Tuesday, February 28, 2012

PlayStation Network Regular Scheduled Maintenance on Thursday

As usual, normal maintenance on the Playstation Network sends the nerds into a rage. The network usually goes down for about 12 hours, and obviously there is nothing else to do on Earth. Sony usually doesn't say exactly what it's for, and nerds feel entitled to know everything a giant corporation like Sony needs to do to make sure their services work properly.


Kane22_ on February 27th, 2012 at 4:48 pm said:
could you at least tell us whats going on since we cant even get online. i think we have the right to know Sony.
Don't you know who I am? I deserve to know what you're up to, Sony!

Justp94 on February 27th, 2012 at 4:55 pm said:
This is ridiculous. This is like the 5th time in TWO MONTHS.
Dear Sony, just stop siding with Anti-Piracy acts and maybe Anonymous will leave the us alone. OMG
I can't believe you keep trying to make your service better. FAIL!

Imphobia on February 27th, 2012 at 4:56 pm said:
Regardless of the reason behind them, I’m starting to get tired to have a maintenance lasting almost the whole Thursday every 2 or 3 weeks. It used to not be that way.
Seriously, stop fixing stuff!

jimmyfoxhound on February 27th, 2012 at 5:39 pm said:
Noooooooooooooo this is like the ApocalyPS3 times 1000… >:( Wait a minute… you can give us specific hours for maintenance but not a specific time for the PS Store update? Wassup w/ that?? o_O
You know he's serious comparing this to an apocalypse.

herbalsticky on February 27th, 2012 at 5:53 pm said:
Sony, you don’t know when to stop. Is it that you find amusement in frustrating many of your customers? Because you seem to stack it on top of itself at regular intervals.
It is always this or that – always negative actions aimed at customers of your company; still willing to spend more money on your products. Whether it is updates, exclusivity, or the worst, ignoring your customers on a highly-trafficked, PlayStation-exclusive forum with your logo and advertisements pasted everywhere; your customers still have an oversolemnly dedication and appreciation for your brand. Go ahead, open your eyes and look… heck, ask questions, or better yet… listen with intent. ;)
Sony's whole mission statement is to annoy its customers. That makes sense.

DannyMan001 on February 27th, 2012 at 6:00 pm said:
Hmmmmmmm. Looks like we may be getting some major changes to PSN or maybe even the XMB, but I like the way it’s set up now, so don’t change it too much. I hope this is a really significant and required maintenance.
Even though there is no hint as to what this update does, I will suggest something, but then say don't change it too much because I already like how it is. 


marvel83 on February 27th, 2012 at 7:03 pm said:
Will I be able to watch Hulu during the down time?
Seriously, how am I supposed to watch television online without my Hulu???

weekendjeremy_69 on February 27th, 2012 at 8:02 pm said:
I understand the maintinace but really you have to do this the day after they drop the new mw3 maps… yall couldnt have done it before the drop..
YO I GOTTA PLAY MY NEW CALL OF DUTY MAPS!

Ricopitote on February 27th, 2012 at 8:42 pm said:
Thanks for the answers you all people at Sony. You really make my experience as a customer, an unforgettable one!!

-SARCASM OFF
Guys, check out what I did...so awesome.

Ratchet426 on February 27th, 2012 at 9:02 pm said:
For those of you hoping for fixes like the 7.1 headset or XMB updates…. IT”S MAINTENANCE ON PSN YOU NUMBSKULLS! NOT A FIRMWARE UPDATE FOR YOUR CONSOLE! (sorry for the yelling)

And Dear Sony: Why is it that every other company on the planet that provides a network service is able to perform rolling updates that don’t require taking the whole freakin service down for FOURTEEN HOURS?? (yelling again). Seriously Sony, every e-commerce site from Amazon to Zappos, every online banking portal and every Mom & Pop internet storefront manages to perform routine maintenance without keeping their customers dead in the water for fourteen hours.

PSN ‘scheduled maintenance’ is a third-rate embarrassment, especially after your month or so of downtime last year to ‘revamp your entire infrastructure’ Ever hear of an application load balancer that lets you perform rolling upgrade/maintenance on the backend server farm while still keeping service available?
I think my work here is done.

Goku910 on February 27th, 2012 at 9:02 pm said:
from 8AM to 10 PM? That’s just enough time to beat infamous 2 for the FIFTH time!
And to keep my "never talked to a girl streak" alive!

RoflPenguin on February 27th, 2012 at 9:30 pm said:
Does this mean I won’t be able to go onto netflix? If it does I will be highly disappointed….
Doesn't Sony know I sit home all day and watch the Netflix? What am I supposed to do now???

CJisInsane on February 28th, 2012 at 1:33 am said:
looks like i’ll be hitting skyrim hard, or maybe finally finish the bf3 campaign
And by Skyrim, I mean my penis. Am I right???

xEBKxSNIPER on February 28th, 2012 at 3:04 am said:
Keep up the great work Sony? Back in the day of the ps2 Sony was doing “great work”. All you Sony fan boys need to stop bending over for this bs company. Many of you got your hopes up thinking this stupid maintenance crap is some type of big update. It’s not btw. Sony doesn’t work that fast. When xbox live has maintenance it’s still up and running. You can still play n chat with friends… I’m not a fan boy of xbox live but lets be real it’s number one for a reason. You gotta pay for gold n all but they don’t make you pay in over priced content like psn does. Psn online is “free” and we can see why lol. Xbox has epic apps now oh and they worked on day one! Be jealous psn be very jealous. hows that new facebook ps vita app workin for ya? oh it doesn’t lol

xEBKxSNIPER on February 28th, 2012 at 3:17 am said:
Go ahead fan boys make my day. I bet i could shut you down quicker than sony does psn after being hacked all of 2011 lol. I’ll shut you down quicker than the ps3 working it’s crappy web brower! I’ll even shut you down faster than the psp go!!!! Now thats freakin fast lmfao!
I swear I don't have XBox pajamas...

TEVIN-THE-KING on February 28th, 2012 at 5:42 am said:
it better be a change to if u taken a whole day to update i dont wanna see some big update for no psp vita because that would be a waste of time can we get new layout for ill ps3 at lease the old XMB is kinda boring to me and bring more apps like twitter and stuff like they will ever listen to me lmao.
They should totally listen to you, King. And what are you the king of? Run-on sentences?