At E3 next week, Sony is set to officially announce the premium PlayStation Network service. The service will cost lest than £50 a year, and will be called PSN+. The service is said to feature a streaming music application that’s similar to Spotify which can run in the background while playing games, as well as the option to offer subscribers one free PSN title from a choice of “two to four” every month.
The PlayStation Network will undergo scheduled maintenance today, June 9th from 8am PST / 4pm GMT. The PSN will be down for several hours, during which time users won’t be able to access the PlayStation Store or Account Management, and may encounter some difficulty while signing in to PSN.
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president Andrew House has confirmed their plans to introduce the often-rumored premium PSN service in a recent fan in question & answer post. The premium PSN idea was revealed by Kaz Hirai a few months ago, and House has confirmed that more details will be available soon.
Naughty Dog has confirmed that the PlayStation Network will be getting new Uncharted 2 avatars later today. The PSN Avatars were created from renders made from Uncharted 2 and include Nathan Drake, Elena Fisher, Victor Sullivan, Chloe Frazer, Jeff, Tenzin, Karl Schafer, Zoran Lazarevic, Harry Flynn, and an image of the Phurba dagger.
VG247 has learnt that Sony is to reveal plans for PSN’s premium services at E3. According to a highly-placed source, Sony will announce a large-scale monetizing scheme for PSN at the LA show next month, but it will not impact the service’s current free aspects (like online gaming).
The PlayStation Network in Europe was experiencing issues last week, preventing users from adding money to their PlayStation Wallet among other issues. Sony Europe has confirmed that the issues have now been resolved via their twitter account. The original issue list can be found in the original article.
The PlayStation Network has been experiencing some issues recently, including problems in adding money to the PlayStation Wallet, using PSN Cards and purchasing / downloading content. You can find a summary of all the issues below, provided by Sony. Sony is aware of the issues and is working to resolve them as quickly as possible.
For those of you living under a rock, Kick-Ass is an amazing movie by director Mathew Vaughn. It’s based on the superhero brainchild of writer Mark Millar and artist John Romita Jr, and features a unique take on superheroes. The game will be heading to the PlayStation Network this Thursday, and it’s a cross between the comics and the movie.
Recently, we have seen may users sending us links to PSN Code Generator websites, who reward you with free credit for referring your friends. Unfortunately, these websites do more than just reward you – they also hack in to your PSN account and purchase content using your registered credit card details.
Soon you will be able to join Zidane, Garnet, Vivi and the other characters from Final Fantasy IX. The will soon be joining the ranks of Final Fantasy VII, VIII and Tactics, when it is released on the PlayStation Network. Square Enix has confirmed that the title will be heading to Japan soon with North American and European releases in the future.
