Same here (UK). I'm getting error code 80710092.
Network down?
ただいま、PlayStation Network(PlayStation Storeを含む)をご利用いただけない場合がございます。
調査及び復旧作業を行っておりますので、いましばらくお待ちいただきますよう
宜しくお願い申し上げます。
【期間】
2013年05月07日(火) 17:20 頃 ~
【影響について】
PlayStation Network(PlayStation Storeを含む)をご利用いただけない場合がございます。
ご利用のお客様には、大変ご迷惑をおかけしておりますことをお詫び申しあげます。
Bad Google translation:
There, "PlayStation Network" now is when you can not use it (including the "PlayStation Store").
Because we do restoration work and research, thank you to have you wait for a while now.
[Period]
May 07, 2013 (Tuesday) 17:20 ~ time
[About] impact
There is the case that a "PlayStation Network" not available (including the "PlayStation Store").
For guests use, I apologize that you are apologize for the inconvenience.
Personally, I find that the store is good. The very thing you complain about is the very thing i find was drastically improved over the last store. DLC is so easy to get now, because they all tied to their respective games. If I want to browse "Mirror's Edge's" dlc for e.g. I simply type M or Mi under search, click mirror's edge on the right and click add-ons below the game's image. It's that simple really.Goddamn Sony, your store sucks so fucking bad!
It's a little embarrassing really, for a company of their size. I often give up looking for what I want. I've occasionally been looking for DLC, and I've had to actively seek it out, through a number of different searches.
Customers shouldn't have to root around under all the junk to find what they need.
Sort yourselves our next gen Sony, it's a joke at the minute, really, really poor.