http://www.insomniacgames.com/an-update-on-resistance-3-patch-1-03/
Hey folks,
As you know by now, weve been hoping to get Patch 1.03 out to you this week. Unfortunately it looks like the patch may not deploy until early next week (Tuesday, September 20th). We apologize for the delays, and wanted to take an opportunity to explain what happened.
After patch 1.02 deployed (on Thursday, September 8th), we worked through last weekend to create patch 1.03. During testing, patch 1.03 drastically improved the framerate and lag issues youre seeing in online multiplayer. This 20mb patch is highly targeted with those fixes. On Monday (Sept 12th) we submitted this patch to Sony QA in all territories for certification and deployment. This is a required step, and usually takes a few days to ensure that all territories can test and approve the patch. After certification, Sony deploys the patch to the download servers (and we were also going to update our server code to let users know the patch was available).
Unfortunately, we found out late Thursday that, while passed/approved in some areas, worldwide certification and testing hadnt been completed on the 1.03 patch yet. We had hoped to gain certification on Friday, but at the time of this writing, that has yet to occur. Normally this wouldnt be a huge issue and we could deploy the patch to regions it was approved in, however Patch 1.03 is incompatible with Patch 1.02. With our worldwide server model and architecture, this means we must roll out patch 1.03 worldwide, or risk players with 1.02 running into and causing issues amongst the players logged-in with 1.03.
In short, we must wait for the worldwide approval at this point. Everyone at both Insomniac and at Sony Product Development is doing everything possible to expedite the approval process and deploy this patch, even if it means deploying it over this weekend. Were on call and doing our best to get this update deployed, as we believe it will majorly improve your online experience with Resistance 3.
In the mean time, we thank you for your patience, and apologize for the delays. We look forward to resolving the issues and continuing to improve the online play experience in Resistance 3.
We will update you with the latest info via our Twitter and Facebook feeds as we receive updates. Thanks again for your patience.
IG