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Possible A New Software Firmware Update Incoming

According to recent tweets, it seems that PlayStation Network for Japan is back online and can be accessed by local users. Sony appears to be delivering on their recent promise to fix PSN this week.

Sony has yet to release an official statement whether PSN is truly online in Japan, but there are already several Facebook and Twitter updates stating that PS3 online play has now resumed for gamers based in Japan.

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xTruthx5158d ago (Edited 5158d ago )

Yeah, I just checked and it isn't.

Soldierone5158d ago

I hope your IN japan saying that....and not just creating a Japanese account...

Thepro3185158d ago

u going need JPN IP to access japan PSN right now

zep5158d ago

i live in japan got jpn ip jpn ps3 and jpn psn it not up yet

Thepro3185158d ago (Edited 5158d ago )

I'm asking question you are going need JPN IP to access japan PSN?

Soldierone5158d ago

Yes. You have to be in the Japanese region to get the Japanese servers. Unless you run through a Japanese Proxy, there isn't another way to do it.

People think simply opening a Japanese account and logging on that puts them in the Japanese servers and it doesn't.

zep5158d ago

@Thepro318 no you don't need a JPN IP because even though you live in Japan you still cant log on PSN JPN because its still down for maintenance

@Soldierone stop giving false info because whatever you do you still cant log in on PSN japan

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knifefight5158d ago

I live in Japan. It's not up.

PoweredParaglider5158d ago

Seems weird that you got any disagrees at all, let alone 14+.

I am starting to think there is something very wrong with some people on here.

imvix5158d ago

Anything said against Sony on this website will be treated with denial, its a Sony Fanboy infested website or perhaps they have employees with accounts on this website constantly.

Either way they can have their accounts leaked and sucked dry, these people will still support Sony.

knifefight5158d ago

Why the disagrees? I'm telling you, it ain't up.

RememberThe3575158d ago

Cuz they yurn so badly. They're hoping that denying the truth will make their dream become reality.

SockMaster5158d ago

@RememberThe357

LOL, Pretty lame if you disagree with a fact, your just in denial :)

Dojan1235158d ago

I was thinking the same thing. LOL.

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oghost855158d ago

my playstation just reset itself and it acting like i dont have an account with them anymore? should i be worried?

whothedog5158d ago

Two nights ago now, I somehow started downloading a patch for the 1.50 Home, and it installed and everything. But servers are still down so should I be worried?

Ascalon945158d ago

yeah updates are good man, i did some for games I havent played in a long time and everything is working fine.

NavySeal745158d ago

Mine did that and it said database will be rebuilt.

But its ok i think still playing games.
I do hope its on soon for everyone though as im sure
everyone is missing there games online.

I checked today uk doesnt have the software update yet that was at 9am this morning.

Kleptic5158d ago

I read on GT planet that the PSN being down ONLY applies to user login's...but that game data downloads and other internet functions function normally...

I'm saying that because certain users claimed to have updated GT5 properly, even though the PSN is down...its the user database that has been taken down, but you can still apparently get game updates?...

I haven't tried any of that, so i don't know for sure...just saying what I read...

sourav935158d ago

Same think happened to me. I put in Go of War III yesterday and it said about downloading patch 1.03 (i think) and it downloaded the patch. I was surprised because I thought the servers were down. Guess updates are part of a different server....

Soldierone5158d ago

Same thing happened to my friend. It simply lost all the data on the PS3 that linked it to your account. Thus it needs to be synced up with PSN again to sort out all the licenses and trophy data etc...

Since PSN is down, you cant do that. Which sucks. He can't play any games because the trophy data is out of date, and all his PSN titles say the account needs to be activated.

Its simply the cache got overloaded. It happens after a year or so unless you clean up your hard drive a lot.

KwietStorm_BLM5158d ago

Did he actually buy those games on that account or were they game "shared?"

Soldierone5158d ago (Edited 5158d ago )

He purchased them. For some reasons the games he shared with my account work fine.

But everytime he puts in Black Ops or Portal 2 it says something about not being able to sync with trophy data and doesn't let him play the game. His account on another fat PS3 works fine though, so he just plays everything on that.

Also on another note. For some reason ALL my trophies are disappearing. Dunno why, but its spreading to everything. I have plats and what not, and today i looked and a majority of my games are at 0 now....I hope it fixes when they sync back with the server.

lazertroy5158d ago

I hope that PSN comes back today

HolyOrangeCows5158d ago (Edited 5158d ago )

If I'm remembering right, they said "By Wednesday", so hopefully we see it within 24 hours.

BTW, I think I'd be more shocked if they DIDN'T release a new firmware when it comes back up. It'll at LEAST have a new agreement.

Prototype5158d ago

99% of the "By Wednesday" means on Wed at 11:59 pm before Thurs...Well that's how we see it when paying Rent.

ClimateKaren5158d ago

Agreed on the firmware. It doesn't seem too likely to me that the security updates would be entirely on one side. Never know though, they could be.

Baba19065158d ago

i want the psn =D miss it. its been a long time now...

IGAMEHARD5158d ago

with the way everyone acted here in the states i hope were last

Fox015158d ago

Me too, let's push it even further; I hope it never comes back to the US, that'll show them.

KwietStorm_BLM5158d ago

Yes, let's make all of us suffer because of a select group of jackasses. Oh! Just like with the hackers!

Shad0wRunner5158d ago

Dont start with the hacker propaganda, kwiet.

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The Evil Within Deserved More: A Great Horror Series Left Behind

The Outerhaven writes: While I hold Bethesda's The Evil Within series as some of the best Survival Horror games available, it's clear that Bethesda has no intention of revisiting the series. While Capcom is still working on its Resident Evil series, I look back at the now-dead survival horror series from Bethesda, wondering why the series was left wide open, and yet still not revisited.

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SimpleSlave1d 3h ago

An OK horror series left behind. It had some great ideas, but it never knew how to play to its strengths. Instead, it came out like just another RE4 clone.

I would love for a third entry to come out, but it needs to learn to lean in on the psychological aspect and move away from the generic "pew pew" ideology at the center of the gameplay loop. It doesn't need to abandon it; it just needs to put it into better context, is all.

Also, try a first-person perspective instead. Too many 3rd-person games with nothing to offer but an avatar taking precious screen space. At least make it an actual option and not that janky-ass mess the second game pretended to have.

Venoxn4g16h ago

Love both games, hope that we will get third game

gold_drake7h ago(Edited 7h ago)

i really didnt like the 2nd game.

first game was fantastic

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John Marston Voice Actor Teases "Exciting" Red Dead Redemption News

During a livestream on his personal Twitch channel, Rob Wiethoff (who voices John Marston in the Red Dead Redemption series) hinted at "exciting news" to be revealed next week. According to Wiethoff, the news will be announced "before Friday".

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jznrpg1d 3h ago (Edited 1d 3h ago )

PS5/Pro/Switch 2 version of RDR2 seems most likely. I’d love a RDR3 but that seems years away

Cacabunga1d 2h ago

Id be happy for just a 60fps patch

OmegaSoldati1d 1h ago (Edited 1d 1h ago )

Agreed, but at the same time RD2 came out in 2018. Could it be a remake of Red Dead 1?

Spoiler:

Marston died in the end of Red Dead and Red Dead 2 is set before that. Im curious now. What news could it be?

mkis00718h ago

I'm pretty sure the next game will be another prequel as the story really has no where to go as far as being a western after red dead redemption. The next game will end with the ferry boat incident.

Profchaos1d 3h ago (Edited 1d 3h ago )

Their contracts are iron clas if they leak anything legit they are threatened with immense legal action.

My hopes for what this is are minimal its probably a meet and greet with the cast

I dont see why they would be involved in a upgraded version of rdr2 when the dialogue hasn't changed

thorstein1d ago

He seems to have been cleared to do this as he purposely picked up the game, streamed it, and made the announcement.

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It Has Been Over 2,500 Days Since The Elder Scrolls 6 Was Revealed

It's been officially over 2,500 days since The Elder Scrolls 6 was revealed, and fans are still waiting for more than a logo and a mountain range.

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jznrpg5d ago (Edited 5d ago )

It will come out in another 1000-2000 days or so. I’d rather they remake Morrowind. After they added quest arrows, sprint button, making stats lesser and the big nerfs to spells Elder Scrolls has been too simplified. They could change that with ES6 but I don’t have much faith in modern Bethesda. I would love to be wrong

clevernickname4d ago

Wait until he hears about Star Citizen...