From 8AM-11PM PST on April 14th, the PLAYSTATION Network will be down for "scheduled maintenance." According to the US PlayStation Support site, the Store will be completely inaccessible as Sony makes the background changes necessary to accommodate the Store redesign. Once the downtime is over, a new firmware update will be available for all to download.It's unclear whether or not online gaming and friends lists will be affected by this maintenance. Don't be surprised if you won't be able to enjoy a bout of Warhawk or Call of Duty 4 while Sony does their magic.
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4-13-2008 @ 2:35PM
Taylor said...
What times that in the UK? plus are we getting MGS4 beta with the update?
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4-13-2008 @ 3:05PM
TinyTim121 said...
Pacific Standard Time (PST) is around five hours behind British Summer Time (BST)
So i would guess at about 1PM to around 4am
4-13-2008 @ 5:00PM
Nick said...
If I'm not mistaken, Britan is 5 hours ahead of the East coast. So you should be 8hrs ahead of PST. I think you are looking at 4pm-7pm your time. I'm EST so I'm looking at 11am to 2pm EST.
4-13-2008 @ 5:06PM
yomama07024 said...
If you live on the east coast (EST), you are looking at downtime between the hours of 11:00 AM to 2:00 AM...not 2:00 PM like Nick said.
4-13-2008 @ 5:23PM
Tranando said...
PSN back online 06:00 Tuesday April 15, 2008 in GMT
http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc
4-13-2008 @ 2:36PM
RazielDune said...
normally i hate downtimes but this one hopefully seems worth it.
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4-13-2008 @ 2:38PM
sean said...
well that sucks if online gaming is taken sown also. thats when my family is finally leaving and i can actually play some warhawk lol. its cool though will be playing plenty once the new booster comes out
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4-13-2008 @ 2:43PM
never$$hort said...
The downtime sucks... but it will definitely be worth it
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4-13-2008 @ 2:52PM
myself said...
so sweet downtime...
i can't imagine how i will wait in the Home downtime...
:)
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4-13-2008 @ 2:53PM
Seb said...
On my birthday:) Woho:P
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4-13-2008 @ 3:04PM
SSG said...
when does the mgs online beta start?
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4-13-2008 @ 3:10PM
Phoenix8387 said...
Taken directly from the Beta pamphlet...
Download Available:
April 17th to May 5th 2008
Gameplay Available:
April 21st to May 5th 2008
4-13-2008 @ 3:05PM
Joe said...
Well I can't wait until Sony is finished with this new update because the new PS Store is going to be great.
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4-13-2008 @ 3:08PM
Phoenix8387 said...
Quoted directly from the source article...
"It is not anticipated that this will affect other PLAYSTATION Network services"
While theres a possibility of some disruption, I wouldn't could on a long complete service blackout.
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4-13-2008 @ 3:48PM
Kspraydad said...
Exactly.
4-14-2008 @ 4:31AM
never$$hort said...
nice... warhawks still on then
4-13-2008 @ 3:52PM
emaxximus said...
Downtime?!? I demand a refund!
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4-13-2008 @ 4:00PM
gregory mitchell said...
yea im with you on that. how is the redesign of the store "worth it"
cross game chat, now thats "worth it"
adding stuff to the store i actually want. I dont own GH or RB so i feel like the store isnt for me
4-13-2008 @ 4:01PM
Meximan said...
Refund for what? PSN is free. Unlike OTHER services...
_>
4-13-2008 @ 4:55PM
sean said...
@meximan
he was jokin around lol. just makin fun of 360