The PlayStation Network and Xbox Live online systems might be down on Christmas Day if hackers follow through with their threats to take down the networks. This would mean everyone who received a new Xbox One or PlayStation 4 for Christmas would not be able to play online right away.
Normal price is $19.99 per month PlayStation Now will be offered in a new year-long subscription plan for $100 starting Tuesday. This is an unlimited plan for 12 months, and much cheaper than the month-to-month plans.
The 17-year-old was charged with over 50,000 offenses of hacking as well as other charges. A teenager in Finland has been convicted for his role in hacking the PlayStation and Xbox networks last December.
Unfortunately, European-based users of Sony's PlayStation Network service won't be able to pre-order Resident Evil HD, a remake of Resident Evil for Gamecube, which was originally released in 2002 exclusively for Nintendo's box-shaped console.
Video game aficionados were affected by an outage of Sony's PlayStation Network on Tuesday, but the Japanese company was able to resolve the issue by Wednesday afternoon.
Sony's PlayStation Network went down during the holidays due to some unaccounted-for activity, but the popular console manufacturer has attempted to make up for it with some new deals.
A group calling itself the Lizard Squad ruined Christmas morning for many people around the world when they conducted an attack on the Xbox Live and Playstation networks, preventing users from logging in. Though Xbox Live service has been restored, the PSN continues to struggle.
Sony's online gaming system is back online after a cyber attack Online gamers utilizing the PlayStation Network were without service for several hours Sunday evening and Monday morning after a group of hackers managed to gain access to the network.
In a recent interview with Polygon, Mojang Chief Word Officer Owen Hill said the company is currently working on the Minecraft: Playstation 4 and PS Vita Editions and is expected to be released in either the second or third quarter of this year.
It was not very long ago when online gaming was a laggy, less enjoyable experience. Nowadays, however, the next generation consoles have made significant improvements for online gamers but the question still remains: Which game console won this war?
