Important Notice PSN Update!

New Terms of Service and User Agreement: Add PlayStation_Network@playstation.innovyx.net to your address book

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PlayStation(R)Network

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An important message to you from the
PlayStation(R)Network team at Sony Computer
Entertainment America LLC.

Anybody else get this in there email?? seems serious.

On April 1, 2011, Sony Computer
Entertainment America LLC ("SCEA")
will transfer its online services
operations, including your wallet
and the funds in it, to Sony Network
Entertainment America Inc. ("SNEA").
The first time you sign in to your
Sony Online Services account on or
after April 1, you will be asked to
enter into a new Terms of Service and
User Agreement with SNEA. If you do
not wish to enter into a contract with
SNEA, you may decline the terms of
service and we will close your account(s)
and return your funds. You can preview
the new Terms of Service and User
Agreement with SNEA at:
http://playstation.innovyx.net/r?xncJcqnEcWlcqnEHWcHJcJHqlJJ

They're just changing the service from SCEA to SNEA. That's it.Flame_Blade88

[QUOTE="Flame_Blade88"]They're just changing the service from SCEA to SNEA. That's it.NooBAFIED

[QUOTE="NooBAFIED"][QUOTE="Flame_Blade88"]They're just changing the service from SCEA to SNEA. That's it.EdenProxy

Sony is not going to make a broad-stroke change to their online policy. They have a distinct advantage over competitors largely because of this policy, so they're not going to change anything as it stands. They will continue to expand their Plus Program (as they have done since it's inception, with a lot more offered and motivational give-aways), and that's the "pay" part of Sony, but they have committed again and again in press conferences, etc. that there will be no fundamental changes to what the PS3 offers it's consumers.

Further, Sony is a multi-national corporation, and your suspicions of Sony having trouble in Japan are probably correct - The entire Nation of Japan (and subsequently the world) is riding on a very dangerous line right now in the wake of the horrors they've recently endured, but that isn't causing Sony to alter it's corporate approach world-wide in reaction.

Every time there's a new user agreement, people start waving warning flags and declaring infractions to their liberties as gamers and consumers, but here's the truth:

If you haven't done anything wrong, you have nothing to fear, and nothing to lose by signing any agreement Sony sends you pertaining to the use of it's electronics.

Now, please don't take the above statement overboard. I can hear the paranoiac reactions right now - "You're the target for such insideous legal traps, people like you who sign things blindly!"

No, I'm just a gamer who bought a game system from a recognized retailer, I pay legit sources for legit peripherals and software for that system, and to the relationship that I have with Sony, I believe that they are only interested in continuing said above-board everything-in-the-light relationship, and continue to regularly fleece me on my addiction to PSOne, PS2, and PS3 games, and the occasional movie rental when my NetFlix disc gets lost in the mail, ultimately recieving more attention and money from me than my family gets on any given day.

They're not the evil Empire... They're not Apple, inc. (who actually DO want to enslave you; But that's a tale for another day).

So go ahead, and sign it... And I'll see you this afternoon on "Gran Turismo 5"... or perhaps a little "F.E.A.R.2" online, I haven't played that gem in a few weeks...

... If you're just a gamer, you have nothing to fear.

:D

Peace, and above all RESPECT to you all!!!

Sony is not going to make a broad-stroke change to their online policy. They have a distinct advantage over competitors largely because of this policy, so they're not going to change anything as it stands. They will continue to expand their Plus Program (as they have done since it's inception, with a lot more offered and motivational give-aways), and that's the "pay" part of Sony, but they have committed again and again in press conferences, etc. that there will be no fundamental changes to what the PS3 offers it's consumers.

Further, Sony is a multi-national corporation, and your suspicions of Sony having trouble in Japan are probably correct - The entire Nation of Japan (and subsequently the world) is riding on a very dangerous line right now in the wake of the horrors they've recently endured, but that isn't causing Sony to alter it's corporate approach world-wide in reaction.

Every time there's a new user agreement, people start waving warning flags and declaring infractions to their liberties as gamers and consumers, but here's the truth:

If you haven't done anything wrong, you have nothing to fear, and nothing to lose by signing any agreement Sony sends you pertaining to the use of it's electronics.

Now, please don't take the above statement overboard. I can hear the paranoiac reactions right now - "You're the target for such insideous legal traps, people like you who sign things blindly!"

No, I'm just a gamer who bought a game system from a recognized retailer, I pay legit sources for legit peripherals and software for that system, and to the relationship that I have with Sony, I believe that they are only interested in continuing said above-board everything-in-the-light relationship, and continue to regularly fleece me on my addiction to PSOne, PS2, and PS3 games, and the occasional movie rental when my NetFlix disc gets lost in the mail, ultimately recieving more attention and money from me than my family gets on any given day.

They're not the evil Empire... They're not Apple, inc. (who actually DO want to enslave you; But that's a tale for another day).

So go ahead, and sign it... And I'll see you this afternoon on "Gran Turismo 5"... or perhaps a little "F.E.A.R.2" online, I haven't played that gem in a few weeks...

... If you're just a gamer, you have nothing to fear.

:D

Peace, and above all RESPECT to you all!!!

MonkeySpot

Man, how and why do you type so much?! It just doesn't seem worth it to me sometimes. lolparvie

I guess you should just avoid topics I post in, then. But I see no reason to limit myself to monosylabic responses... Truly sorry if I have offended your sensibilities but it certainly wasn't calculated to evoke such a response. Only to inform.

:)

We are here to engage in conversation, and exchange of ideas, are we not?

Much respect, always!

[QUOTE="EdenProxy"][QUOTE="NooBAFIED"] & things can change when we switch to them.....NooBAFIED

Your theory isn't to far off, it could possible become a reality. To tell you the truth though, I wouldn't have a problem if Sony did model their online service(fee) after XBL. The quality of the online service has improved over the years so paying for it wouldn't be (as long as the price is reasonable) a problem for me.

[QUOTE="parvie"] Man, how and why do you type so much?! It just doesn't seem worth it to me sometimes. lolMonkeySpot

I guess you should just avoid topics I post in, then. But I see no reason to limit myself to monosylabic responses... Truly sorry if I have offended your sensibilities but it certainly wasn't calculated to evoke such a response. Only to inform.

:)

We are here to engage in conversation, and exchange of ideas, are we not?

Much respect, always!

@MonkeySpot...you are a gentleman and a Scholar.:)

[QUOTE="parvie"] Man, how and why do you type so much?! It just doesn't seem worth it to me sometimes. lolMonkeySpot

I guess you should just avoid topics I post in, then. But I see no reason to limit myself to monosylabic responses... Truly sorry if I have offended your sensibilities but it certainly wasn't calculated to evoke such a response. Only to inform.

:)

We are here to engage in conversation, and exchange of ideas, are we not?

Much respect, always!

Sony is not going to make a broad-stroke change to their online policy. They have a distinct advantage over competitors largely because of this policy, so they're not going to change anything as it stands. They will continue to expand their Plus Program (as they have done since it's inception, with a lot more offered and motivational give-aways), and that's the "pay" part of Sony, but they have committed again and again in press conferences, etc. that there will be no fundamental changes to what the PS3 offers it's consumers.

Further, Sony is a multi-national corporation, and your suspicions of Sony having trouble in Japan are probably correct - The entire Nation of Japan (and subsequently the world) is riding on a very dangerous line right now in the wake of the horrors they've recently endured, but that isn't causing Sony to alter it's corporate approach world-wide in reaction.

Every time there's a new user agreement, people start waving warning flags and declaring infractions to their liberties as gamers and consumers, but here's the truth:

If you haven't done anything wrong, you have nothing to fear, and nothing to lose by signing any agreement Sony sends you pertaining to the use of it's electronics.

Now, please don't take the above statement overboard. I can hear the paranoiac reactions right now - "You're the target for such insideous legal traps, people like you who sign things blindly!"

No, I'm just a gamer who bought a game system from a recognized retailer, I pay legit sources for legit peripherals and software for that system, and to the relationship that I have with Sony, I believe that they are only interested in continuing said above-board everything-in-the-light relationship, and continue to regularly fleece me on my addiction to PSOne, PS2, and PS3 games, and the occasional movie rental when my NetFlix disc gets lost in the mail, ultimately recieving more attention and money from me than my family gets on any given day.

They're not the evil Empire... They're not Apple, inc. (who actually DO want to enslave you; But that's a tale for another day).

So go ahead, and sign it... And I'll see you this afternoon on "Gran Turismo 5"... or perhaps a little "F.E.A.R.2" online, I haven't played that gem in a few weeks...

... If you're just a gamer, you have nothing to fear.

:D

Peace, and above all RESPECT to you all!!!

MonkeySpot

[QUOTE="MonkeySpot"]

[QUOTE="parvie"] Man, how and why do you type so much?! It just doesn't seem worth it to me sometimes. lolparvie

I guess you should just avoid topics I post in, then. But I see no reason to limit myself to monosylabic responses... Truly sorry if I have offended your sensibilities but it certainly wasn't calculated to evoke such a response. Only to inform.

:)

We are here to engage in conversation, and exchange of ideas, are we not?

Much respect, always!

And there was no offense taken. Hence the smiley face and the apology pertaining to my verbose nature.

:D

[QUOTE="EdenProxy"][QUOTE="NooBAFIED"] & things can change when we switch to them.....NooBAFIED

[QUOTE="parvie"][QUOTE="MonkeySpot"]

I guess you should just avoid topics I post in, then. But I see no reason to limit myself to monosylabic responses... Truly sorry if I have offended your sensibilities but it certainly wasn't calculated to evoke such a response. Only to inform.

:)

We are here to engage in conversation, and exchange of ideas, are we not?

Much respect, always!

MonkeySpot

And there was no offense taken. Hence the smiley face and the apology pertaining to my verbose nature.

:D

[QUOTE="parvie"] Man, how and why do you type so much?! It just doesn't seem worth it to me sometimes. lolMonkeySpot

I guess you should just avoid topics I post in, then. But I see no reason to limit myself to monosylabic responses... Truly sorry if I have offended your sensibilities but it certainly wasn't calculated to evoke such a response. Only to inform.

:)

We are here to engage in conversation, and exchange of ideas, are we not?

Much respect, always!

[QUOTE="MonkeySpot"]

[QUOTE="parvie"] Man, how and why do you type so much?! It just doesn't seem worth it to me sometimes. lolJJ_Productions

I guess you should just avoid topics I post in, then. But I see no reason to limit myself to monosylabic responses... Truly sorry if I have offended your sensibilities but it certainly wasn't calculated to evoke such a response. Only to inform.

:)

We are here to engage in conversation, and exchange of ideas, are we not?

Much respect, always!

From the original post:

Truly sorry if I have offended your sensibilities but it certainly wasn't calculated to evoke such a response. Only to inform.

:)

MonkeySpot

Read through the "wall of text" (LoL), you can see the actual meat of the matter - IF it happened, THEN the apology. You see. In essence, hedging one's wager in being misunderstood, thus to avoid the ruffle of a feather. Heading it up at the pass, if you will.

From the original post:

[QUOTE="MonkeySpot"] Truly sorry if I have offended your sensibilities but it certainly wasn't calculated to evoke such a response. Only to inform.

:)

MonkeySpot

Read through the "wall of text" (LoL), you can see the actual meat of the matter - IF it happened, THEN the apology. You see. In essence, hedging one's wager in being misunderstood, thus to avoid the ruffle of a feather. Heading it up at the pass, if you will.

Gettin' ripped helps.

:P

Who's for some MP? Pick the game. Who's up for a lil' "Dark Sector"?

:D

I got this earlier as well, I wondered what it was. I actually came on here to post about it lol thought it was spam.

Any confirmation about what it was?

Could it be an elaborate April fools day set up?