Full PSN Services, including PlayStation Store, Return This Week

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This press release just hit the wire – PlayStation Store and related services (like voucher redemption) back this week:
SONY AND SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCE FULL RESTORATION OF PLAYSTATION®NETWORK SERVICES
Tokyo, May 31, 2011 – Sony Corporation and Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) announced today that Sony Network Entertainment International (SNEI, the company) will fully restore all PlayStation®Network services in the Americas, Europe/PAL territories and Asia, excluding Japan, Hong Kong, and South Korea by the end of this week. The company will also resume Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity™ for PlayStation®3 (PS3®), PSP® (PlayStation®Portable), VAIO and other PCs. Details for Japan, Hong Kong, and South Korea as well as the remaining services on Qriocity will be announced as they become available.
The company implemented considerable security enhancements to the network infrastructure, as well as conducted testing of the payment process and commerce functions. The first phase of PlayStation Network and Qriocity restoration began on May 15 in the Americas and Europe/PAL territories, followed by Japan and Asian countries and regions on May 28, when the company brought partial services back online. With this partial restoration users were able to access to some of the services such as online game play, account management, friend lists and chat functionality were restored. The full restoration of PlayStation Network as well as part of services to become available on Qriocity will include:
• Full functionality on PlayStation®Store
• In-game commerce
• Ability to redeem vouchers and codes
• Full functionality on Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity for PS3, PSP, VAIO and
other PCs
• Full functionality on Media Go
Customers will be able to purchase and download games and video content from the PlayStation®Store on PS3 or PSP. In addition, consumers will have full access to Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity through PS3, PSP, VAIO and other PC’s. Service restoration of Video on Demand powered by Qriocity™ and Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity for a variety of network-enabled Sony devices will be announced later.
“We have been conducting additional testing and further security verification of our commerce functions in order to bring the PlayStation Network completely back online so that our fans can again enjoy the first class entertainment experience they have come to love,” said Kazuo Hirai, Executive Deputy President, Sony Corporation. “We appreciate the patience and support shown during this time.”
The company will be offering customers a “Welcome Back” package of services and premium content to all registered PlayStation Network* and Qriocity account services. The details of this program will continue to be detailed regionally.
* Only available for those countries with access to PlayStation®Store.
We will update the PlayStation Blog when the PlayStation Store is once again open for business.

Source: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/05/30/full-psn-services-including-playstation-store-return-this-week/

awws that sucks :/

awws that sucks :/

Tommorow the day we see that japan psn store back up let's just hope ....Btw Honk Kong up.

You're telling me! It was a white/pink Final Fantasy XIII PS3 <3 Wonder if can find another..

Vicky ! what's maintaince about today ?

well dont think bring back japan psn store because i see nothing about benign up afterwards

me too so much so

Around septermber.

where did you hear going to take until sept o.o

From a friend again once again sorry i do not have a source i hope it isnt true from thye look's of it it look's that way O-O...

omg really!!!!! sept wth!!!!!!!!why so long??????that long to get psn store up in japan noway.

I don't know why t be honest, but i want new item's can't purchase a thing with them holding up like this, i don't see vwhy it's has to take this long, the people in japan must be upset over somthing like this.

japanese more upset over that info was not really protect like sony said it be then not having the psn store

damn really omg that freaking blows