September 21, 2010

Public Service Announcement - PSN Maintenance

Since I had a few people ask, I thought I'd mention that the PSN is indeed down for maintenance until 5:00PM Pacific, 8:00PM Eastern.  This also is delaying the PlayStation Store update for today. 

Officially, Sony says on their web site:  "During this time, users won't be able to access the PlayStation Store, PlayStation Home, or Account Management, and may encounter difficulty while signing in to PSN."

The frequently asked questions I'm getting are below:

Q:  Does this mean I can't play online?
A:  Of course it does.  You must be signed into the PSN in order to play games online.

Q:  What about my trophies?
A:  You can still earn trophies, but you won't be able to show your shiny goodness off to others until the PSN returns to operation.

Q:  Can I play anything at all?
A:  Yes.  All single player games should work just fine, though if there are any online components to the single player, these will not likely work.  A good example of this are the GamerNet Challenges in EA Sports games.

Hopefully the folks turning the knobs at Sony will get things finished ahead of schedule, or at the very least, on time.

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