PS3 Network down. (2 Viewers)

PSN Outage today Thursday 21st April 2011 (80710A06)

PSN is undergoing an outage and currently these services have been affected:

Qriocity
PlayStation Store
Account management
You may find you are having an issue signing in with the error code (80710A06).

I have an xbox but no xboxlive on it at the moment...... xbox is definitely 100x better then ps3, that has no online community, no party/private chat in game's just shitty text chat

Latest from Sony

'While we are investigating the cause of the Network outage, we wanted to alert you that it may be a full day or two before we’re able to get the service completely back up and running. Thank you very much for your patience while we work to resolve this matter. Please stay tuned to this space for more details, and we’ll update you again as soon as we can'.

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Official thread on PS3 forum's http://community.eu.playstation.com/t5/PlayStation-Network/PSN-Outage-and-FAQ-Updated-Monday-9th-May/td-p/12758774/page/343

Better get my 360 set back up! thank's for the info.

PS3 Network still down.......... I really enjoyed me free XBL weekend, shame it had to come to an end.

AngryAnt said:

Heard a phone in on 5Live yesterday about this.. All through it i kept thinking "This is just another reason why PC gaming is superior", takes the whole internet to go down to stop that!

Didn't they claim it was hackers? Surprised they would say that to be honest and be willing to take the hit.

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Sony confirmed it was hacker's http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13193891

Rich said:

This makes me so happy that I sold the PS3 and bought an Xbox.

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And it make's me sad that I brought a ps3 instead of investing in xboxlive and a new controller :facepalm:

I like to have online fun.... I should of stuck with XBL, PS3 offer's a descent service for free but it's just boring and hardly anyone communicates + their's no party chat which I really enjoy on xbox.

SkyBluesAndy said:

hardly anyone communicates - by which you mean there isn't some spotty little freakazoid shouting at you like some wannabe gangster down the mic. rather play in peace to be honest, xbox is for nerds. daylight robbery you have to pay to play online.

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Nope I talk in party chat mainly with people I know so enjoy a good bit of banter and have a good laugh.

Also it has better exlusive's Gears of War, Halo, Mass Effect,

Gears 3 is a confirmed xbox exclusive and is partly created by Microsoft studio's.

PlayStation data theft hits 70m gamers


Sony has warned users of its PlayStation Network that their personal information, including credit card details, may have been stolen.

The company said that the data might have fallen into the hands of an "unauthorised person" following a hacking attack on its online service.

Access to the network was suspended last Wednesday, but Sony has only now revealed details of what happened.

Users are being warned to look out for attempted telephone and e-mail scams.

In a statement posted on the official PlayStation blog, Nick Caplin, the company's head of communications for Europe, said: "We have discovered that between April 17 and April 19 2011, certain PlayStation Network and Qriocity service user account information was compromised in connection with an illegal and unauthorized intrusion into our network".

The blog posting lists the personal information that Sony believes has been taken.

Name
Address (city, state/province, zip or postal code)
Country
E-mail address
Date of birth
PlayStation Network/Qriocity passwords and login
Handle/PSN online ID
Mr Caplin added: "It is also possible that your profile data, including purchase history and billing address (city, state, zip), and your PlayStation Network/Qriocity password security answers may have been obtained.

"For your security, we encourage you to be especially aware of email, telephone, and postal mail scams that ask for personal or sensitive information."

Credit cards

Sony admitted that credit card information, used to purchase games, films and music, may also have been stolen.

"While there is no evidence that credit card data was taken at this time, we cannot rule out the possibility," Mr Caplin said.

"If you have provided your credit card data through PlayStation Network or Qriocity, to be on the safe side we are advising you that your credit card number (excluding security code) and expiration date may also have been obtained."

Sony has not given any indication of how many PlayStation Network users may have had their information taken, but the service has around 70 million members worldwide.

'PR Disaster'

The theft of so much detailed customer data would be seen as a "public relations disaster", according to Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at security firm Sophos.

"This is a big one," he told BBC News.

"The PlayStation Network is a real consumer product. It is in lots of homes all over the world.

"The impact of this could be much greater than your typical internet hack."

Mr Cluley warned that, even without credit card details, the information taken was enough to help criminals carry out further attacks on other services.

"Some people will use the same passwords on other sites. If I was a hacker right now, I would be taking those e-mail addresses and trying those passwords," he said.

User anger

Some streaming media services available on PlayStation have been affected by the outage
PlayStation users got their first indication that something was wrong with the service when it became unavailable on Wednesday 20 April.

In the following days, Sony issued three brief statements asking users to be patient while it investigated an "external intrusion", or hack.

However, the fact that it took almost seven days for the company to reveal that data had been taken has angered some gamers.

Commenting on the Sony blog, Tacotaskforce wrote: "You waited a week to tell us our personal information was compromised? That should have been said last Thursday."

Another user Sid4peeps wrote: "This update is about 6 days late. I think it is time to move to the other network, no regard for customers here."

But some PlayStation users appeared to be happy with Sony's handling of the matter. Ejsponge61 commented: "Wow, this is alot of info. Thanks, this is very much appreciated by all of us PlayStation fans."

The Sony PlayStation Network remains unavailable to users. The company has not said when service will be restored.

I dont understand why xbox = rrod myn' had it twice but I know plenty of people who have had the "YLOD" on their ps3 so it's not like it doesn't have it's flaws?