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Title: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Rocket50 on April 29, 2011, 04:26:59 PM
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/04/sony-admits-utter-psn-failure-your-personal-data-has-been-stolen.ars (http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/04/sony-admits-utter-psn-failure-your-personal-data-has-been-stolen.ars)

So, you remember the hacker attack that brought down the Playstation network? Ya? Well, they now have all your passwords, account information including name, address, date of birth and possibly, all of your credit card information.

On related note:

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Title: Re: PS3, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Mr. Franklin on April 29, 2011, 04:28:25 PM
good thing i canceled my psn account.
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Frank on April 29, 2011, 04:30:07 PM
Sony's stupid.
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: jimonions on April 29, 2011, 04:30:38 PM
This made me think about Chris Chan. Hes probably raging so hard right now.
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Supertoaster on April 29, 2011, 05:21:57 PM
well I never purchased a single game online with my PS3 :D

I has DISKS.


Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: blαh2355 on April 29, 2011, 05:24:56 PM
FFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU- I'm mad... >:(
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Dale Feles on April 29, 2011, 05:30:57 PM
OH SHI-

Time to change acc passwords 'n shit.
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Deathie on April 29, 2011, 05:38:39 PM
I got this e-mail the 27'th.

Along with any other service, I usually remove my CC Info after a purchase (Steam/PSN/ect). Whether or not Sony keeps that data even though I deleted the info, is beyond me.

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Add PlayStation_Network@playstation-email.com to your address book
 
===================================
 
PlayStation(R)Network
 
===================================
 
Valued PlayStation(R)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 www.annualcreditreport.com (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; www.experian.com; (http://www.experian.com;) P.O. Box 9532, Allen, TX 75013
Equifax: 800-525-6285; www.equifax.com; (http://www.equifax.com;) P.O. Box 740241, Atlanta, GA 30374-0241
TransUnion: 800-680-7289; www.transunion.com; (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
www.consumer.gov/idtheft (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 www.ncdoj.gov (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 www.oag.state.md.us (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


tl;dr

H4x'rs have your info.
plz check your credit cards for any sort of unusual payments.
We are doing our best to strengthen security.
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Foofoojack on April 29, 2011, 05:44:04 PM
My dad is gonna be piiiissed
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Jman on April 29, 2011, 05:48:56 PM
Ololol good thing I have sexbox
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Foofoojack on April 29, 2011, 05:50:25 PM
Ololol good thing I have sexbox
live?
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Cable on April 29, 2011, 05:51:13 PM
This settles the debate then.
Xbox is better.
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Peetah on April 30, 2011, 08:21:55 AM
They had it coming...
Most Ps3 guys in my school are very arrogant and bash about the Pc.
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Jman on April 30, 2011, 08:23:54 AM
live?

dead.

LOL jk it's jman15234
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Deathie on April 30, 2011, 10:51:49 AM
They had it coming...
Most Ps3 guys in my school are very arrogant and bash about the Pc.
Most console gamers are like that.

In my honest opinion, some games are just meant to be played on a 1080P TV and a controller. I have a ps3 because I actually had a 360 for a while and hated it. The live service itself, is great. So many great features, I cant even list them. The people ON live though....

So yeah. I ended up selling the 360 and bought a ps3. I still play games on the pc though--- err, would if I had a computer that even ran youtube on minimal settings :V
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Tomcat on April 30, 2011, 10:54:06 AM
is it me
or is PSN full of black people
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: BlackMac on April 30, 2011, 11:06:05 AM
I have PS3 but I never really payed with my CC on there.
I bought CDs from ebay so win and the reason I got my PS3 is some games are not released for PC and the other reason I got it is because PS3 is a great blu-ray player
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Deacon on April 30, 2011, 11:14:39 AM
I have PS3 but I never really payed with my CC on there.
I bought CDs from ebay so win and the reason I got my PS3 is some games are not released for PC and the other reason I got it is because PS3 is a great blu-ray player


the only reason to own a ps3
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Foofoojack on April 30, 2011, 11:16:26 AM

the only reason to own a ps3
Not releh
I play my xbox on a 27" HDTV, and my PS3 on a 72" HDTV 1080p, it has epic graphics for gaming too

I watched the full 12 min BF3 trailer on the 72", HOLY DAMN. Subwoofers in the back and a sound bar under the TV, I came
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Deacon on April 30, 2011, 11:17:34 AM
my xbox is also hooked up to my stereo
i can suffer a little in graphics to know that my personal data is relatively safe
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Jman on April 30, 2011, 11:21:36 AM
sonymad
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Cake Faice on April 30, 2011, 12:33:07 PM
I only use my xbox for Rockband 3/TB:Rockband and GTA: EFLC.  :(
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Osme on April 30, 2011, 01:44:40 PM
They had it coming...
Most Ps3 guys in my school are very arrogant and bash about the Pc.
>pc has no games
   we have everything you have, everything others have, old game, future games, prerelease, and pc only games
>horrible grpahics
   we have dx11, you have dx9 and old opengl, you have gpu from 2005, we have gpu from 2015. you have 1080 as highest resolution. ha we have 
   over 2500
>horrible controllers
   we have yours, theirs, and more
>dont have free psn
   we cant get hacked. and its free-er
>too many hackers
   ps3 and xbox doesnt have hack prevention, pc does
>more expensive
   you just dumped over 3000 USD into a tv and mods for your xbox... pc equiv to any console, 500USD tops, including a decent monitor
>cant have friends play also
   you max at 4 people. lan/internet maxes at hundreds
>fuck your couch
   that would hurt its feelings, asshat
>weh ahr batar-ar-ist
   K. good for you *pat on head* have a cookie faggot
>yea well... well!
   cupcakes.
   issue?
   
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Don on April 30, 2011, 01:51:47 PM
>pc has no games
   we have everything you have, everything others have, old game, future games, prerelease, and pc only games
So, where's your Read Dead Redemption then?

AUHEUHEUHEUHEUHEUHEUH
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Osme on April 30, 2011, 02:06:06 PM
So, where's your Read Dead Redemption then?

AUHEUHEUHEUHEUHEUHEUH
on an emulator. where is your everything?


AUHEUHEUHEUHEUHEUHEUH
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: » Magic « on April 30, 2011, 02:29:49 PM
They had it coming...
Most Ps3 guys in my school are very arrogant and bash about the Pc.


Same, but ps3 and xbox guys

they dunn know shit
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Osme on April 30, 2011, 03:08:08 PM
Same, but ps3 and xbox guys

they dunn know shit
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Frank on April 30, 2011, 03:28:58 PM
on an emulator. where is your everything?
>seventh gen consoles


>no
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: » Magic « on April 30, 2011, 03:37:31 PM
mang

just get a blu ray drive for you pc

aslong as you have a gpu over GT220 then it'll run fine 1080p

plus it's like only £80 for a decent one :l
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Osme on April 30, 2011, 04:15:07 PM
>seventh gen consoles


>no
phyical emulators, not software ones
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Foofoojack on April 30, 2011, 06:07:20 PM
So, where's your Read Dead Redemption then?

AUHEUHEUHEUHEUHEUHEUH

and wheres their uncharted series and killzone?

AUHEUHEUHEUHEUHEUHEUH
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Rocket50 on April 30, 2011, 06:12:39 PM
So, where's your Read Dead Redemption then?

AUHEUHEUHEUHEUHEUHEUH

Where's your GMOD?

/arguement won
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Alphaggot on April 30, 2011, 06:13:44 PM
So, where's your Read Dead Redemption then?

AUHEUHEUHEUHEUHEUHEUH

Where's your Blizzard.net?

kthxbai.
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Don on April 30, 2011, 06:14:42 PM
Where's your Blizzard.net?

kthxbai.
On my laptop, right here.

Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Cake Faice on April 30, 2011, 08:58:47 PM
on an emulator. where is your everything?

I...
wat

Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Foofoojack on April 30, 2011, 09:01:10 PM
Thank god for consoles and no lag
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: jimonions on April 30, 2011, 10:10:14 PM
I once got the game "black" on ps2. I couldn't complete a level because the joystick kept crapping out and jerking all around the screen. I never got any played any fps games on it after that.

gamecube was the shit though, 4player mario party and mario cart all the way.
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Deacon on April 30, 2011, 10:14:26 PM
I once got the game "black" on ps2. I couldn't complete a level because the joystick kept crapping out and jerking all around the screen. I never got any played any fps games on it after that.

gamecube was the shit though, 4player mario party and mario cart all the way.

didn't that game get shitty reviews for being broken?
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: jimonions on April 30, 2011, 10:21:35 PM
I wasn't really into games back then. I just saw it in the store and was like oh this looks ok.
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Deathie on April 30, 2011, 10:25:08 PM
Deg, stop being a gigantic Faggot

we have everything you have, everything others have, old game, future games, prerelease, and pc only games

PS3/360 exclusives what

you have gpu from 2005, we have gpu from 2015

Hey, no argument there.

Even though that shit's from 2005, it can still compete with most modern "Gaming" PC's.

(http://burnallzombies.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/4263-heavy-rain.jpg)

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we have yours, theirs, and more

Not sure what faggot complained about controllers.
I hope you know that they sell Keyboard/Mouse combos for 360/PS3 though, so "we have yours, theirs, and more" also applies to console gamers :l

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we cant get hacked. and its free-er

> free-er
Dude, what.

And saying "We can't get hacked" is the stupidest shit I've ever heard.

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ps3 and xbox doesnt have hack prevention, pc does

Hackers what
The only hackers I ever see on console's are people with those rapid-fire controller things, and I'm pretty sure you can do the same with a PC Macro.

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you just dumped over 3000 USD into a tv and mods for your xbox... pc equiv to any console, 500USD tops, including a decent monitor

LOL.

> Implying people don't already own a TV

Come on Deg, saying you spent 3000$ on a TV is like saying "The only good computers cost 9001$". I just did a google search with wal-mart, you can get yourself a 44' LCD 1080P TV for 250$.

So lets say you're fucking retarded and don't own a TV,
250 for TV + 250 for PS3 = $500
$450 if you're getting yourself a 360.

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cant have friends play also

Again

What.




Consoles are great for people who want to get their fix, and don't have a lot of money to spend. Like I said before, some games were just meant to be played on a console. I don't know about you, but I think it's a hell of a lot nicer to play SF4 when I can just sit back on a couch, with my 40' HDTV.




////edit

Also, Black was a AMAZING game.

Specifically the sound design. The graphics were fucking beautiful, especially for the PS2.

Black / ブラック (PS2, NTSC-J) Mission 1 | HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaSbDjlL2_Q#ws)


Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: jimonions on April 30, 2011, 10:31:28 PM
I agree that first level game play really got me hooked, but later on it wasn't so much fun with all the sneaking and bland level design
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Deathie on April 30, 2011, 10:34:07 PM
I agree that first level game play really got me hooked, but later on it wasn't so much fun with all the sneaking and bland level design

There was one specific level that's forever etched into my mind.

I decided to play through on the hardest difficulty so I can get the shiney Golden guns,
the first 3-ish levels were relatively easy, it wasn't until I got into the prison level or something where it got SO FUCKING HARD.

Even with silenced weapons, everyone seemed to know your location instantly, and there was little to no cover around.

Not to mention that every time I thought I would win, someone would manage to sneak behind me and blast me in the face with a shotgun.
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: jimonions on April 30, 2011, 10:40:27 PM
I remember it was like a big tunnel area and I didn't have any ammo apart from a magnum which was one hit kill. Also the ai managed to find me all the time and 5 of them all with riot shields would show up and blast my face in.
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: blαh2355 on May 01, 2011, 05:25:18 AM
Wow, that game seems really good! I gotta try it! I just like how the AK had 60 bullets in it.
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Cake Faice on May 01, 2011, 09:14:10 AM
gamecube was the shit though, 4player mario party and mario cart all the way.

Call of Duty: The Big Red One all the way too. Before the series turned into udder shit and stereotyped like with the Duty Calls parody.
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Dale Feles on May 01, 2011, 10:02:18 AM
Call of Duty: The Big Red One all the way too. Before the series turned into udder shit and stereotyped like with the Duty Calls parody.

Cod2 all the way!

I remember when I first got Call of duty 2, t'was when my dad came back from work one day and said ''Hey mat, one of my co-workers gave me this game, he says it doesn't work anymore on his computer'' or something along those lines. ''Why don't you try it out''. So I did. It was amazing. I spent my whole day playing. The story had a simple, realistic, and amazing storyline. There was 4 separate campaigns. There was either the British, American, or Russian campaign. There was two British campaign's, one was ''tank battles'' and he other one was classic first person shooter gameplay. I still have the game today, but never use it. I could probably hand out the key code if you guys want. I'd recommend this game to everyone. I wish Activision would put their shit back together and make awesome call of duty's again. All the games were cool until 5. Then everything was getting horrible.

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Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Frank on May 01, 2011, 10:56:13 AM
CoD2 is the best WW2 FPS ever.
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Osme on May 01, 2011, 11:04:59 AM
snivy by the "we cant get hacked thing" i meant, hack psn, all of ps3 network games goes derp. to get all pc games down, well tahts a hell of a lot of servers. and a majority of them are private
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Rocket50 on May 01, 2011, 11:50:23 AM
CoD2 is the best WW2 FPS ever.

I dont know man, I did like MW2's singleplayer campaign
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Frank on May 01, 2011, 12:16:58 PM
I dont know man, I did like MW2's singleplayer campaign
Same, but not as good as Big Red One.
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Supertoaster on May 01, 2011, 12:32:10 PM


(http://burnallzombies.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/4263-heavy-rain.jpg)

Gotta find Jason.
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Cake Faice on May 01, 2011, 12:36:38 PM
I'd plug in my gamecube right now and start playing Big Red One...if I could find my memory stick, a/v cables, power cord....

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Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Osme on May 01, 2011, 01:29:21 PM
I'd plug in my gamecube right now and start playing Big Red One...if I could find my memory stick, a/v cables, power cord....

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gamecube controllers dont come included
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Cake Faice on May 01, 2011, 02:17:31 PM
gamecube controllers dont come included

I have 2 of them from my previous gamecube  :trollface:
Title: Re: Sony, I am utterly disappoint
Post by: Deathie on May 01, 2011, 02:58:26 PM
snivy by the "we cant get hacked thing" i meant, hack psn, all of ps3 network games goes derp. to get all pc games down, well tahts a hell of a lot of servers. and a majority of them are private

But you can say the same for steam.

Even though the servers themselves are hosted independently,
if you don't have a connection to steam itself, it won't let you play on any of the servers. (Steam validation rejected).