They mention content, from the PR:

Each territory will be offering selected PlayStation entertainment content for free download. Specific details of this content will be announced in each region soon.

And I thought 2 weeks of whining about the service being down was too much...now we have to read all this complaining about the compensation, too?  For fuck's sake, damn!

LOL

And most of this stuff has been overblown to get hits to websites.  And since when can you go into a bank and say, "Hey, I'm John Doe and I don't have any proof of identity, but I have a name and address" and they actually open the account for you, plus give you a debit card?  When I started an account, I needed my SSN and Driver's License Number (both of which are never asked of you from PSN).  And to even get a Driver's License I had to have my SS card, my birth certificate, and 2 pieces of mail to prove where I lived.  Again, I have no idea where you're getting that info and copies of those records from hacking the PSN.  The fact is, companies freely trade your info with each other all the time.  That's why you get spam emails and junk mail addressed to you personally.  And really, anyone could look up your name in the phone book to get your number and address.

The worst thing that MAY have happened is the access to your CC number.  Again, that was encrypted and Sony isn't 100% that it occurred, but are taking the neccessary steps just in case.  Another possible bad thing is that someone may have been able to see our PSN password, which means you should change any paswwords that are similar.  And Sony is already going to force everyone to change their passwords once PSN is up and running.

Credit cards for Yakuza members.

At least it's coming back up. It's boring to be out of the PSN and not get new releases.

Nice to hear we'll get some gift...

They didn't have any information that was much worse for them to lose though.  The only thing they didn't lose was credit card numbers... and though everyone is freaking out about CC #.  I'd much rather have my SS number stolen then the information that was stolen.  A few extra credit charges that would be wiped off my account in a month or two is nothing compaired to Identity theft.

I guess the service could of been down much longer... though I can't think of any hacking that took down a service for much longer.

If you want to drop it, sure.   However, I don't see how it's an issue of opinion really, since the tangiable effects of these things can be measured.

Yes but in the end you get nothing to keep after the 30 days.

Not too pleased although will wait and see to what the free offering is. Also, given that I have 5 accounts, will I be getting 5 rewards?

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I just hope that the free content they give is not tied to the 30 days PSN account and you lose it after it expires or that would be a cheap move.

What are you talking about?  They are offering free game in conjunction with the PSN Plus, ones that you will keep.  Now, if you get something free through PSN Plus, yes, it will have to stay a member of PSN Plus to play it.  However, if you buy anything at a discount through PSN Plus, you will keep that, as well.