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Kasz216 on 18 May 2011
greenmedic88 said:
radiantshadow92 said:
okr said:

I hope this community raises again to an enjoyable level when 2.0 is launched (or was it 3.0?).

At the moment it looks as if gamrConnect is slowly but steadily turning into a Sony-only forum.


Once the Wii2 comes out im sure the nintendo forum will be lively again. 360 forums were doomed from the start

Only if it repeats the unexpected success of the Wii.

The 3DS has been a non-runaway hit and already the Nintendo forum is pretty much dead silent on the issue. Some of the formerly Nintendo faithful have gone so far as to nitpick the platform, undoubtedly influenced by the fact that it hasn't been "printing money" as they like to say.

If they were being flipped for $500 on Ebay and people were stalking shipment trucks to snap up tight inventory on a consistently out of stock item, you can bet they'd be singing a different song.

If the Cafe meets with a similar reception, expect throngs of the Nintendo faithful to turn on that platform as well, become like bitter former Sega fans after the demise of the Dreamcast and deliberately continue to game exclusively on their Wii and DS.

Not the best case scenario by any means as Nintendo is important to the console industry and gaming industry overall, but at least that would save us all the insufferable smugness of the 7th Gen Nintendo fan.

Can you really call them the Nintendo faithfull if they are turning on nintendo products?   I mean, even when the PS3 was at it's worst trending below the dreamcast levels there were plenty of people saying "Wait for ...."



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NiKKoM on 18 May 2011

So I updated my ps3, logged in, recieved a message that I have to change my password, I would recieve an email with the link.. they didn't allow it to do change on my PS3..  after 36 hours I got my email.. PlaystationNL twitter said there are problems with some emails (live, hotmail etc) getting a delay... I got my email at 4 in the night... Jeeeh you would say... but the message said that after this mail was send i would have 3 hours to change my password.... like normal people I was asleep and missed the deadline... >_<"

I'm guessing different countries, different ways to change your password...



 

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Fufinu on 18 May 2011
NiKKoM said:

So I updated my ps3, logged in, recieved a message that I have to change my password, I would recieve an email with the link.. they didn't allow it to do change on my PS3..  after 36 hours I got my email.. PlaystationNL twitter said there are problems with some emails (live, hotmail etc) getting a delay... I got my email at 4 in the night... Jeeeh you would say... but the message said that after this mail was send i would have 3 hours to change my password.... like normal people I was asleep and missed the deadline... >_<"

I'm guessing different countries, different ways to change your password...


I also got this but was able to change about 12 hours later.



greenmedic88 on 18 May 2011
Kasz216 said:
greenmedic88 said:
radiantshadow92 said:
okr said:

I hope this community raises again to an enjoyable level when 2.0 is launched (or was it 3.0?).

At the moment it looks as if gamrConnect is slowly but steadily turning into a Sony-only forum.


Once the Wii2 comes out im sure the nintendo forum will be lively again. 360 forums were doomed from the start

Only if it repeats the unexpected success of the Wii.

The 3DS has been a non-runaway hit and already the Nintendo forum is pretty much dead silent on the issue. Some of the formerly Nintendo faithful have gone so far as to nitpick the platform, undoubtedly influenced by the fact that it hasn't been "printing money" as they like to say.

If they were being flipped for $500 on Ebay and people were stalking shipment trucks to snap up tight inventory on a consistently out of stock item, you can bet they'd be singing a different song.

If the Cafe meets with a similar reception, expect throngs of the Nintendo faithful to turn on that platform as well, become like bitter former Sega fans after the demise of the Dreamcast and deliberately continue to game exclusively on their Wii and DS.

Not the best case scenario by any means as Nintendo is important to the console industry and gaming industry overall, but at least that would save us all the insufferable smugness of the 7th Gen Nintendo fan.

Can you really call them the Nintendo faithfull if they are turning on nintendo products?   I mean, even when the PS3 was at it's worst trending below the dreamcast levels there were plenty of people saying "Wait for ...."

The line will become "the Wii/DS was the greatest console ever" if that ever happened.

So still Nintendo fans, but without having to convince everyone that a platform that isn't enjoying the same level of near universal success is the greatest thing since...  the Wii?

Just take a look at the 3DS; most Nintendo fans did not leap to buy one without question or a library of games, but will still insist that the DS is the best handheld platform.



S.T.A.G.E. on 18 May 2011
rocketpig said:

So, I did a system update and find out that, lo and behold, a password update is required. No surprise there. I get a notification email, and...

Sony's Playstation site is down. I've been trying for over 20 minutes and it just times out so I cannot change my PW.

Fuck you, Sony. Seriously. Try to do SOMETHING right here, will you?


My PSN is up. Be patient. You sound like a child. It wasn't even Sonys fault and look how much they are giving up to get back in the gamers good graces. When the PSN store gets back up I cannot wait to see your face. Seriously, they are giving up way more than we deserve (especially those who do not pay for anything).



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rocketpig on 18 May 2011
S.T.A.G.E. said:
rocketpig said:

So, I did a system update and find out that, lo and behold, a password update is required. No surprise there. I get a notification email, and...

Sony's Playstation site is down. I've been trying for over 20 minutes and it just times out so I cannot change my PW.

Fuck you, Sony. Seriously. Try to do SOMETHING right here, will you?


My PSN is up. Be patient. You sound like a child. It wasn't even Sonys fault and look how much they are giving up to get back in the gamers good graces. When the PSN store gets back up I cannot wait to see your face. Seriously, they are giving up way more than we deserve (especially those who do not pay for anything).

Sony's face-saving givaways are great. They stepped it up with those offerings. Kudos to them.

But this IS Sony's fault and whether I pay for PSN or not is irrelevant. It's an expected service and they lost my personal information.

And for that, they can still go fuck themselves. That's not something I'm ready to forgive right away. I'm in the market to buy a house and the last thing I need to deal with is an identity theft situation because Sony gave me a false sense of security and I foolishly let them store my personal information.




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S.T.A.G.E. on 18 May 2011
rocketpig said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
rocketpig said:

So, I did a system update and find out that, lo and behold, a password update is required. No surprise there. I get a notification email, and...

Sony's Playstation site is down. I've been trying for over 20 minutes and it just times out so I cannot change my PW.

Fuck you, Sony. Seriously. Try to do SOMETHING right here, will you?


My PSN is up. Be patient. You sound like a child. It wasn't even Sonys fault and look how much they are giving up to get back in the gamers good graces. When the PSN store gets back up I cannot wait to see your face. Seriously, they are giving up way more than we deserve (especially those who do not pay for anything).

Sony's face-saving givaways are great. They stepped it up with those offerings. Kudos to them.

But this IS Sony's fault and whether I pay for PSN or not is irrelevant. It's an expected service and they lost my personal information.

And for that, they can still go fuck themselves. That's not something I'm ready to forgive right away. I'm in the market to buy a house and the last thing I need to deal with is an identity theft situation because Sony gave me a false sense of security and I foolishly let them store my personal information.

This could've happened with anyone including Microsoft or Nintendo, but it didn't. SImple as that. Shit happens and I am in the same position that you are. What keeps Sony ahead of the pack is its games, not exactly its online. It's online is getting really high up there though. Simply put, there still is no reason to go crazy. They told everyone to get a free credit check to seee if their accounts had been breached. I don't know if you got the email or not. Anyway, mine wasn't messed with so I suggest you do the same, change your password and move on.



rocketpig on 18 May 2011
S.T.A.G.E. said:
This could've happened with anyone including Microsoft or Nintendo, but it didn't. SImple as that. Shit happens and I am in the same position that you are. What keeps Sony ahead of the pack is its games, not exactly its online. It's online is getting really high up there though. Simply put, there still is no reason to go crazy. They told everyone to get a free credit check to seee if their accounts had been breached. I don't know if you got the email or not. Anyway, mine wasn't messed with so I suggest you do the same, change your password and move on.


The thing is, it DIDN'T happen to Microsoft or Nintendo (and I really doubt it would happen to Microsoft, ever). It happened to Sony. I don't give a shit what games they make for the system, that's irrevelant, as is the quality of their online service for playing games.

I don't look at a company and say "well, I LIKE this company so they get a pass for fucking me over". I call out companies who screw up because I have no brand loyalty to any company. I buy products, not logos.

It's been three weeks. There is still plenty of time for the hackers to sell off that information to identity theives. Don't get too excited just yet.




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S.T.A.G.E. on 18 May 2011
rocketpig said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
This could've happened with anyone including Microsoft or Nintendo, but it didn't. SImple as that. Shit happens and I am in the same position that you are. What keeps Sony ahead of the pack is its games, not exactly its online. It's online is getting really high up there though. Simply put, there still is no reason to go crazy. They told everyone to get a free credit check to seee if their accounts had been breached. I don't know if you got the email or not. Anyway, mine wasn't messed with so I suggest you do the same, change your password and move on.


The thing is, it DIDN'T happen to Microsoft or Nintendo (and I really doubt it would happen to Microsoft, ever). It happened to Sony. I don't give a shit what games they make for the system, that's irrevelant, as is the quality of their online service for playing games.

I don't look at a company and say "well, I LIKE this company so they get a pass for fucking me over". I call out companies who screw up because I have no brand loyalty to any company. I buy products, not logos.

It's been three weeks. There is still plenty of time for the hackers to sell off that information to identity theives. Don't get too excited just yet.

Please...the 360 could've been cracked and raped beyond reason. It was hacked a long time ago and if Microsoft would've actually had a linux capable system (and taken away those rights for those who care) they would've probably been in the same position and worse. Also, Microsoft definitely wouldn't have given you as much. Identity theft is a serious issue, but investigations are still in the works. Keep posted on those things instead of scaring yourself into oblivion. Have you done a credit check? 



rocketpig on 18 May 2011
S.T.A.G.E. said:
rocketpig said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
This could've happened with anyone including Microsoft or Nintendo, but it didn't. SImple as that. Shit happens and I am in the same position that you are. What keeps Sony ahead of the pack is its games, not exactly its online. It's online is getting really high up there though. Simply put, there still is no reason to go crazy. They told everyone to get a free credit check to seee if their accounts had been breached. I don't know if you got the email or not. Anyway, mine wasn't messed with so I suggest you do the same, change your password and move on.


The thing is, it DIDN'T happen to Microsoft or Nintendo (and I really doubt it would happen to Microsoft, ever). It happened to Sony. I don't give a shit what games they make for the system, that's irrevelant, as is the quality of their online service for playing games.

I don't look at a company and say "well, I LIKE this company so they get a pass for fucking me over". I call out companies who screw up because I have no brand loyalty to any company. I buy products, not logos.

It's been three weeks. There is still plenty of time for the hackers to sell off that information to identity theives. Don't get too excited just yet.

Please...the 360 could've been cracked and raped beyond reason. It was hacked a long time ago and if Microsoft would've actually had a linux capable system (and taken away those rights for those who care) they would've probably been in the same position and worse. Also, Microsoft definitely wouldn't have given you as much. Identity theft is a serious issue, but investigations are still in the works. Keep posted on those things instead of scaring yourself into oblivion. Have you done a credit check? 

Yep, did a check yesterday.

And what makes you so sure that MIcrosoft would have fared WORSE than Sony? Their servers haven't been hacked, they haven't lost customer data. Your true colors are showing through. You just want to play the role of Sony apologist, whereas I don't care what name is on the box. If the company screws up, I'm going to complain about it.




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