From North America PS Blog.......... Thank you for your patience and encouragement over the last few weeks. As covered in the post from earlier today, you can now update the firmware on your PS3 and change your password. Kazuo Hirai just announced that we have begun the phased restoration by region of some of the services, starting with online multiplayer functionality. Please note that these services will take a bit of time to be turned on and rolled out to the whole country. The process has begun and some states are being turned on now, so please be patient as we reach your city and state. It will take several hours to restore PSN throughout the entire country, so please keep checking back for the latest updates. In the meantime, now’s a great time to get your PS3’s firmware updated and change your password, both of which are required to get online. We have been working on a new PS3 system software update that requires all PSN users to change their password once PlayStation Network is restored. The update (v3.61) is mandatory and is available now. If using a PS3, your password can only be changed on your own PS3 (or a PS3 on which your PSN account was activated), as an added layer of security. If you have never downloaded any content using your account on the system, an email will be sent to the registered sign-in ID (email address) associated with your account when you first attempt to sign-in to PSN. This e-mail will contain a link that will enable you to change your password. In this email, click on the link and follow the instructions to change your password. Once you have changed your password you can sign-in to your account using your new password. We strongly recommend that all PSN account holders with PS3s update their systems to prepare for when PlayStation Network is back online. The release of this update is a critical step as we work to make PlayStation Network significantly more secure. Thank you for your continued support and patience.
Got this tweet from PlayStation: PSN service now resuming in U.S. Northeast: Play On – PSN Restoration Begins Now CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, NJ, RI, VT and more to come
Got another update from PlayStation that it is now up in California, but the map hasn't been updated yet. Update: PSN service now resuming in California: Play On More to come
Got another tweet from PlayStation that says PSN is up in California now too: Update: PSN service now resuming in California: Play On More to come
Same here James. But still this is a most excellent news. And here I thought it would be til the 31st.
PSN service now restoring in U.S. Southeast: Play On FL, GA, MD, NC, SC and more to come. When Sony mentioned May 31st, it was for when ALL PSN services would be FULLY restored. But before then they were going to restore some services like online gaming, PS Home, etc. The PS Store won't be available today and that is one of the things that will take until 5/31.
PSN coming back online in the U.S. Midwest and Mid-Atl: D.C., DE, IN, MI, OH, PA, VA, WV... More to come Play On
