
Or better yet: trade Sony for MICROSOFT!!!!
Xbox is too mainstream … who is with me ?
Remember people you are clients of Sony not Sony’s friend
And the customer always win. Well this Sony, thinks change
@midknight24..You cool man lol I think some of us have snapped a time or two on ppl here but thats all part of gaming as long as its all cool at the end of the day…Opinions are like a’holes ie. everybody has one lmao :)
Me mad. And…. and…. I LIEEEEEK CHAWKLIT MILK!!!!!!
@midknight24 you were a good conversation makes the pill easier to swallow i think get your mind off your agravations and all and actually me i was scared to say anything to you before cause i knew you were upset and figured that i didnt want to get your wrath also but all is good
Last time I checked, this is a blog entry about the return of the PS Store etc…
Why did you people choose to discuss ‘classic games’ in the comments section of this post?????
rather than cry why not it passes the time
@midknight24 yes you raged at me for putting you in your place and telling you to get a hobby.it seems you havent found a new hobby yet.
ps store wont come back this week people,dont believe sony.
or a lion
Well im happy that we finally get an update but at the same time a bit disappointed at the fact that yet again sony lied oh well nothing i say or do can change anything. I still wont go to microsoft
what is wrong with it you would rather we trash sony that helps nothing we are just remembering the good old days
THIS WEAK
THIS WEAK
THIS WEAK
THIS WEAK
DEJA VU
SONY=LIAR
Is not coming today, is not coming tomorrow and is not by the end of week
You dond see that yesterday was holiday, they can’t work until tomorrow
And may is coming Tuesday
anybody got asked to update their black ops to 1.09 lately?i just got on black ops and had to download it.if you do too,do you know the 1.09 update is about?
@NinjaNabs..Apparently you need put in your place hmmm..He was being cool for minute now you gotta go stirring the pot…Let it go man and lets talk gaming lol
ya new modes for hardcore modes
Man LuiguiPR, calm down you crying like a lil b!+ch man, posting like crazy on these past two blogs, you think they care if you go to xbox?you already paid 300 for the console, 60 bucks per game and whatever accessories and psn store stuff you already bought. they got your money. so go ahead and leave they stick with the million of other people with ps3’s. im pretty sure you dont stop to think how complicated it is to mange millions of online accounts and crap. so go ahead trade in your stuff and spend another 400 to get a 360 and games (not including paying for xbox live)…. i really hope that PR isnt for Puerto Rico…* disappointed exhale*
Why not? How about the past few pages of you guys defending yourself because of other people flaming you.
Do you think everyone else wants to read about Contra or whatever?
You guys do your thing, though.
Finally!! Thanks!!
@Deathspear666 i am talking about gaming.i just downloaded the 1.09 black ops update and i was wondering what its about.
i love you playstation i will have your baby anytime
the new modes in hardcore it seems i didnt see anything other
I think it says a lot about the strength of Sony’s PR that some people are happy to just get an update even when Sony is late yet again. The delays in this communication are unacceptable.
Taco2012@ your name is the same as your brain. First I buy my system from a guy so they have sh it from me.
And Im not the onhating that is going to change to Xbox sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
that means million of dollars that they won’t have, so what I say is what another 1000000 people says
maybe it will be ready friday or saturday 23:59 pm, but i cant wait anymore please make it tomorrow
FINALY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If I heard my son crying and whining about the outage like so many kids here…said kid would have a broken PS3 and NOT be getting a new one until he grows up and/or moves out. No one ‘owes’ you anything…to the contrary, you are the ones who owe…your entire life and well being is owed to your parents, they don’t nor Sony, owe you crap. And I know some of you crybabies are adults…shame on you for acting like a snot nosed little kid, shame, shame.
1243@ we are clients soooo that mean they owe us big time idi ot!!!!
And you people are sooo idi ot that you are happy because you have to wait more, IDI OTS
Yay because my PSP has been pretty much a worthless paperweight since the store went offline, lucky I have many games for the PS3 to keep me busy and I did take advantage of downtime to complete a mass majority of them. :D However I want to download some more PSP games and soon!!! Yes I know I can go out and buy the UMD but why waste more money on a dying format?
you cant reason with an unreasonable person its just a waste of time
Ok…this is from the blog on the 24th. “For those asking about the PlayStation Store, we’re still targeting restoration of all services by the end of this month. Contrary to reports, the Store will not be publishing today.” Will someone please point out to me where it says everything will be up on the 31st? I did not realize that this board was full of expert marksmen, you know, you hit every target that you aim for. They were targeting the 31st, it didn’t work out. They did not lie to anyone! You just assumed that it meant the 31st and you flamed away. Now, if it is up by midnight your time, still the 31st, will anyone say they are sorry? Somehow, I doubt it. Open fire.
I think the PS store will be overwelhm by all the people that will log-in … and probably go back off-line, because there was to many persons…
Must of the things your worry about never happen !
@HolmWrecker Well said!