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I don't think it was a quantity issue that caused PSN to be attacked. From what I read the attack was initiated by Anonymous because they were mad at Sony.

 

That was based on some old rumors. They've already stated that it wasn't them and that Sony was no longer on their lists of targets.

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PS3 is a better system than the Xbox. How's that HD-DVD working out for you? :)

 

Because it has more processor cores ? How's that memory architecture working out for it? For all the extra cores it has, raw processing capabilities don't a better game system make. As far as graphically, games looking marginally better on one or the other is the norm, and is a constant back and forth with no clear winner. Outside of just saying "well PSN IS FREE!", Xbox live is easily the better online service. Minus the 12 yr old's yelling racial slurs at you.

 

Ahh, who am I kidding, minus me yelling racial slurs at you.

 

Hows that PSN working out for you?

 

Ugghh, I got my "SONY IS SORRY, NOW GO GET YOUR CREDIT CHECKED" email. I think the card I originally used is expired, and I've since moved to a new address, so I think I am ok. Such a PITA.

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After re-reading my above post, I remembered that the Xbox does not have the Uncharted series. So that's it, PS3 is better.

 

Uncharted 3 coming soon! and for anyone else interested here's the mass email sony is sending to its PSN customers:

 

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PlayStation®Network

 

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Valued PlayStation®Network/Qriocity Customer:

 

We have discovered that between April 17 and April 19, 2011,

certain PlayStation Network and Qriocity service user account

information was compromised in connection with an illegal and

unauthorized intrusion into our network. In response to this

intrusion, we have:

 

1) Temporarily turned off PlayStation Network and Qriocity services;

 

2) Engaged an outside, recognized security firm to conduct a full

and complete investigation into what happened; and

 

3) Quickly taken steps to enhance security and strengthen our

network infrastructure by rebuilding our system to provide you

with greater protection of your personal information.

 

We greatly appreciate your patience, understanding and goodwill

as we do whatever it takes to resolve these issues as quickly and

efficiently as practicable.

 

Although we are still investigating the details of this incident,

we believe that an unauthorized person has obtained the following

information that you provided: name, address (city, state, zip), country,

email address, birthdate, PlayStation Network/Qriocity password and login,

and handle/PSN online ID. It is also possible that your profile data,

including purchase history and billing address (city, state, zip),

and your PlayStation Network/Qriocity password security answers may

have been obtained. If you have authorized a sub-account for your

dependent, the same data with respect to your dependent may have

been obtained. While there is no evidence at this time that credit

card data was taken, we cannot rule out the possibility. If you have

provided your credit card data through PlayStation Network or Qriocity,

out of an abundance of caution we are advising you that your credit

card number (excluding security code) and expiration date may have

been obtained.

 

For your security, we encourage you to be especially aware of email,

telephone and postal mail scams that ask for personal or sensitive

information. Sony will not contact you in any way, including by email,

asking for your credit card number, social security number or other

personally identifiable information. If you are asked for this information,

you can be confident Sony is not the entity asking. When the PlayStation

Network and Qriocity services are fully restored, we strongly recommend that

you log on and change your password. Additionally, if you use your PlayStation

Network or Qriocity user name or password for other unrelated services or

accounts, we strongly recommend that you change them as well.

 

To protect against possible identity theft or other financial loss, we

encourage you to remain vigilant, to review your account statements and

to monitor your credit reports. We are providing the following information

for those who wish to consider it:

- U.S. residents are entitled under U.S. law to one free credit report annually

from each of the three major credit bureaus. To order your free credit report,

visit http://www.annualcreditreport.com or call toll-free (877) 322-8228.

 

- We have also provided names and contact information for the three major U.S.

credit bureaus below. At no charge, U.S. residents can have these credit bureaus

place a "fraud alert" on your file that alerts creditors to take additional

steps

to verify your identity prior to granting credit in your name. This service can

make it more difficult for someone to get credit in your name. Note, however,

that because it tells creditors to follow certain procedures to protect you,

it also may delay your ability to obtain credit while the agency verifies your

identity. As soon as one credit bureau confirms your fraud alert, the others

are notified to place fraud alerts on your file. Should you wish to place a

fraud alert, or should you have any questions regarding your credit report,

please contact any one of the agencies listed below:

 

Experian: 888-397-3742; http://www.experian.com; P.O. Box 9532, Allen, TX 75013

Equifax: 800-525-6285; http://www.equifax.com; P.O. Box 740241, Atlanta, GA 30374-0241

TransUnion: 800-680-7289; http://www.transunion.com; Fraud Victim Assistance Division,

P.O. Box 6790, Fullerton, CA 92834-6790

 

- You may wish to visit the website of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission at

http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft or reach the FTC at 1-877-382-4357 or 600 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20580 for further information about how to protect

yourself from identity theft. Your state Attorney General may also have advice

on preventing identity theft, and you should report instances of known or

suspected identity theft to law enforcement, your State Attorney General,

and the FTC. For North Carolina residents, the Attorney General can be

contacted at 9001 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-9001; telephone

(877) 566-7226; or http://www.ncdoj.gov. For Maryland residents, the Attorney

General can be contacted at 200 St. Paul Place, 16th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202;

telephone: (888) 743-0023; or http://www.oag.state.md.us.

 

We thank you for your patience as we complete our investigation of this

incident, and we regret any inconvenience. Our teams are working around the

clock on this, and services will be restored as soon as possible. Sony takes

information protection very seriously and will continue to work to ensure that

additional measures are taken to protect personally identifiable information.

Providing quality and secure entertainment services to our customers is

our utmost priority. Please contact us at 1-800-345-7669 should you have any

additional questions.

 

Sincerely,

 

Sony Computer Entertainment and Sony Network Entertainment

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Umm fuck them, they caused this they can pay for me getting a service to watch my credit. Where can we get our name on the law suit against them?

 

I would be surprised if that doesn't happen. I got it once (i think 6 months, maybe 1 year) from some other company where a similar thing happened.

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Let's be conservative and say that credit monitoring for a year costs $10 per account.

That would cost sony north of $7 Billion.

 

I dont think they will offer the service or they would have already. It's probably lawsuit or nothing.

And since the SCoTUS just decided companies can bar clients from joining class action suits and force them into arbitration, I'd say it's nothing.

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