PSN has returned. What freebie games are you getting?

[quote name='Arakias']insande that it was one hacker. good for him, bad for us.
Repost of article since I am back 100 posts and havnt seen it but see people referencing it.

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/gaming.gadgets/04/26/playstation.network.hack/index.html?hpt=T2[/QUOTE]

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[quote name='rickyff7']But but, i use PSN on my psp and it has no friends list. :cry:[/QUOTE]

That's pretty good, but I think I like the one by xCappax, his PSN was stolen :applause:
 
[quote name='Gothic Walrus']A single hacker? I can't tell if that's reality, or just CNN's usual "high" standards. :whistle2:k[/QUOTE]

Mark Milian is a pretty awesome cat. I doubt he'd be spouting off garbage.
 
[quote name='thehoweller']Still turns us back to the argument that if they knew they were hacked...They should have explained the risks. Instead they downplayed the situation while they "investigated".[/QUOTE]

you right! The Senator from Connecticut would also agree with you as well. Its situations like these where you'd want to be given a heads up.
 
PS3 fanboys: The only known fans on earth willing to defend their precious console even as their credit card information is made public....
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I had to take a step back and think about it for awhile. You realize that this may change the way online works in consoles. I had to stop and think about it for awhile. Now the CT Senator is involved in this mess, so you know the federal government is now going to be directly involved and blame the companies that provide online gaming on consoles. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to realize politicians see this as a wet dream to run a campaign on.

It is unfortunate, but here may be the reality. People will simply not go online to play games from a console and will stay away from it. But Sony is toast. No matter how much they will try to make it a bigger and better service, they cannot hide from the fact that they have a huge target on their back now with the gaming public, senators, hackers, and the media. It will take a miracle for them to return PSN to its original form. It will have no choice but to charge for the service and use the money to subsidize its legal woes from this situation and maintain a harder security system. That can't happen for free no matter which way you slice it without losing a shit ton of money.

The biggest issue will be what effect will this have on online multiplayer. This will not only affect sony, but microsoft and nintendo as well. It has to. No matter what people think. It will make people take a step back and question what information is given to these companies for the sole purpose of playing online. Who has that information and how it is being used is the big shadow in the corner of the room. Not so much as it has been hacked, but to what extent has it been hacked.

The reality is that consoles are now online and this is the tip of the iceberg. We as gamers have gotten so used to using consoles to go online and give up information and not knowing where that info is going or what happens if it gets into the wrong hands. Online gaming has been a great experience, but after this situation, I personally questioning it and where my information is being used. This situation won't be the first and certainly won't be the last since our appetite for console online gaming seems to be in a fever pitch and most people put information on there which could get into the wrong hands. We have entrusted them way too much.
 
[quote name='raistlin']PS3 fanboys: The only known fans on earth willing to defend their precious console even as their credit card information is made public....
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Calm down Charlie!
 
[quote name='killer9']They owe us big and if my credit card info is used i will sue[/QUOTE]

Cool avatar, where the hellz Descent 4? :joystick: Right when force feedback was getting good the franchise died.
 
i havent turned on my ps3 for almost 3 weeks. i dont think i have any CC info since ive never bought a game from them. im not sure if i should even turn it on and change my login. mostly because im too lazy.
 
To those of you saying "Screw this, i'm selling my PS3!":

Keep in mind that until you can sign back into the PSN, there isn't a way to delete, deactivate or de-credit card your system outside of a full system restore (which would cost you a psn activation).
 
[quote name='nbballard']To those of you saying "Screw this, i'm selling my PS3!":

Keep in mind that until you can sign back into the PSN, there isn't a way to delete, deactivate or de-credit card your system outside of a full system restore (which would cost you a psn activation).[/QUOTE]


hmm lose one activation or have a possibility of credit card fraud....
 
[quote name='nbballard']To those of you saying "Screw this, i'm selling my PS3!":

Keep in mind that until you can sign back into the PSN, there isn't a way to delete, deactivate or de-credit card your system outside of a full system restore (which would cost you a psn activation).[/QUOTE]

Actually a rep on the phone can deactivate 1 or all of your slots.
 
[quote name='bjstucker']hmm lose one activation or have a possibility of credit card fraud....[/QUOTE]

Think his point was, the type of person who's reactionary enough to sell their PS3 right now because of this security breach likely won't think to do a complete system restore. They'll be selling their PS3 that's full of their personal info. They'll have created their own security leak. The irony in such a situation would be delicious.
 
Sony should have issued warnings to its users several weeks ago when Anon first attacked. No exceptions. I still can't believe it took them this long to say all the personal information was taken. Wow. I don't see Sony recovering from this for a long time.

Now I have a question. How does this work with gamesharing? I gameshared with a few friends, but recently changed both my email and password associated with my PSN account. My friends still have my old email and password info on their PS3. Now, is that old information at risk, or just the new stuff I changed to? If that makes any sense.

Thankfully I had no CC info tied to my PSN account or PS3 system. I'm just worried about the password situation.

Also, does this mean anyone can now log in using our PSN info essentially hijack our account, our trophies, etc?
 
I'm glad I deleted my billing info the last time I bought something. But f'real, I ain't tripping. If by chance there is some credit card fraud, I"ll call up the bank and report it and in the meantime I'm catching up with my backlog. Read Dead Redemption is awesome.
 
[quote name='Blackout']Also, does this mean anyone can now log in using our PSN info essentially hijack our account, our trophies, etc?[/QUOTE]

The answer would be no, because the PSN was shut down for this reason.
 
How does sony even come back from this seriously if you dont know how to secure ur network hire a outsside firm to maintain it damn
 
So except replacing the credit card, there is not much we can do right? Cannot erase or change any other info (address, e-mail, birthday) until PSN is back online.

Which, I was simply curious, how do people posting reply on PlayStation's Blog? It require logging in from PSN.:whistle2:k
 
[quote name='j-cart']The answer would be no, because the PSN was shut down for this reason.[/QUOTE]

What about when it comes back on?
 
[quote name='Blackout']What about when it comes back on?[/QUOTE]

Sony's likely going to reset everyone's passwords the moment the servers come back online. If the email account you have tied to your PSN account uses the same password, you should change it now.
 
They have personal info and maybe even credit card info doom and gloom is the right reaction these hackers know what they are doing and if they want to they could fuck everyone up
 
[quote name='Salamando3000']Sony's likely going to reset everyone's passwords the moment the servers come back online. If the email account you have tied to your PSN account uses the same password, you should change it now.[/QUOTE]

Thankfully I don't need to change it. I have a email set up specifically for gaming stuff. I'm just worried that previous passwords and emails are still on the servers. Any confirmation on that?
 
i can play other offline games and watch netflix while they fix the psn issues, but they way they are handling this is pissing me off.
 
[quote name='OregonDealz']Cant vetify source or content, but interesting read.

Alleged chat logs[/QUOTE]

This is clearly fake. How can I be so sure? Cause early on in the chat it goes out of its way to say Sony is illegally obtaining info from users and that they'd be sued if that was found out. It was so blatantly worded that it was clearly meant for mass consumption. This log was created knowing it'd get spread around and further have people pointing at Sony.

Sad thing is, this IS going to be spread around and people are gonna believe it.
 
[quote name='Buuhan1']This is clearly fake. How can I be so sure? Cause early on in the chat it goes out of its way to say Sony is illegally obtaining info from users and that they'd be sued if that was found out. It was so blatantly worded that it was clearly meant for mass consumption. This log was created knowing it'd get spread around and further have people pointing at Sony.

Sad thing is, this IS going to be spread around and people are gonna believe it.[/QUOTE]

Like I said, Doom and Gloom. Expect many more amateur opinions and fabricated written materials of 'whAt ifZ' conspiracies to arrive. :roll:
 
[quote name='nbballard']To those of you saying "Screw this, i'm selling my PS3!":

Keep in mind that until you can sign back into the PSN, there isn't a way to delete, deactivate or de-credit card your system outside of a full system restore (which would cost you a psn activation).[/QUOTE]


you can email sony to get a system deactivated.
 
[quote name='killer9']They have personal info and maybe even credit card info doom and gloom is the right reaction these hackers know what they are doing and if they want to they could fuck everyone up[/QUOTE]

They could, but if they figure out who has it... they'll be sitting in a cell for a long time with the money Sony has to pay lawyers.
 
[quote name='hle078']i dont know who i'm more pissed at, Sony or the hackers[/QUOTE]

I vote Sony. As much as the hackers are assholes for taking the info it is Sony's fault for inviting them.
 
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