By: Aseem Gaurav on May 28, 2011
Sony Corp.’s PlayStation Network will finally be back in Japan and other parts of Asia on May 28. The company has offered a “thank you and apology package” to go with it.
Earlier Japan, the PlayStation's native country, had blocked the restoration the service because of its dissatisfaction with Sony’s plans for higher security precautions and identity protection.
Except South Korea and Hong Kong, the service will resume in Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. The company is still in talks with authorities in these two countries but hasn’t revealed a date.
The service returned for users in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand on May 14 and 15, but gamers in Asia had to wait long.
It has been more than five weeks since the PSN was taken offline following a cyber attack. Hackers stole data on all 77 million registered accounts including user names, e-mail addresses, login IDs and passwords.
As per the new security precautions, PlayStation users need to download a firmware update for the console. Users then have to change their password upon login.
Sony Corp.’s PlayStation Network will finally be back in Japan and other parts of Asia on May 28. The company has offered a “thank you and apology package” to go with it.
Earlier Japan, the PlayStation's native country, had blocked the restoration the service because of its dissatisfaction with Sony’s plans for higher security precautions and identity protection.
Except South Korea and Hong Kong, the service will resume in Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. The company is still in talks with authorities in these two countries but hasn’t revealed a date.
The service returned for users in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand on May 14 and 15, but gamers in Asia had to wait long.
It has been more than five weeks since the PSN was taken offline following a cyber attack. Hackers stole data on all 77 million registered accounts including user names, e-mail addresses, login IDs and passwords.
As per the new security precautions, PlayStation users need to download a firmware update for the console. Users then have to change their password upon login.
