PSN Phasing Back Into Existence With Enhanced Security

[Jumplion]

Well, this is good news. I appreciate the free downloads. It's nice.

If you buy/download discounted/free stuff with PlayStation Plus and then let the subscription lapse, do you still have access to the free stuff?

Well, this is good news. I appreciate the free downloads. It's nice.

If you buy/download discounted/free stuff with PlayStation Plus and then let the subscription lapse, do you still have access to the free stuff?

Nope.

Don't you just love Sony?

Depends on what you buy. Add-ons are kept with you forever, like map packs and such, and anything you buy discounted is also with you forever. Free games expire until the subscription puts up, though if you get the full year then I don't see why you wouldn't just buy the game already (though we're not talking about a full year, so whatever).

 

[Shadie777]

I don't expect a few bonuses tossed in to win everyone with half a brain back; a better way would be to get on their hands and knees and start begging for people not to leave them behind >.>

At the press conference they got their top brass to give 'deep bows'. The Japanese are not much for grovelling about on the floor, crying and pleading with you for mercy, so I'm afraid you will have to be satisfied with the bowing.

I for one I am quite happy with the bowing. I don't recall Goldman Sachs or BP or Lehman Brothers doing any bowing. They may have bent over to show us where on the arse we can kiss them but definitely no humble bowing.

They gave bows?
Im gonna have to forgive them then, it looks like they are truly sorry.
Its not every day that company executives give deep bows to the public.

 

[mireko]

Second, a "welcome back" program will offer free PlayStation Network downloads, a free 30-day membership to PlayStation Plus(...)

Hang on, does this mean I'm getting PS+ for all my accounts?

If so, any special deals I should check out on the NA and JP markets? Usually only use those accounts when I have something specific in mind, but this could open things up a little.

 

[JDKJ]

Well, this is good news. I appreciate the free downloads. It's nice.

If you buy/download discounted/free stuff with PlayStation Plus and then let the subscription lapse, do you still have access to the free stuff?

Well, this is good news. I appreciate the free downloads. It's nice.

If you buy/download discounted/free stuff with PlayStation Plus and then let the subscription lapse, do you still have access to the free stuff?

Nope.

Don't you just love Sony?

Depends on what you buy. Add-ons are kept with you forever, like map packs and such, and anything you buy discounted is also with you forever. Free games expire until the subscription puts up, though if you get the full year then I don't see why you wouldn't just buy the game already (though we're not talking about a full year, so whatever).

Do you also get the feeling that if Sony had offered free hamburgers for the rest of your life, someone would be complaining, "What? No french fries?"

 

[JDKJ]

I don't expect a few bonuses tossed in to win everyone with half a brain back; a better way would be to get on their hands and knees and start begging for people not to leave them behind >.>

At the press conference they got their top brass to give 'deep bows'. The Japanese are not much for grovelling about on the floor, crying and pleading with you for mercy, so I'm afraid you will have to be satisfied with the bowing.

I for one I am quite happy with the bowing. I don't recall Goldman Sachs or BP or Lehman Brothers doing any bowing. They may have bent over to show us where on the arse we can kiss them but definitely no humble bowing.

They gave bows?
Im gonna have to forgive them then, it looks like they are truly sorry.
Its not every day that company executives give deep bows to the public.

You'd never know that from reading the OP's article though, would you? The way they tell the story, none of Sony's executives -- much less the No. 2 executive who is rumored to be the one about to given the No. 1 position of CEO -- showed their faces in public much less publicly admitted their shame. You'd be left with the impression that all they've done is issue a "press release" from behind closed doors.

 

[Redd the Sock]

I guess I'll save my acceptance level unjtil after I hear details here. This better be more than offering those PS3 Sonic ports free again.

Still annoying that the store is coming back last as that's what I use online for, and that does raise some questions about extended usability. I still have a DLC code I didnèt get to redeem. Even though I extremely doubt it, will I be able to redeem it when the netwrok returns, or since that runs through the store, will I have to waitÉ I ask less for me, but because I imagine a lot of people wanted to play Mortal Kombat online, but that requires redeeming a DLC code for an online pass many may not have had the time to redeem yet.

Oh well, I will be paitently waiting for Dragons Lair 2 (supposed to be out the week after things went down the toilet) and I can give that music system a go.

 

[Ubermetalhed]

Does anyone else think that microsoft has missed a trick here, perfect opportunity to cut prices and attract thousands of people across

They could cut as much as they wanted it but it wouldn't make me move to an inferior console.

Besides all this Sony stuff is overblown by the media, Sony hasn't announced for definite that our details have been nicked. It's a possibility but it hasn't been confirmed.

Also this free stuff pleases me.

 

[JDKJ]

If what I am lead to believe is correct then they were warned prior to this about their shitty network security.

Proof. If this video is indeed legitimate.

Do you understand who failOverflow are and their conduct in relation to Sony and their relationship to Sony? You really expect Sony to take what a group of hackers who were (and I believe that some individual members still are) defendants in a lawsuit brought by Sony? That's like taking home security advice from the guy who just broke into your house and stole your flat-screen television. Not that the advice isn't credible. Just that the source isn't. I'm not gonna be the one heard to say, "Yeah, the guy that I'm suing just told me . . . and I'm taking his word for it."

Would the guy who just picked your crap tastic locks not be able to point you towards better ones?

It's like... the person broke into your house, felt so bad they didn't even take anything. Relocked everything and called you back up later to inform you how not to be an idiot about security.

Besides.... These guys took what from Sony? It sounded like they just wanted to put linux or something on there, got annoyed when they were told they couldn't, and figured out how they could. It's hardly malignant behavior. Geohotz seemed a lot more of an asshole about it.

It's like a guy kicking your ass in a video game, and informing you how to NOT suck. How does that constitute that guy being incorrect or wrong. Though as said Geo came across as a royal twat. These guys seemed much more civil. If they didn't do anything against Sony themselves they certainly have a point.

Besides you don't need to listen to exact what the person said. You just realize that they broke through your shit easily, and you get new shit, just not the ones they suggested.

It seems the world to me that Sony just had blinders on, head in the sand, head up their asses, went "nah! nah! nah! I'M NOT LISTENING TO YOU!!" about the whole thing.

Again and this could just be me, but if you really want to impress me that my home security is vulnerable, then breaking into my house and stealing my shit isn't the way to go about doing so. I'd be too busy kicking the stuffing outta the thief, if and when I laid hands on them, to be bothered listening to anything they've got to say.

 

[icyneesan]

Hopefully no data was actually taken and we'll all just get a free month of Playstation plus/some games and no one will bring this up again.

 

[Korten12]

Yay for customer appreciation bonuses.

I'm not gonna lie. I accept bribes.

>_>

Wonder if any of the Borderland DLC is free or discounted on PSN+, hm..?

 

[Danpascooch]

If Sony's serious about this, I might just be able to download a copy of the Red Dead Undead thingy for free. If so, all is forgiven.

It was epic...very much so. I would say it almost makes rape forgivable....almost.

did i hear free Dead Money DLC?
I never really feared this as much as a lot of other ppl and i think this was actually quite well handled by Sony to make sure they had the info so everyone didnt lose there shit when this happened
good on ya Sony

Also most were blaming sony as if they had a hand in the theft of the stuff. Like the executives were going to be using their credit information to buy coffee makers.

Good. They say that it'll be back by the end of May by the latest. I don't care how long it takes to get it back up, keeping my info safe and getting these neckbearded cunts behind bars should be the first priority, and it looks like Sony realises this. They seem to have realised how badly they handled this in the beginning and decided to man up and get some shit done.
Good job Sony, as long as you're doing all you can do. Just remember, I can wait to play Portal 2 online, my personal and financial info is a bit more important to me at the moment. Don't rush PSN back out of pressure, take your time and ensure everything is perfectly safe before that.

Edit: as for the free month of PS+, here's my plan:
1. get PS+
2. download every bit of free shit
3. ????
4. PROFIT!!!

Neckbearded cunts? Whats a neckbearded?

Enhanced levels of data protection and encryption

So... what? Are we storing the plain text user data as anagrams? That would be a bit of an improvement.

Everything i have read says that the information was encrypted. Don't know why it wouldn't be. There is no proof to verify that it wasn't encrypted either.

from Sony's press release:



Working closely with several outside security firms,

They can work as close as the want with the "best" security firm like the one that was gonna take down the hackers in the wikileaks issue but i dont think that is gonna help, the answer is to treat better the costumers, dont go making claims and sues to the paying costumers.

Work with the new tallent A.K.A. the hackers A.K.A. George hots, if there is people out there that can do a Ddos attack to PayPal, MasterCard, and Swiss bank PostFinance im sure they can take out a videogame company infrastructure

I may not be a genius but i remember like 90% of everything i read and everything i hear. And i remember reading about how to preform a DDoS attack all you have to do is download a program that comes whit instructions. So really any 12 year old that isn't illiterate can do it. I wouldn't think preforming a DDoS attack is very impressive.

I'm still iffy about whether to return or not, but I probably will. Just going to avoid buying anything with my card from now on and just get pre-paid for anything that's worth the trip to the store :s

As for the damage done, I'd say that Sony should have done this "enhanced security" BEFORE they went and got hacked. I don't expect a few bonuses tossed in to win everyone with half a brain back; a better way would be to get on their hands and knees and start begging for people not to leave them behind >.> Far as I'm concerned, it was THEIR fuck-up for not doing things right, and that's that, no matter who's fault it was.

Doesn't mean that I no longer want to see the cocksucker who now knows where I live (probably some guy in Peruvia or some obscure place like that) brought down. I most certainly do, but Sony can't just say "we're sorry, here's a cookie" and that just makes everything better by itself >.<

I don't see why so many people think it was sonys fault. If you make an unbreakable shield someone will make a sword that can break it. It will go on forever. They probably already had security and all that but someone got through it and that made them beef it up. And anyone with half a brain would know that the company involved isn't nearly as in the wrong as the people who stole the information int he first place.

People are angry because in a hack, it's not all or nothing. It's not "you get no data" or "you get fucking EVERYTHING. Usually hackers come out with an absolutely tiny portion of the data stored, and this hacker got WAY too much. The simple fact that the user data was stored in plaintext is unforgivable.

 

[poiuppx]

Hrmn. On the one hand, having to handle all this and worrying about identity theft or bank fraud was very problematic for me. On the other hand, I am a self-admitted consumer whore and gaming addict.

Okay, Sony. Make sure the game offerings don't suck, and you and I are cool. Just promise me that if you track down the dude responsible, he has to spend a few hours with the Sony-Brand Gimp(tm) before you hand him over to the authorities.

 

[Dr. wonderful]

Oooh, a 30 day playstation plus sub!

Hey, wait a cotton picken moment, I already have a subscription to playstation plus!

...Nice try sony, but I still want Busido Blade for PS1

 

[Dr. wonderful]

Yay for customer appreciation bonuses.

I'm not gonna lie. I accept bribes.

>_>

Wonder if any of the Borderland DLC is free or discounted on PSN+, hm..?

From what I remember, NO.

Or maybe you mean that it will be discounted? if so, I hope that and every single DLC is discounted for 11 or so days.

 

[FalloutJack]

Like I said in another thread. Sony is handling things rather well, all things considered.

 

[auronvi]

I don't blame Sony one bit for any of this, but I do realize that I need to take better care of my networked information. Passwords are getting changed, e-mails are getting changed and usernames where possible are being changed. You can't blame the corporation for being attacked. That would be like blaming a bank for being robbed!

So I will come out of this more conscience about my online presence and with a few free items from Sony. All is well!

 

[Airsoftslayer93]

Does anyone else think that microsoft has missed a trick here, perfect opportunity to cut prices and attract thousands of people across

They could cut as much as they wanted it but it wouldn't make me move to an inferior console.

Besides all this Sony stuff is overblown by the media, Sony hasn't announced for definite that our details have been nicked. It's a possibility but it hasn't been confirmed.

Also this free stuff pleases me.

Im sure you wouldnt, but imequally sure an awful lot of people would, just saying

 

[Chelsea O'shea]

lets hope their security is gonna be good enough.

 

[NinjaTigerXIII]

SERIOUSLY! Sony, thank you. That is a really nice customer appreciation package, and I appreciate it.

 

[Chelsea O'shea]

as for this DLC debate..they can't,they do not own the rights so the pricing is not up to them,the money and well as pricing is on the developer not sony