It would be nice. I for one would love to get enough PSN cash to get some neat BlazBlue DLC but I doubt it's going to happen. *sigh*.
Poll: Compensation for PSN users?
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Failing to protect somebody's credit card information isn't really something you can compensate for. You sit down, you take your well deserved scolding, accept your loss of fidelity and work your ass off to make sure that it never happens again. Not saying compensation wouldn't be nice, but it's kind of beyond that now, acting like a few PSN points on the house can fix the issue is kind of diminishing the gravity of their screwup.
I'm not really expecting anything. The fact of the matter is that any network can be hacked, and Sony just happened to be the unlucky ones this time. Dozens of other major businesses have been hacked in the past (including security firms and credit card companies), this just happened to be the biggest leak in recent history. While I'll admit that Sony could have handled the aftermath a bit better, I don't fault them for it and I have no problems trusting Sony in the future. As long as they make an effort to improve their security measures, I'll be happy.
Honestly, I think that this whole incident has been blown completely out of proportion. People are passing the blame onto Sony when their only fault was some lackluster public relations. The thing that concerns me most is that this may lead to Xbox Live or Steam being hacked. All the people jumping ship to Microsoft may find themselves in the exact same position in a few months if they aren't lucky. If XBL does get hacked, there is a much higher risk of credit card information being lost simply because it's a paid service...
Honestly, I think that this whole incident has been blown completely out of proportion. People are passing the blame onto Sony when their only fault was some lackluster public relations. The thing that concerns me most is that this may lead to Xbox Live or Steam being hacked. All the people jumping ship to Microsoft may find themselves in the exact same position in a few months if they aren't lucky. If XBL does get hacked, there is a much higher risk of credit card information being lost simply because it's a paid service...
Failing to protect somebody's credit card information isn't really something you can compensate for. You sit down, you take your well deserved scolding, accept your loss of fidelity and work your ass off to make sure that it never happens again. Not saying compensation wouldn't be nice, but it's kind of beyond that now, acting like a few PSN points on the house can fix the issue is kind of diminishing the gravity of their screwup.
When Xbox Live went down over the holidays at the end of 2007, they released a free game as an apology; Undertow. I got this game and it was pretty fun in my opinion, kind of like an underwater 2D Battlefield or Battlefront. Silver members could download this too.
If PSN was just down for a while, I don't think compensation is needed but due to them releasing personal information and if we find out the security was inadequate then yes, we should receive compensation because this whole situation all PSN members have been put is ridiculous.
If PSN was just down for a while, I don't think compensation is needed but due to them releasing personal information and if we find out the security was inadequate then yes, we should receive compensation because this whole situation all PSN members have been put is ridiculous.
No kidding. The underlying issue is that all computer networks are made by normal people. I'm sure there are plenty of hackers out there (or maybe fired Sony employees) that have more skill than the average Sony staff member. All networks are made by people, all people are flawed, thus all networks are inherently flawed. Sony may have had top-of-the-line security, but all it takes is one person with more skill than whoever is at Sony to get into the network. That's why the US Government is known to hire people who manage to break into their security systems. If there's someone out there who's good enough to break through your security, you want him to be on your payroll.Woodsey said:
Was it 77 million users? How do you bankroll a sorry-gift for that many people?
You show you're sorry by making amendments to your behaviour/policies, not with gift-giving like an estranged parent with a guilty-conscience.
You show you're sorry by making amendments to your behaviour/policies, not with gift-giving like an estranged parent with a guilty-conscience.
Those that had plus memberships or pay to play MMO memberships should get a month free because they actually lost money. Everyone else (myself included btw) knew, or should have known, the risks of giving your info out anywhere on the internet. This kind of thing is not new.
There are some on their way... http://ps3.ign.com/articles/116/1164392p1.htmlNerf Ninja said:
They are not obliged to give anything; but to throw some bone is such a basic PR move that I would be surprised they don't do it, at least for PS+ users (not that Sony's PR hasn't been incompetent in the past).
I say give free users like 3 5 bucks off on a psn purchase.
Give plus users 10 15 dollars off.
Give mmo players a free month.
Maybe a bit low as this is a huge breach of trust between sony and its users. The amount of info stolen is horrendous if nothing more than a PR nightmare at lest, and countelss dollars in Identity fraud and well the whole CC issue is still up in the air, but.....either way worst case users could be paying for this breach for years to come.
Sony needs to do more than secure it's systems that is for sure, the amount of bad press the lawsuits, politicians jumping on them the smartest thing they could do is offer something back to its users before they are dragged to court or pulled in front of political panels. get in head of this situation and do not let the situation get ahead of them like the hacking thing did.
Give plus users 10 15 dollars off.
Give mmo players a free month.
Maybe a bit low as this is a huge breach of trust between sony and its users. The amount of info stolen is horrendous if nothing more than a PR nightmare at lest, and countelss dollars in Identity fraud and well the whole CC issue is still up in the air, but.....either way worst case users could be paying for this breach for years to come.
Sony needs to do more than secure it's systems that is for sure, the amount of bad press the lawsuits, politicians jumping on them the smartest thing they could do is offer something back to its users before they are dragged to court or pulled in front of political panels. get in head of this situation and do not let the situation get ahead of them like the hacking thing did.