With all the attacks and attempts to secure its system, Sony has said that the possible return of the Playstation Network will be May 31st. Over 30 days after it went down…..
Talking to Bloomberg today, a Sony spokesperson said that the company was still in the process of adopting improved security systems and was planning to restore PSN to full functionality by 31st May.
–http://www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/2011/05/09/psn-may-stay-offline-until-may-31/1
One thing is for sure: This does NOT make people happy. There are some who are content on Sony cleaning up its mess and others are either getting pissed or trading in the Playstation 3 for the Xbox 360.
The Low-Down
On April 20th, Sony basically **** on itself when its network was hacked. Immediately taking Playstation Network and other aspects down, the company began to go into hush mode to clear up the fiasco. Only after posts from the Playstation Blog, the world became abreast to what happened: The thing was hacked.
Now, Sony is in the process of trying to clean and patch up, but here is the kicker:
PEOPLE ARE IMPATIENT, IRRITATED, AND NOW, CONSIDERING LEAVING THE PLATFORM…….
Will you stand with Sony?