Sony PS3 Firmware Update 3.61

[lordrand11]

Sony just recently released a new firmware update to the ps3. It's supposed to get the console ready for the new security measures they installed to the psn as well as prompt you to choose a new password for your account.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/

there's a link to the article if anyone wants to check up on it.

and here's a link to Kaz Hirai's announcement video.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/...-announcement/

Alrighty this is really good news it turns out PSN is fully up and operational at least in the US and will supposedly be up in Europe and Japan Sometime later today. YaY

[UltimaHelz]

This pleases me, I just bought a PS3 because I had a $100 off coupon and I've been waiting for the PSN Store to come back online.

[screwed]

kind of want to ride the wave and look as the internet explodes until PSN is back... but realistically. Its probably not going to happen in the next few hours, I will be surprised if its back up here even when I wake up...

but still...
finally!

[plasticandrage]

WOOOOOOOO! I just bought dragon age 2 and now I can download the DLC it came with!

[lordrand11]

WOOOOOOOO! I just bought dragon age 2 and now I can download the DLC it came with!

i know im screwed right now and can't link my portal 2 up to my steam yet cuz of this. but finally ill be able too.

[screwed]

let's stop talking about all this DLC bullshit. We all know what this actually means... trophy sync.

Also, for US peeps.
Follow the map on this page for an update state by state. pretty cool...
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/...on-begins-now/

[UltimaHelz]

let's stop talking about all this DLC bullshit. We all know what this actually means... trophy sync.

Also, for US peeps.
Follow the map on this page for an update state by state. pretty cool...
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/...on-begins-now/

Plus free month of PSN Plus and Qriocity

[screwed]

Plus free month of PSN Plus and Qriocity

for those who have access to that..
is it cool? wish we had it...

[UltimaHelz]

for those who have access to that..
is it cool? wish we had it...

I really wouldn't know, like I said previously I just got the PS3 so the free month will be my test of them

[lordrand11]

I really wouldn't know, like I said previously I just got the PS3 so the free month will be my test of them

Well welcome aboard dude. Hit me up sometime and we'll have to get some gaming on.

[plasticandrage]

for those who have access to that..
is it cool? wish we had it...

Why would you not have access to it? It seems cool. There have been a bunch of times I was in the ps store about to download something I thought was free and then realized it was for plus users only. It means some free games at the very least. Nobody doesn't enjoy that or why would we any of us be here?

and unfortunately the two games I've been playing on and off for the last month don't have trophies anyway. So a trophy sync doesn't mean much for me. Ya know when the trophies first started it didn't really make a difference to me either way. But I have to admit then when I buy an older game that doesn't have them now I get a little annoyed by it. Doesn't seem like it would be something all that hard to integrate into a game.

[T12av1S]

The Store's not gonna be back until the end of the month. Only the basic PSN features like multiplayer, friend lists, etc. are coming tonight.

[lordrand11]

for those who have access to that..
is it cool? wish we had it...

Biggest issue I had with the PS Plus service was the fact that if your service ever ran out you would not be able to play the game anymore. Each of their so called free games have a date/time they go out that corresponds with the amount of time you have left on your plus subscription. But I'm not saying im gonna turn it down when they restore psn capabilities.

[screwed]

maybe I should have been clearer earlier.
What I ment when I said we dont have access in Norway, I was talking about qriocity. We have PS Plus, I am a member.

Qriocity is not avaliable in my region, so.. dont know if its cool or not!

[Krisan Thyme]

maybe I should have been clearer earlier.
What I ment when I said we dont have access in Norway, I was talking about qriocity. We have PS Plus, I am a member.

Qriocity is not avaliable in my region, so.. dont know if its cool or not!

Dunno if this would work, but couldn't you just make a US PSN account and use that to login to the Qriocity service? I know you can do it to access the region-exclusive games in the Playstation Store this way, albeit it might not work the same here.