Now that PlayStation Network is once again operational, a great many of you are once again enjoying playing games online. Of course, that’s only part of the Network’s offerings – and you’ve got some questions about how the downtime affected planned releases and online events. Here are answers to some of the more pressing queries: Q: So what exactly is working right now? Q: I’m having trouble changing my password/I forgot which email I used on my account/I used a fake email to set up my account. Q: The PlayStation Store hasn’t updated since April 19th. When can I download digital games that were planned to be released since then? Q: How will PlayStation Plus members be affected by the PSN downtime? A number of games/items were slated to go live or come down on April 26th. Q: Sucker Punch has indicated that they will extend the inFAMOUS 2 beta. Any details? Q: Is anything special planned for the SOCOM 4 multiplayer community? Q: What about the Call of Duty: Black Ops Double XP weekend that was missed while PSN was down? Q: How can I redeem the Welcome Back offer that was mentioned by Kazuo Hirai? What’s in it? Q: How can I sign up for the Debix AllClear ID Plus protection announced last week? Q: When will the PlayStation.Blog start talking about games again? If you’ve got a PSN-related question that remains to be answered, please ask below, and we’ll do our best to answer. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Can't wait till the store is back up.
A: Sign-in for PlayStation Network and Qriocity (including the resetting of passwords), online gameplay for PS3 and PSP, playback of rental video content on PS3 (if within rental period), Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity on PS3 (for current subscribers), access to services such as Netflix, Hulu, Vudu, and MLB.tv, “Friends” category on PS3 (including Friends List, Chat Functionality, Trophy Comparison, etc), in-game leaderboards, and PlayStation Home.
A: Click here for a set of tips on resetting your password. If you’ve gone through the process and are waiting for an email from us, please note that the very large number of requests has caused certain ISPs to slow the rate at which recipients get emails from us. Please be patient as the systems work through the backlog.
A: To date, three Tuesday publishes were missed, which included items like Under Siege and the MotorStorm Apocalypse demo. Rest assured that you won’t miss any of this great content. To catch up on the large amount of material, we’ll be publishing to the PlayStation Store multiple times per week once commerce functionality is restored. We will update the PlayStation.Blog with information on timing of the Store restoration, as well as the full list of new content as each publish occurs.
A: We will be picking back up with the PlayStation Plus content calendar where we left off to ensure that you won’t miss out on anything.
A: Sucker Punch is evaluating extending the inFAMOUS 2 beta, as well as expanding its scope. Stay tuned for more details here in the coming days.
A: Zipper will announce details on activities to re-engage fans of SOCOM 4 who have patiently waited to play online.
A: We have been in discussions with our friends at Treyarch, and they have ensured that all Call of Duty: Black Ops fans will get an extra Double XP event as soon as PSN comes back online. We don’t have details on timing just yet, but look forward to an announcement as soon as we have news.
A: Hang tight – we’ll be announcing all the details soon.
A: More details are coming soon.
A: Tomorrow! Thank you for bearing with us as our role changed over the past few weeks. We’ll be once again talking games every day leading up to E3, which is just a few short weeks away.
