An unknown person or persons accessed the network without authorization. They may have taken personal information, but it is likely that the only credit card information is from areas such as the Netherlands and France. Sony should have contacted you if your credit card information was jeopardized. In response to this, the company took down the network to increase security, and hired outside investigators to find out what the hacker(s) obtained, as well as to track them down. Services should be back by the end of the week, and should be restored to full at the end of the month with added security. Sony will give a month of free playstation plus service and possibly other compensation for the inconvenience.
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No the PS3 when it is connected to the Playstation Network
Download the PlayStation Network Downloader and install the software.Sign in to your PlayStation Network account.On the PlayStation Network account management site, go to the 'Devices' tab and select the 'PlayStation Systems' link on the left.
On a Playstation, you can play games and if you have a network, you can log in the network just like a playstation 3
You can't delete playstation network from a psp.
The PlayStation network does not have a charge, but internet service does
yes i have playstation network
PlayStation network is always free.
No Live is the name for the Xbox network as in Xbox Livethe Playstation has PSN or Playstation Network
You don't download the Playstation Network you connect to it by signing in from your PS3
The only subscription fee is for PlayStation plus which is not needed for the PlayStation Network and mostly concerns bonuses available from the PlayStation store.
PSN or the Playstation Network is not closed
After you PS3 has an internet connection you need to register and join the Playstation network