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Saturday, May 14, 2011

PlayStation Network Returns Today

Sony announced a "phased restoration by region of PlayStation Network and Qriocity Services" begins today

The first services users can expect to return are:

Access to 3rd party services such as Netflix, Hulu, Vudu and MLB.tv
Playback rental video content, if within rental period, of PlayStation Network Video Delivery Service on PS3, PSP and MediaGo
Sign-in for PlayStation Network and Qriocity services, including the resetting of passwords
Restoration of online game-play across PS3 and PSP
Friends category on PS3

No specific times for the PSN return were announced, but you can watch the state-by-state progress of the ,,PSN's return" on the PlayStation Blog's map.
A new firmware update for the PS3 is available right now,Firmware 3.61 will force users to change their passwords when the PSN is live again.
On the PlayStation Blog,the vice president of the Sony Network Entertainment  Eric Lempel said:,,"We strongly recommend that all PSN account holders with PS3s update their systems to prepare for when PlayStation Network is back online"  "The release of this update is a critical step as we work to make PlayStation Network significantly more secure."
Sony expects to have the services fully restored by the end of May 2011.



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