Trogdor1123
Member
Can you access digital games on PS or xbox if the network is down?
I assumed you could? Am i wrong?
I assumed you could? Am i wrong?
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LIZARD SQUAD is Back. Planning XBL Attack. "Biggest attack yet". [UP: XBL/PSN Down]
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Weeaboosuke
Member
Nah, it's only been stable since this morning. XBL has definitely been more consistent for me this weekend but not by much tbh.
CambriaRising
Member
You can on PS4 as long as the system is set to primary.
LookAtMeGo
Member
Im not doubting XBL's infastructure is better than PSN's, thats why XBL is up and PSN isn't. Im with you that this is frustrating as hell but I would not expect Sony to acknowledge a DDOS attack. It would encourage this type of behavior even more.
Live Free or Die
Banned
In this thread many times. It was from old data from 2011 or 2012.
ComputerMKII
Banned
Did Kim Dotcom just get scammed somehow?
lupe121283
Member
there was a thread earlier that was locked by the moderators once it was found out that people looked into and only found a hand full of login. Also the link was a sort of referal link where if people clicked on it the owner would get payed.
gregor7777
Banned
How many people, percentage-wise, do you see on these last 10 pages complaining about Live being down?
I can play on my One, and my PS4 sits near useless.
Question about this. I don't have access to the system I have set as the primary, and won't for about 2 weeks. Is this deactivate all systems process still an option or will I have to have access to the original PS4 I set before I can fix my issue?
Nah the vouchers get revoked if they attack
Link to site saying it's fake?
I mean I just expect more from Sony in this situation. It's not too much to ask nor is it entitlement to want your concerns to not only be heard but responded to In proper manner. The moment they stepped into paid service territory they upped the ante and opened themselves up to criticism and bear the responsibility of being held accountable to their customers especially in times like these. Regurgitated Twitter comments doesn't equate to customer service and the fact that they at least to my knowledge haven't publicly addressed this outside of social media is not only worrying but unprofessional. And when I say address it I mean like explain to us what happened and what they're doing to restore service. Like I said I've been patient we all have but the longer this drags on the worse it continues to look for Sony whether this is their fault or not they have our money we don't have our service they have to be held accountable for it.
shysaursoft
Member
Why does any of this matter?
Jest Chillin
Member
Which would only matter if they held on to them. If they sold them off, which they could very well do, then they don't lose anything.
CambriaRising
Member
That deactivation can only be done every 6 months, and even then the network has to be up for you to activate a new console. I wouldn't risk it. It isn't going to do any good until the network is back up and stable.
The best way to Activate/Deactivate is to do it from the console.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
You know what pisses me off more?
All the publicity these kids are getting, national TV here in Spain not only used the term "hackers", but also they mentioned directly Lizard Squad, I know the right to inform and all that, but they are getting the kind of attention they seek.
All the publicity these kids are getting, national TV here in Spain not only used the term "hackers", but also they mentioned directly Lizard Squad, I know the right to inform and all that, but they are getting the kind of attention they seek.
Live Free or Die
Banned
The site that was the source is a banned site on neogaf.
shysaursoft
Member
Unknown. Nobody is claiming responsibility for any large botnet action, and while we can see DDoS attacks hitting the US, we don't know if they're aimed at PSN. My guess would be this is still just fallout from the attack.
Dragonborn
Member
Man, I'd love it if they caught these guys and sent them to federal prison for the rest of their lives. Make sure they're with the general pop too, and see how many "lulz" they have there.
I thought people could log on using the 1473 MTU thingy. Does that not work anymore as well?
*tags* I bet your ONEs and PS4s dream at night about having graphics like these:
DC 4 lyfe!
*tags* I bet your ONEs and PS4s dream at night about having graphics like these:
DC 4 lyfe!
I don't mind how long it is out for. I would just like to know what is causing how long it is taking. Be it another DDoS or the DDoS caused some damage etc etc.
Oh ok.
While they're a bunch of petulant little brats, you come off as a full-blown sociopath. It's frustrating for all of us, but maybe you can use the off time to read a book. Might help expand that vocabulary of yours.
Seems more like a fallout from the attack because XBL has up for a lot of people and the last time they did an attack on a similar scale the same thing happened.(Took a while to come back) and add in holiday season influx.
shysaursoft
Member
Personally: I think Sony is still doing maintenance on a variety of services and infrastructure that were affected by the DDoS. I don't think there is a DDoS going on currently. That Sony is taking this long to bring PSN back up to full speed could mean a variety of things: the damage was worse than we thought, or the infrastructure was worse than we thought, or they're paranoid since the Sony Hack and are checking for intrusion attempts that might of happened during the DDoS. We really don't know, and I doubt Sony will admit to anything other than "technical issues". It's rare for a corporation to admit weakness, since it goes against their personal branding.
It doesn't help that it's Christmas, which add its own host of problems.
Agent_Tiro
Member
Cheers. Too many pages on this to read I have only dipped in and out. I thought it was old data when my missus told me about it. However national news talking about it like it's new.
Neither does Kim Dotcom because the accounts are killed.
GANGSTERKILLER
Member
Just tried to go online and PSN is still down after 3 days. Sick.
Only Sony.
Only Sony.
Isn't the whole argument here that Live was much quicker at fixing this?
I've got a real itch to play GTA Online, but PSN still being down, I feel a bit bummed.
LifEndz
Member
Same for me here in NYC. Glad I downloaded that dragon age patch earlier.
Jest Chillin
Member
Well it makes him and MEGA look bad for basically offering up a ransom, paying it, and not getting what he asked for.
Probably a fine mixture of all of the above.
Live Free or Die
Banned
LookAtMeGo
Member
So theoretically if there are double the PS4's trying to reconnect at once as X1's, would it take about twice as long bounce back after the attacks?
He already is a known idiot for worse shit than that.
Jest Chillin
Member
True enough. The nature of mainstream new coverage on this makes it a bit more known though I'd think.
vasametropolis
Member
Wake up, still offline. GG Sony I love how you are on top of things all the time.
shysaursoft
Member
YES
Xbox Live recovered quicker from the DDoS and seems to have restored most functionality, though some issues remain.
NO
PSN is NOT working properly yet. Some people do report some success, but it depends on the system (PS3, Vita), timing (Sony is randomly bringing services down for "maintenance"), or location (PSN is spread out across multiple datacenters for different regions, so one might be up while another is down).
YES
Microsoft has better infrastructure and DDoS mitigation, as has been proven a few times this year during similiar attacks.
YES
Sony's third-party DDoS mitigator wasn't up to the task, and Sony's PSN infrastructure is still Swiss cheese, even though by now Sony should really have improved, especially in light of the original PSN Outage and Hack.
NO
I don't care if this makes MS better than Sony, keep console warrior crap to yourself.
YES
It's Christmas, which means a flood of new consoles and accounts adds its own mini-DDoS effect, compounding issues.
NO
There is no KNOWN data breach or intrusion attempt, so we don't know if user details were compromised during the DDoS. DDoS is not "hacking", but it can be used to hide legitimate hacking attempts. But there is no evidence currently to suggest that it happened.
NO
There has been no OFFICIAL statement made from Sony regarding any free games or PS+ time to make up for the downtime.
DOUBT IT
Any twitter accounts other than LizardMafia you see online, and people being interviewed in articles or on BBC, aren't likely to be the actual people who instigated the several DDoS attacks this year under the name of LizardSquad.
Xbox Live recovered quicker from the DDoS and seems to have restored most functionality, though some issues remain.
NO
PSN is NOT working properly yet. Some people do report some success, but it depends on the system (PS3, Vita), timing (Sony is randomly bringing services down for "maintenance"), or location (PSN is spread out across multiple datacenters for different regions, so one might be up while another is down).
YES
Microsoft has better infrastructure and DDoS mitigation, as has been proven a few times this year during similiar attacks.
YES
Sony's third-party DDoS mitigator wasn't up to the task, and Sony's PSN infrastructure is still Swiss cheese, even though by now Sony should really have improved, especially in light of the original PSN Outage and Hack.
NO
I don't care if this makes MS better than Sony, keep console warrior crap to yourself.
YES
It's Christmas, which means a flood of new consoles and accounts adds its own mini-DDoS effect, compounding issues.
NO
There is no KNOWN data breach or intrusion attempt, so we don't know if user details were compromised during the DDoS. DDoS is not "hacking", but it can be used to hide legitimate hacking attempts. But there is no evidence currently to suggest that it happened.
NO
There has been no OFFICIAL statement made from Sony regarding any free games or PS+ time to make up for the downtime.
DOUBT IT
Any twitter accounts other than LizardMafia you see online, and people being interviewed in articles or on BBC, aren't likely to be the actual people who instigated the several DDoS attacks this year under the name of LizardSquad.
Almighty_Chocobo
Member
So long as TLoU is one of the 3 free games they're going to offer, all is forgiven.
LifEndz
Member
Much quicker. They have their shit together over there. Not faulting Sony for going down due to the attack because based on what many said here, few sites could withstand this large of a ddos attack. Right now I'm pissed about their inability to recover from the attack and the lack of communication.
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