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.
So it wont be restored by the end of May like they have been promising us?
Yeah I still didn’t read that anywhere and if it was postponed I think they would have put that on an american site as well
yea i bet its not gna cum bak on till later they said oh this week psn is bak on pshh lets give them few more days see what they have too say
Hey crodgers I’m in michgan 2 :)
Looks like having it all back up by May 31st ain’t gonna happen. Network was down when I got up this morning and still down after work. Only six hours left until another missed time frame.( Just after six here on the east coast) C’mon Sony I’m pullin for ya !
Honestly, I hope this date is correct cuz if it isn’t, Sony you better up your free content
Sony stated no changes will be made to content the last I heard.
i really hope its up before the new black ops map pack comes out
Hey does In-game commerce mean cross game chat?
@bigbaddoom
hey have you heard (or read) if they are still doing the maintenence tonight?
About time you useless a holes. God I’m so sick of these jerk offs. You better do a whole lot better then some old crappy free games. Key word PREMIUM.
What you guys talking about? I’m in Michigan and it was not down all day…
@LuiguiPR Sony can do what they want. Your a customer, not a client. They can ban you for using cuss words. Trust me i know, my friend was banned. Also you really must be a noob. Im in high school, not working at your boyfriend ronald mcdonalds business. And read the comment policy. Then you will see. And look, it even says on the side, DONT BE A JERK. So go buy a crapbox, see if i care. But you will be paying for online. And XBOX live sucks anyways. Its always booting people out of game sessions.
Aw… what?~
Ah well… do what you have to Sony. A bit irritated, but eh. Already over it.
No in game commerce is like buying your BLACK OPS maps from the games main menu
@1354 I never even saw anywhere on the US forums about a maintenance window for tonight. I only saw it on the EU forums.
@1343 AAAAAYYYYYMEN
Sony..you have mocked with PS3 lovers for many weeks straight.
Now, do I wanna play a game!
You will colapse this week, if you don’t put playstation store on.
Do you prefer to be destroyed, or to make millions of your fans happy?
Live or die, make your choice.
I don’t know anything about maintance at all.
@LuiguiPR For you…
type into the speech in windows XP with microsoft sam: “soy soy soy”. Thats for you.
I’m in Michigan 3 :D
@suicide_maggot That is honestly the most dumbest thing ive ever heard. Sony dont need the store to survive. They got systems to sell, they sell games, they sell computers like VAIO, and such. Live or die? Its more like: be nice or get banned. Basicly thats what they would say. BUT i 100% agree with some of your comment..
I’m in Michigan 4 :P
Woo hoo, Michiganders unite!
ccrogers15@ I’m in my IPhone not in a computer!!! Were is your brain??
gimmie gimmie
@LuiguiPR How was i supposed to know stupid? EVERYONE! REQUEST IN THE SUPPORT STUFF TO BAN LUIGUIPR FOR BREAKING THE RULES, TROLLING AND MORE! DO IT GUYS! IT WILL BE FUN!
@1370 oh sure they could ban him but he may have more then one account and just come back.
i ban everyone
except you
I’m tired, frustrated, but happy. Sony says it’ll be up this week. Then it will say a few days. Then it will say a week. I’m tired. Make up your mind.
@bigbaddoom31
No what they do is they ban the PS3 he was last on. Then ban him by IP address. I know because my friend went through this exact thing. So he better stop or buy a 360.
Well it aint no where near LOUISIANA.
because if he gets banned, hes done
all this talk of banning has made me want to lie down
I’ll believe it when I see it,,,
Looking forward to downloading InFamous and LBP!
exhausting
lbp sucks
is dead nation any good?
why? the welcome pack should be:
Grand theft auto 4
Ape escape PSone
And things…
xAndresx18x wants to buy that new Mr.HUH game
I really dond care band me!!!!!!!!! I’m going to another house and there is another IP address and I have money. So ok Sony
i bet if r lee emrey was at sony right now the store would be back online tonite :)
rock band you?
it reallys doesnt matter if its back on today or in a couple of days they are giving us free games
thanks you Sony its about time
uh, what free games?, already bought all of them on their release days
@ccrogers15 You never whatch saw do you ?
I’m ready to get BAN people, I have my popcorn, my redbull, my women, and a lot of green paper, sooooooo I’m ready to get my ban on!!!!
@20
I think they mean by the end of the work week.
Good job Sony! Thanks for the definitive date :)