From what I've heard, Anonymous has been DDoSing sony, and the fbi has issued 40 arrest warrants for Anonymous.

As for why, no clue, probably something stupid.
playstation has free online play, what's to be pissed about? why not get pissed at Microsoft for increasing the price of xbox live?

>and the fbi has issued 40 arrest warrants for Anonymous

I didn't know the FBI could arrest children

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/04/26/update-on-playstation-network-and-qriocity/

>Although we are still investigating the details of this incident, we believe that an unauthorized person has obtained the following information that you provided: name, address (city, state, zip), country, email address, birthdate, PlayStation Network/Qriocity password and login, and handle/PSN online ID. It is also possible that your profile data, including purchase history and billing address (city, state, zip), and your PlayStation Network/Qriocity password security answers may have been obtained. If you have authorized a sub-account for your dependent, the same data with respect to your dependent may have been obtained. While there is no evidence at this time that credit card data was taken, we cannot rule out the possibility. If you have provided your credit card data through PlayStation Network or Qriocity, out of an abundance of caution we are advising you that your credit card number (excluding security code) and expiration date may have been obtained.

Yikes

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/26/sonys-failure-to-report-data-breach-incurs-ct-senator-blumentha/

I hope Tohno is OK

>>2585
I'm not half as much of a playstasion fanboy as I used to be, and haven't taken my ps3 online in a long time.

>>2586
That's good. Hopefully nobody got your credit card info and stuff!

>>2586

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2011/04/25/22402/?mod=wsj_share_twitter

It's been shut down for the foreseeable future

Sony is stupid http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/DrForester/SonyIsntGoodWithComputers.gif

>>2597
Did you just link to a picture? On an imageboard? With a 'File URL' option?

>>2597
The board has a imagesize limit on 7.4mb,Dumbo.

>>2586

Did you pirate it?

>>2599
yeah I tried to upload that same picture yesterday and couldn't. Don't know why it's so large

it begins

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/04/ars-readers-report-credit-card-fraud-blame-sony.ars

>>2600
Yes, but not until after I had already bought like 40 games for the thing.
I never registered a credit card so I don't care to much.

My friend had to cancel his credit card, so he's not having dinner tonight.

That's what he gets for having a PS3! (のヮの)

I didn't register my credit card but they have my address, so it still makes me kind of worried.

>>2604
We can clearly see where their priorities lie. I hope this bites them in the arse, honestly.

I was thinking of getting a PS3 after my xbox dies (PS3/PC is the most efficient combination anyway) but this whole thing has me reconsidering.

I will buy DNF on the ps3 and then end my connection with Sony forever they won't get a single penny from me, accept from my Japanese PSP imports.I was paranoid enough to prevent any major disaster.

>>2610
You should get DNF for the PC, so I'm not the only one who has it

buying fps games on console?
buying duke nukem on console?
come on

>>2609
PS3s are still better hardware then 360 with more exclusives (unless you count psn/xboxla), I just wouldn't register a credit card with them, which is just as well because the psn line up kind of blows anyway.

apparently the channers DIDNT do it. People from AnonOps said that some fanboy did it. But I remeber there being a 711chan /i/ thread dealing with protesting SONY or someshit.
http://pastebin.com/eFE2kKHe

>>2611
>>2612
it was a personal preference I played the original on PSX and also summer is coming and I need to spare my dimes the best I can. But there is no impossibility I will buy it on PC later(shitty computers at the moment need to upgrade)

from the #opsony channel on anonops
http://irc.lc/anonops/opsony

>>[#Opsony is over. Mission accomplished. #OpSony is not responsible for the current downtime of PSN. Whatever problems Sony have, they are nothing whatsoever to do with us. kthxbai. | DON'T ASK US IF THE PSN IS UP, WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT!]

I can see why everyone is flipping their shit, but I honestly just don't care. Not even gonna bother with that credit shit.

Oh shit, look at that deep bow from Kaz Hirai and co.

>>2633
Whats the text on the projector say?

>>2635
"we fucked up real hard. we're deeply sorry. 5/1/2011, the end of the line for us"

so i hear something about sony going to start a payment thing for online maybe?

>>2635
Current situation regarding our investigation concerning the illegal access of PSN and Qriocity in addition to future correspondence.

is this whole thing just viral marketing for Qriocity? I never even heard of this shit until now

"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.

Additional “Welcome Back” entertainment and service offerings will be rolled out over the coming weeks as the company returns the PlayStation Network and Qriocity services to the quality standard users have grown to enjoy and strive to exceed those exceptions."

Also, something about covering losses if they got your card.

So, not only did this not affect me aside from no online play, I'm going to get free shit. Cool.

>>2633
Now in gif form.

>>2650
For some reason, I felt bad watching that.

>>2645
ah shit, I bought my PS3 very recently and only made an account on the Japanese PSN so far. Should've registered on the American and European ones too right from the bat, I'd be getting more free stuff that way.

>>2645
>>2654
Could we build up a list of all the available free or nearly free content we could acquire the day it goes up? Wipeout HD is free for plus members isn't it?

>>2645

Maybe it's all just a big scheme from sony to get pirates to update their consoles.

>>2658
IT was organly when plus came out, and was why I was gonna get plus, but then they roved it and I said fuck it, because at that point it seemed like plus was little more then paying for access to PSN's bargain bin of crap that didn't sell well (50% off crappy avatars and dlc for bad games I don't have?! awesome!)
but with it being free for a month, can't complain, I hope they did bring back wipeoutHD for it

>>2651
No need to feel bad, just them showing their respects to the customers and apologizing for the mess.