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Sony Releases PS3 3.61 Update Ahead of PSN's Imminent Return
Sonny Yatsen writes "Sony has released the PS3 3.61 firmware update as a part of the phased return of the Playstation Network and Qriocity. The new update now requires all PSN users to change their passwords in order to sign back into the PSN service." And several readers are pointing to reports that the network is slowly being spun up. Snips one anonymous submitter: "Sony Japan told customers today that it would begin phased restoration of its services of its beleaguered Playstation Network which has been suffering from an outage for nearly a month. The company would start bringing back its gaming network this Sunday, on a country-by-country basis, and expects it to be completed by May 31."
You got to love arm chair systems architects. Every thing is easy peasy and obvious. Simple answer is:....
Management has no idea how things work. So they turn everything off at once during a breach. And turn everything back on in small steps with tons of testing along the way. It is a best practice as old as computing.
The upside for everyone else - Wii, Xbox, PC - is that they've been playing their games this entire time.
I've been playing my PS3 games for the entire outage without it affecting me in the slightest.
Tesla was a genius. Edison however was a overrated hack who liked to torture puppies.
There are no innocents, only those who are apathetic. If you're still putting money into Sony's pockets after the crap they've pulled then you are part of the problem and deserve to suffer along with Sony.