Sidste nyt omkring PSN situationen

I morges holdt Sony en pressekonference omhandlende det hacker angreb Sony var udsat for, og som har holdt PSN lukket siden den 19 april.

Sony meddeler på pressekonferencen at de snart vil have følgende PSN-services oppe og køre igen:

• Restoration of Online game-play across the PlayStation®3 (PS3) and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) systems
• This includes titles requiring online verification and downloaded games
• Access to Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity for PS3/PSP for existing subscribers
• Access to account management and password reset
• Access to download un-expired Movie Rentals on PS3, PSP and MediaGo
• PlayStation®Home
• Friends List
• Chat Functionality

Sony oplyser også at de har arbejdet tæt sammen med forskellige sikkerhedsfirmaer for at forhøje sikkerheden på PSN, dette betyder at følgende implementeres på PSN:

• Added automated software monitoring and configuration management to help defend against new attacks
• Enhanced levels of data protection and encryption
• Enhanced ability to detect software intrusions within the network, unauthorized access and unusual activity patterns
• Implementation of additional firewalls

Som der har været en del snak om i forskellige tråde her på siden så disker Sony også op med noget kompensation til alle brugerne i form af et "welcome back program". Kompensationen består af følgende:

• Each territory will be offering selected PlayStation entertainment content for free download. Specific details of this content will be announced in each region soon.
• All existing PlayStation Network customers will be provided with 30 days free membership in the PlayStation Plus premium service. Current members of PlayStation Plus will receive 30 days free service.
• Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity subscribers (in countries where the service is available) will receive 30 days free service.

Det ser dog ud til at der er lange udsigter mht. at få adgang til Playstation Store, da Sony meddeler at de vil arbejde på det i løbet af maj måned.