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Seven-Hour PSN Maintenance Scheduled for October 13

Sony to deploy a "series of back-end improvements" to the PlayStation Network this coming Monday.

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Sony announced today that the PlayStation Network will undergo routine maintenance on Monday, October 13, for a period of around seven hours. It's currently scheduled to take place on that day from 10 AM to 5 PM PDT.

"During this time we will deploy a series of back-end improvements to the network," Sony wrote on its website on Thursday.

If you've signed into the PSN since October 8 you will be able to play PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita games online and access entertainment apps like Netflix during the maintenance period. However, the PlayStation Store, PlayStation Home, and Account Management will be offline.

"We thank you for your patience and support and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause," Sony said.

After six years of continued support, Sony announced plans in September to shutter PlayStation Home. The service will be taken offline early next year in the United States, Canada, and Europe.

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Typically of Shambolic PSN. 1 of the reasons i've permanently boycotted PSN & not renewing my PlayStation Plus anymore & extremely ignorant PSN users the nost ignorant people on Earth ii've ever met. I prefer my tablet now to ignorance on PSN

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Add me one online comes back on : my username fore ps4 is FLipPiN_Fresh


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I have never played minecraft online on my ps4



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Who wants to play minecraft with me once the online comes back on


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It is downright incompetent in 2014 to require such an outage for software and/or hardware upgrades for a service of this magnitude. Backwards compatibility, load balancing, roll-forward/roll-back, prod vs. dev ...these are the approaches of a professional online service. "We need to fix something, so we're going to turn it all off so we don't get electrocuted" is a Neanderthal approach in modern IT systems. Get a clue, Sony (and any other vendor, for that matter).

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This is probably opening up space for what the game lead said was going to be "minus a few cars and tracks" as far as the PS Plus Edition.


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Sarcasm?

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"you will be able to play << LINK REMOVED >>, << LINK REMOVED >>, and<< LINK REMOVED >> games online and access entertainment apps like Netflix during the maintenance period. "


the above is bollox, I can't log onto PSN

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"Don't you people have anything better to do?" That's not the point Sony fanboys..

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I will never understand how a maintenance can take a whole network down. Don't they have any load balancers where they can take systems off to update them while requests still go to the other systems?

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Now when they are official trying to fix and stabilize the network, you still got something to complain about? don't you have other stuff to do those 7 hours?

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:) doesn't bother me at all. Not an online gamer at all and as long as i can still play single campaign, HAPPY CAMPER HERE

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<< LINK REMOVED >> If you read the article you'd understand that online features such as playing games with others still works.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> If you tried using PSN during this period you would understand that isn't true.

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Why is it that every single time a simple news story that focuses on one system is posted, we have to have the haters and whiners come out and remind us how much they needlessly hate it and what horrible injustices have been done to the entitled masses?

Oh yeah, because a large segment of the gaming population is made up of childish complainers.

I'm basically about to give up looking for mature discussion on these game site comment sections any more.

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People wind each other up for a laugh. You will never get serious debate online. Lighten up and have a bit if banter.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Whining about whiners again, pete?

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Yeah i felt the same. Now they are trying to stabilize and improve on their network with an official statement, and people complain about losing 7 hours online still

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@opticstrike @guitarpete462 people are complaining because they pay for the network and they do this every month. This never happened when I had a xbox 360.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> i know it is a problem, but i don't see how 7 hours each month is something to Complain about. I've experience plenty of maintenance problems on the 360 as well, after owning 1-3 360s the last 10 years. Just not as often. I really wish they came out with the reasons why they are having problems, cause it's actually better then letting the consumers or fanboys coming up with their own conclusions.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Yup it is true. Doesn't help when sites like GameSpot, IGN etc run these head-to-head video and screenshot comparisons where 99% of the time the human eye can't even tell the difference between the PS4, XB1 and PC versions. They will claim they don't condone or encourage flame wars and fanboyisim till they're blue in the face but we all know these comparisons are in fact designed to fan the flames.


But yeah gaming forums on the Internet are generally negative, toxic environments.


I say buy the system or systems you like, play the games you like, play multiplatform titles on whichever system makes the most sense for YOU and just try to enjoy gaming!


You know what I miss most about the SNES vs. Genesis 16-bit wars? The fact there were NO INTERNET FORUMS. Back then we talked $h!t to each other's faces on the playground and agreed to disagree. My Genesis-owning buddies would come over to my house to try out the SNES and I'd go over to their house to play the Genesis. We didn't waste hours of our lives we'll never get back pointlessly trying to change anonymous people's minds who have a different allegiance to us. It almost makes me want to stop reading the comments all together.

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If this was Microsoft it would take 75% less time and wouldn't even be the whole Xbox Market place :D

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<< LINK REMOVED >> MSFT figured out how to do routine maintenance in the background without it affecting customers over 5 years ago.

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both consoles are good i wish people would shut up saying one is better then the other

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<< LINK REMOVED >> its called discussion

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Everybody knows that PSN isn't nowhere near as good as XBL. This shouldn't come as a surprise, Sony have a long history of online issues I'm afraid. At least it's better than Nintendo's online, but in this respect Sony are quite far behind Microsoft.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> HD DVD Fail LOL

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@lucienbry Yea... the free games, discounts, and using video apps without PS Plus is horrible. It only took Microsoft until just a few months ago to implement half of these features. Where is Microsoft's version of Playstation Now? I can play PS3 games on my PS4 without waiting for any download. It's instantly accessible.

Not to mention Remote Play so I can play PS4 AND PS3 titles on my PS Vita portably. No remote play for xbox. Not even a handheld to begin wtih.


XBOX has zero backwards compatibility and can't even hit 1080p on most games. It's a boring piece of hardware. I bought both PS4 and XB1 and my XB1 has been collecting dust. Haven't even turned it on in almost 8 months now because every multiplatform game is better on PS4 and the exclusives are mindblowing.

What exclusive is on XB1? Have fun waiting for that master chief collection.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> "PSN isn't nowhere near as good as XBL"

Sir, your opinion is as awful as your grammar.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> That is actually the correct grammar for what you quoted.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Really? Are you dyslexic?

Here's a definition of grammar:


In << LINK REMOVED >>, grammar is the set of << LINK REMOVED >> rules governing the composition of << LINK REMOVED >>, << LINK REMOVED >>, and << LINK REMOVED >> in any given << LINK REMOVED >>.


In no way does "PSN isn't nowhere near as good as XBL" represent good or accurate grammar in any way shape or form. Please think before you type.

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PS4 = 1080P on 100% of there games

Crap Box 1 = 720P on almost 90% of there games

Nintendo Wii = 050P ?

PC = Games I only played back on the 80's 90's.

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Oh well, I'm sleeping during that time anyway.

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Yesterday I put in for one of my floating holidays to be 10/13. This is very unfortunate timing.

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Argh! It's Thanksgiving weekend in Canada! I'm busy Saturday and Sunday and was planning on playing some Destiny and NHL 15 online on the holiday Monday.

I was also thinking about finally buying an Xbox One this weekend as well...funny how that works ;)

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Actually I'm just kidding. I will eventually pickup an Xbox One because I'm a guy who always owns all the consoles so I can play all the exclusives, I'm not buying it this weekend. I'm actually hoping some other people get it for me for Christmas. Currently I have a Wii U and PS4 so getting the XB1 will make my setup complete and then I'll no longer be bound by hardware when I want to play ANY console game :)

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<< LINK REMOVED >> I was going to point out the Canadian holiday as well, bad timing for Canadians eh? :)

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Yes because in 2014 Canadian's still say "eh"

A lot better having thanksgiving Now instead of the end of November where Christmas is right around the corner. USA = eat to much turkey back to back. Hystavito why are you and 60% of Americans so fat ?

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Well you got one part right, I am fat, but I'm actually Canadian :). And honestly, I say eh all the time.


Anyway, guess you were pretty offended so I'm kinda sorry, sort of, maybe :). When I wrote the comment it just came out that way and only after did I realize the "eh" joke and decided to leave it.

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Back end improvements? What, are the gonna plug in two new routers?

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<< LINK REMOVED >> More fanboy garbage from you, wonderful!

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So the fact that I made a comment on how poor Sonys servers are, which is a known fact, means I'm a fanboy? So I guess I can't complain about being randomly logged off of PSN without being labeled as biased. Not everything is about being a fanboy you half wit.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Yes because Having FREE Online play on PS3 was so bad. And having to PAY to PLAY online for Crap box360 was so Good. How's HD DVD coming along ? How's your handheld ? how's Halo 5,6,7 ?

FUTURE = SONY ALL GAMES 1080P

Backwards = Crap Box Most games 720P

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Gotta love fanboys. It was free for a reason. Even though I have had PSN+ for years it's still unreliable and spotty. HD DVD was not a Microsoft technology or investment so it was of no lose to them. I wouldn't talk about handheld with how poorly the Vita has been performing. Halo 5 seems to be well into development and The Master Chief Collection seems to be getting a lot of attention. Not all PS4 games are in 1080p. The Order 1886 isn't and neither is the next Assassin's Creed. And Microsoft isn't the company being sued because they lied about a game not being in 1080p. And it looks like from here on out pretty much all Xbox One games are in 1080p. But would you rather have a great game in 900p or a bad game like Drive Club in 1080p? But then again your pathetic brain can't muster to look beyond the scripted fanboy rants and see things for itself.

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