If you think that's why Gold is worth it you're really looking at it the wrong way. It's basically a way to support screaming fast servers for demos/music and whatever else. As well, I suspect it funds the acquisition of new content (e.g. ESPN3 and The History Channel). I have some pretty good parental controls with Gold Family.

I can see why it might not be worth it to some people, but it's a pittance monthly, the price of one drink in a bar.

Besides, maybe they use my cash to hire someone who knows how to patch Apache:)

Oops, I did it again (I played with your heart... made you think we were more than just friends - oh I wish I didn't know those lyrics).

I'm hoping PSN will be up soon. Will want to redeem my la noire pre-order codes.

I was in the middle of downloading the firmware update, but then it kicked me back to the dashboard. It now acts just like it did before. I guess they are having a few issues. Maybe too many people trying to update at the same time? Whatever, I wasn't planning on playing anything right now anyway.

Note that you can also download system updates using your PC from this page and install it from a flash drive or whatever.

No, that just tends to happen when everyone is trying to read the same site at the same time.

Don't listen to him, Bansama nonchalantly kicked the plug out of the socket when no one was looking!

PSN is back now in the US. Not sure about anywhere else.

Sony are still not giving a date for when it will be back in Japan. Assholes =/

Hopefully soon. A date was never announced for us either as they kept saying a few days and then a few days later they would say a few days again.

I'll give 'em 7 days. If my copy of Portal 2 arrives before it's online, I'm going to shout nasty things at my PS3. That'll show 'em. U_U

Yeah, The whole reason I wanted PSN up again was so I could purchase a few games off the PlayStation Store. I hope Outland and Beyond Good & Evil HD are available when the service comes back up.

will be interesting to see what the se free games are, im just gladi managed to check what credit card was stored on it (thankfully an expired one)

choose any 2 out of these 5 damn sony so cheap :X
Dead Nation
inFAMOUS
LittleBigPlanet
Super Stardust HD
Wipeout HD + Fury

Hmm... inFAMOUS or Dead Nation?