Sackboy - taking down the PlayStation Network?
The PlayStation Network is set for a little downtime later on today.
The service will be unavailable between 8pm (BST) and 1am tomorrow (October 15th). The reason, as stated, is "essential maintenance work".
SPOnG can't help but wonder if this has anything to do with the impending release of LittleBigPlanet. The game could well be the PS3s biggest ever title (online or off). It will also be the most technically demanding on the network with all the content sharing that's going to be happening. All that uploading of crazy Little Big Computers and suchlike is bound to take its toll.
Alternatively, the downtime could be in preparation for the next firmware update, although taking down the PSN isn't usually necessary. For the long-awaited, Home, however, network upgrading would be a good idea.
Whichever of these is the case - and remember that just plain old, pre-the 'The Holidays' maintenance is certainly on the cards - it's comforting to know that PSN will be more stable. After all, updating the online component of your gaming (sorry, entertainment) offering didn't do Microsoft any harm last month.
Source: PlayStation.com
The service will be unavailable between 8pm (BST) and 1am tomorrow (October 15th). The reason, as stated, is "essential maintenance work".
SPOnG can't help but wonder if this has anything to do with the impending release of LittleBigPlanet. The game could well be the PS3s biggest ever title (online or off). It will also be the most technically demanding on the network with all the content sharing that's going to be happening. All that uploading of crazy Little Big Computers and suchlike is bound to take its toll.
Alternatively, the downtime could be in preparation for the next firmware update, although taking down the PSN isn't usually necessary. For the long-awaited, Home, however, network upgrading would be a good idea.
Whichever of these is the case - and remember that just plain old, pre-the 'The Holidays' maintenance is certainly on the cards - it's comforting to know that PSN will be more stable. After all, updating the online component of your gaming (sorry, entertainment) offering didn't do Microsoft any harm last month.
Source: PlayStation.com
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HyperTails 14 Oct 2008 10:46
1/11
Its good to see maintenance work going on. Its probably more than likely its for LittleBigPlanet so its good to see Sony is cleaning up the PlayStation Network so everything runs smooth.
SuperSaiyan4 14 Oct 2008 11:57
2/11
I hope it stays down, PSN is a pile of s**t.
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Daz 14 Oct 2008 12:15
3/11
your just cranky cos we don't have to pay to play online
tyrion 14 Oct 2008 12:23
4/11
SuperSaiyan4 wrote:
I hope it stays down, PSN is a pile of s**t.
PSN is just as good as Live for playing games online, but that's free on PSN. The other features like cross-game invites and standard chat are actually features on the XBox 360 operating system, not Live.
SuperSaiyan4 14 Oct 2008 12:27
5/11
tyrion wrote:
SuperSaiyan4 wrote:
I hope it stays down, PSN is a pile of s**t.
PSN is just as good as Live for playing games online, but that's free on PSN. The other features like cross-game invites and standard chat are actually features on the XBox 360 operating system, not Live.
Err no actually I think you should go do some research, Xbox Live allows for cross game invites, chat, sending and recieving picture and text messages and looking at friends list and seeing what they are doing pretty much a ton of stuff. Operating system is what runs in the background, Xbox Live is the software that allows for all this to take place through the Xbox Live network.
tyrion 14 Oct 2008 12:39
6/11
SuperSaiyan4 wrote:
Err no actually I think you should go do some research, Xbox Live allows for cross game invites, chat, sending and recieving picture and text messages and looking at friends list and seeing what they are doing pretty much a ton of stuff. Operating system is what runs in the background, Xbox Live is the software that allows for all this to take place through the Xbox Live network.
Come back when you know what you're on about. The operating system of a console is all the firmware, the stuff that usually gets updated in Spring and Autumn on the 360. If that changes and the functionality of "Live" has changed, it's the OS that's offered the new features.
Live is just a name for the closed network and protocols that the 360 OS uses to communicate with some servers. The difference between chat in game and out of game is all due to the OS on the console. The difference between an out of game invite, in game invite and a cross game invite is all to do with the OS.
But my original point stands, PSN is not "a pile of s**t" - it's just as good as Live for online gaming. AT least it hasn't has huge unplanned outages and slowdowns like Live had over last Christmas.
Bentley 14 Oct 2008 12:47
7/11
SuperSaiyan4 wrote:
I hope it stays down, PSN is a pile of s**t.
It's coming out with stuff like this that makes everyone hate you, stupidgayun. You don't own a PS3 yet you want people who play on it, and enjoy it, to suffer just because you're a biased, self-obsessed, childish fanbastard. Why don't you do us all a favour and wank yourself to death, imbecile.
HyperTails 14 Oct 2008 13:33
8/11
Nice to see Bill Gates spewing his usual crap again...
PlayStation Network isn't crap. Far from it, its actually an excellent online service. Its not full of whiny kids like Xbox Live is and I never hear any 'UK vs USA' arguments that are ALWAYS going on over Live.
Oh, and its free too, like an online service SHOULD BE ;)
But then again, maybe its not going down for LittleBigPlanet. Maybe its going down to accomodate all the new users that will be joining the PSN over Christmas. You know, something Microsoft overlooked last year ;)
PlayStation Network isn't crap. Far from it, its actually an excellent online service. Its not full of whiny kids like Xbox Live is and I never hear any 'UK vs USA' arguments that are ALWAYS going on over Live.
Oh, and its free too, like an online service SHOULD BE ;)
But then again, maybe its not going down for LittleBigPlanet. Maybe its going down to accomodate all the new users that will be joining the PSN over Christmas. You know, something Microsoft overlooked last year ;)
SuperSaiyan4 14 Oct 2008 14:14
9/11
Hey hypertrash before you spew garbage how about you check to see who is last this gen in total sales, who is being outsold in Japan and oh might wanna check who has the most online users out of the PS3 and 360...Xbox 360 can do way more on online than the PS3 can, can even download ton of content and lots and lots of movies too.
HyperTails 14 Oct 2008 14:28
10/11
'hypertrash'? What are you, 4 years old? I stopped name calling in primary school, whereas you clearly either didn't or are still in school.
As for the PS3 being in last place... your point being what exactly? Have you forgotten who launched last? What, was the PS3 going to magically take the top spot in the first month and not let go? Its a marathon not a sprint.
And as for Japan... well bravo! I mean it, well done Microsoft. They actually finished above bottom place. Though it was always going to happen, just like one day Microsoft will finish above Nintendo... in the very distant future it will happen. It was never not going to. Though I could easily say how the PS3 has outsold the 360 across Europe despite its almighty delay ;)
As for online, as I said before who has been out longer? More sales means more people to connect to that consoles online service. Also means more 'UK vs USA' arguments to take place over Live ;)
BTW, have you forgot the Americans have movie downloads over PSN?
God you reek of immaturity and jealousy.
As for the PS3 being in last place... your point being what exactly? Have you forgotten who launched last? What, was the PS3 going to magically take the top spot in the first month and not let go? Its a marathon not a sprint.
And as for Japan... well bravo! I mean it, well done Microsoft. They actually finished above bottom place. Though it was always going to happen, just like one day Microsoft will finish above Nintendo... in the very distant future it will happen. It was never not going to. Though I could easily say how the PS3 has outsold the 360 across Europe despite its almighty delay ;)
As for online, as I said before who has been out longer? More sales means more people to connect to that consoles online service. Also means more 'UK vs USA' arguments to take place over Live ;)
BTW, have you forgot the Americans have movie downloads over PSN?
God you reek of immaturity and jealousy.
Daz 14 Oct 2008 14:44
11/11
SuperSaiyan4 wrote:
can even download ton of content and lots and lots of movies too.
PSN has tons of content, I'm not gonna say 360 doesn't have more cos it most likely does (like someone said it's been out longer) but seriously if I want a movie I'll use bittorrent and put it on a disc and sometimes if I like it I'll buy it