Since a couple of days ago now, many PS3 gamers including myself have been met with the same error message when trying to sign into their PSN account. The error message with Error 80710A06 has graced to screen of many a PSN subscriber.
Originally, this was due to maintenance though conspiracy theorists have now been found correct in the assumption that someone on the outside has taken a liking to hacking the PlayStation Network.
What we already know is that we’re fairly certain the hacker group calling themselves ‘Anonymous’ are not the individuals behind the misdeeds, especially since they issued a statement not so long ago that they would no longer be attacking the PSN primarily due to the undesirable affect it had on gamers worldwide.
Unfortunately we don’t have too much more information on this matter and Sony officials haven’t said how much longer gamers will be affected. Timing has been pretty bad seeing as top games such as Portal 2 and Socom 4 have only been recently released yet most features of these games have been made unplayable.
A statement was issued however by Sony’s Patrick Seybold…
“An external intrusion on our system has affected our PlayStation Network and Qriocity services. In order to conduct a thorough investigation and to verify the smooth and secure operation of our network services going forward, we turned off PlayStation Network & Qriocity services on the evening of Wednesday, April 20th… Providing quality entertainment services to our customers and partners is our utmost priority. We are doing all we can to resolve this situation quickly, and we once again thank you for your patience. We will continue to update you promptly as we have additional information to share.”
We’ll do our best to keep you updated on when we can expect to have the usual service back up and running. In the meantime, please let us know how you have been affected.
Leave your comments below.
(Via: IGN)
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Might just go buy a xbox, black ops stopped working before this and psn is shite even when it does work.
x-box sucks ass
you are right alex i might as well go buy an xbox even if i would hav to pay for internet at least they are running their server fine
Personally, it gives me a good excuse to go outside and do something constructive with my time… but then again, I’m not a little biatch!! haha, oh ya, an Xbox puts the “X” in SUX DONKEY BALLS..
Im mad that ps3 down because i just brought a new game called homefront so eventally it will come on tomorrow
WTF PSN IS STILL DWN OMFG U BRAG ON TV BUT U DNT EFFIN PROVE IT N A WHILE PPL WILL B ABLE TEW STEAL CREDIT CARD INFO N SOCIAL SECURITY #’S GTF ON TOP OF UR ISH SONY
your stupid alex x box ones was out for 14 days
yeah matt i prefer ps3s but would rather pay for something that works, than nothing for something that is unreliable
steven my friend, you are a f***ing retard.
Got to give credit to Sony though… You get a lot more free content with PSN when PSN doing what it should than you do with Xbox LIVE. Sonic the Hedgehog for free definitely sounds better to me than 400 ms points and just so everyone knows, I have both the xbox and ps3. No ‘fanboyism’ here!
I wonder if Sony will offer any remuneration to those who pay for their PSN once it’s back up and running. A free game or movie might nice, though probably wishful thinking… …
well cant u just play offline for another day seriously is it werth it to buy an x box then pay again to go online then if u buy any ad ons is it still werth it unlike psn its free to go online so just be patient
Hello People i Buy Ps3 From 3 Year’s i am 14 old n i my real ID got stolen “trnastor” i know the guy who stoled it i ask him i ‘ll give him an ID Prestige 7 wth 50$ he said no my prestige is 13 and now my New Id is Prestige 2 n pleas Psn get it back n the maintance well move on WedneseDay March 9 “i am not sure and PSN i Try Forget Password the guy change evrything” Pleas i beg you Psn move it on that day i want to play
it probably wouldn’t bother me that much normally but i have just moved into a new flat in new area no tv aerial no job yet jus realy bored!!
i think that PSN WiLL be up and running by 2 to 3 day and if that dont work they are going to refresh the hol system
It seems like it’s gonna take 2 weeks or even a month for psn to be back and running.
For all those psfanboys out there saying XBOX SUCKS, ***** ****** get a xbox cause live is still up. Jus look at where you fanboys are at? while everyone that owns an xbox is playing online you ps3 ******** are stuck playing offline hahaha. now thats funny. Thats what sony gets for making their online free. Free to anyone even HACKERS!!!!!!!!!! Altho im curious on how it did get hacked tho i dont give a shit. If ps is sayin that its gonna take awhile before the create another server or what not think how long it took when they first made the thing. good few yrs. so porbably thats how long it will take when its bk up. So PSFANBOYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! only one thing left to say…have fun playing offline
omg its been over a week since psn was down, ugh i cant wait any longer HURRY UP WITH THE DAM MAINTENANCE SONY!!!!!!!
maybe ill switch 2 x box….hmm..
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Dear all pissed off gamers,
You all get pissed when you get stuck on a game right? Imagine how Sony feels because they lack the ability to notice whats wrong in their systems. Imagine that, the computer hackers weren’t normal, they were very talented hackers, up to a skill level that most people would drop dead from trying to understand. I am gamer, I am a computer person, Can i hack? Yes. Did i? No. Sony is said to have talented computer people, now think about how smart the other hackers are…. Scary….
From, ME
Dear Gamers again,
If you are going to switch, just switch already, don’t say you will, just do it, or don’t! Sony is under an enormous amount of pressure to get it back up, and sometimes people crack under pressure, so LAY THE HELL BACK, TAKE A CHILL PILL, AND GO DO SOMETHING ELSE!!!!! get a social life, a job, or maybe a girl friend. I am one of the people that are waiting for the psn to come back up
Dear Gamers again,
If you are going to switch, just switch already, don’t say you will, just do it, or don’t! Sony is under an enormous amount of pressure to get it back up, and sometimes people crack under pressure, so LAY THE HELL BACK, TAKE A CHILL PILL, AND GO DO SOMETHING ELSE!!!!! get a social life, a job, or maybe a girl friend. I am one of the people that are waiting for the psn to come back up
From, ME
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