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[Fnord]

Sony has no money to ever beef up the security on their networks tho

DDoS attacks have nothing at all to do with security.

 

[DrKelpo]

It's working for me for about 2-3 hours now, (UK).

thanks, man

 

[Hidden One]

PSN app still down here in Chicago.

Still down in Texas as well.

 

[lmbotiva]

free PSN games incoming?

 

[RPGamer92]

Guys! The PS3 PSN store still works ! I just booted up my PS3 and the store was able to fully load . I guess it is the Vita and PS4 stores that aren't up yet. Must mean that Sony fixed the PS3 one first and will move on to PS4/Vita next.

I can confirm, just booted up PSN store on PS3 myself

 

[Ethelwulf]

Polytron hacked: many get bitter and salty. PSN attacked: funniest and most entertaining thread in a while. This is NeoGaf and I love it!

 

[KoopaTheCasual]

What a dumbass.

Polytron hacked: many get bitter and salty. PSN attacked: funniest and most entertaining thread in a while. This is NeoGaf and I love it!

If you think the nature of these attacks are at all on a similar level, you haven't been paying attention to anything.

 

[Percy]

It's not like Sony is taking your money to use their network or anything.

For those of us without a PS4, they aren't, actually.

 

[Noob Fu]

My PS3 is up and running, but PS4 is not. Is the same with everyone else?

 

[Neuromancer]

free PSN games incoming?

Absolutely

 

[astroturfing]

How can I sony my aids? I will do it, if it means he will leave my PSN alone.

ahahah man, you killed me. thanks.

 

[213372bu]

PSN just went back up on my Vita over here in Florida.

 

[LX_Theo]

free PSN games incoming?

... no.

Figure out what's going on before you say stupid things, please.

 

[Live Free or Die]

free PSN games incoming?

You can't be serious?

 

[Chaplain]

Honestly, the best thing to come out of the 2011 Sony outage was they were fairly straightforward about what was going on once the dust had cleared, and they specifically addressed the types of security oversights that were taken advantage of. It was great communication outside of the original window. A DDoS is more of a cudgel than anything else, and there's really not much they can do to avoid it in the short term.

PSN will be a better service when this is all over.

If Microsoft's servers can't be taken down with a DDoS attack, couldn't Sony just copy whatever method MS uses?

 

[mrklaw]

How is this going to affect the planned maintenance? I was trying to sign on today to play, but also so I'd been on 24hrs before the maintenance so I could play tomorrow too. But I haven't been able to get on all day. So will I be screwed tomorrow? Will Sony delay the maintenance?

 

[Winter John]

free PSN games incoming?

Oh definitely. I hear it'll be Destiny

 

[Alucrid]

I guess but why weren't they doing that already? Earlier in the thread posters mentioned there wasn't a way to avoid this but they're apparentky actively trying on Xbox and Live is still up and running so there must've been some preventative action Sony could've taken.

Assuming that the random twitter account who only posted a bunch of IP addresses is telling you the truth. Then again, there's tons of information out there about DDoS attacks, what they are, why they're so difficult to prevent and what is done to mitigate some of that damage. Perhaps you should look at that instead of someone's twitter feed.

 

[Biochet]

its probably a publicity stunt for watch dogs 2

 

[Love Deterrence]

free PSN games incoming?

Well, obviously. Age of Sony is done, etc., etc.

 

[olimpia84]

PSN is back for the PS3 and Vita in Florida.

 

[Magwik]

free PSN games incoming?

No.

 

[BruiserBear]

free PSN games incoming?

I don't see why that would be necessary.

 

[Salex_]

Can't believe some people are choosing to be ignorant to push their narrative.

 

[Asgaro]

And to think this all started with a lizard that electrocuted on a crucial cable in one of Sony's datacenters, causing a worldwide PSN outage...

 

[RandyBobandy]

The positive in all this is Netflix still works. So go watch Trailer Park Boys

 

[Ape]

Oh definitely. I hear it'll be Destiny

Destiny, Uncharted and Bloodborne are my guesses.

 

[fsckit]

http://kotaku.com/sony-online-presidents-flight-diverted-after-hacker-bom-1626249376

Looks like they managed to get AA to believe their crap That's only going to encourage more of this BS.

 

[Gray Matter]

Still down in Texas as well.

Same here in Connecticut.

 

[TheRealTalker]

free games for a few hours shortage?... come on people
Especially since no ones personal info was harmed
I can see the PSN Flash Sale being extended though

 

[Hoje0308]

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Lel

Well, you've certainly introduced some intelligent discourse into the conversation.

 

[RoboPlato]

free PSN games incoming?

Yep, next week

Spoiler

When the September PS+ lineup is updated.

 

[EdibleExplosives]

http://kotaku.com/sony-online-presidents-flight-diverted-after-hacker-bom-1626249376

Looks like they managed to get AA to believe their crap That's only going to encourage more of this BS.

Well, someone's going to prison.

 

[johnsavage]

free PSN games incoming?

Yeah. Sony will be so sorry about this, they'll pay Nintendo for Bayonetta 2.

 

[Jafo_]

Oh definitely. I hear it'll be Destiny

Not

 

[Headhunter]

Pre Hollywood Jolie is best Jolie

That!!! And besides... Soundtrack from "The Prodigy"

nuff said!

 

[Alucrid]

If Microsoft's servers can't be taken down with a DDoS attack, couldn't Sony just copy whatever method MS uses?

You could say this for any company that gets DDoS attacked during this age. And yet, DDoS attacks keep happening. I guess Microsoft won't share their secret sauce for servers.

 

[Pendulum]

Im right near there it's not

It is. Doesn't mean he's been taught right, though.

 

[Corto]

free PSN games incoming?

Warframe and War Thunder.

 

[RK128]

Can also confirmed that the Vita PSN Store is running now too ! Looks like the PS4 store is the next one to be fixed soon .

 

[De_Legend]

PS3 and Vita back up for me in Canada. PS store and all.

 

[Naminator]

Even "hackers" leave Nintendo behind

 

[HawksWinStanley]

Assuming that the random twitter account who only posted a bunch of IP addresses is telling you the truth. Then again, there's tons of information out there about DDoS attacks, what they are, why they're so difficult to prevent and what is done to mitigate some of that damage. Perhaps you should look at that instead of someone's twitter feed.

So you're saying the people responsible for this are leaving Live completely alone and just targeting PSN?

 

[simplythebest]

PSN will be a better service when this is all over.

Only possible if we finally get Trophies that don't need to be manually synced with PSN whenever we earn them and the ability to change usernames.

 

[dark_prinny]

That!!! And besides... Soundtrack from "The Prodigy"

nuff said!

Chemical Brothers.

 

[TK Turk]

You could say this for any company that gets DDoS attacked during this age. And yet, DDoS attacks keep happening. I guess Microsoft won't share their secret sauce for servers.

Money and tons of servers. I don't think Sony can afford the type of infrastructure Microsoft has setup. I work for a fortune 50 company that utilizes Azure. If those servers went down, we'd lose millions in sales per minute.

 

[legacyzero]

http://kotaku.com/sony-online-presidents-flight-diverted-after-hacker-bom-1626249376

Looks like they managed to get AA to believe their crap That's only going to encourage more of this BS.

They HAVE to. You can't just pass on some shit like that.

 

[Hidden One]

Hurry and get it running so I can pre-order Infamous First Light.

 

[Darksol]

free PSN games incoming?

Sony didn't do anything wrong, and nobodies anything is compromised. You get nothing.

 

[Alucrid]

So you're saying the people responsible for this are leaving Live completely alone and just targeting PSN?

Or that they never DDoS PSN and never tried to DDoS Live.