Christmas day could have been better for gamers. As you all know, due to DDOS attacks from “hackers” (I put that in quotes because I wouldn't really count that as hacking), PSN and Xbox Live were both down for a while. Xbox Live was back up within the day, however, PSN took a little more time to get things all straightened out on their end before coming back online. This meant that Sony’s service was out for almost 3 days, only slowly coming back online after that.
As an apology, Sony has given us a few offerings. Here is the direct quote from Sony:
As an apology, Sony has given us a few offerings. Here is the direct quote from Sony:
Happy New Year! Since access to PlayStation Network was impacted during the holidays, we wanted to show our appreciation for your patience by offering all PlayStation Plus members that had an active membership or free trial on December 25th a membership extension of five days. The extension will be automatically applied, so no action is necessary to receive the extension. We will post additional information here on PlayStation.Blog when the extension becomes available. If your membership or trial ends before the extension is available, you will receive five days of Plus to enjoy once the extension becomes available (we will notify you when).
In addition, sometime this month we will announce that for a limited time, we will be offering a 10 percent discount code good for a one-time discount off a total cart purchase in the PlayStation Store as a thank you to all PSN members.
This discount can be used toward content available on PS Store including blockbuster new releases, award winning indie games, game add-ons and season passes, and an enormous selection of TV and Movies.
No word yet on whether Microsoft will be offering anything as an apology for their downtime.
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