Late tonight, Sony announced that it will now return PlayStation Network services to PlayStation 3 owners. In the time since, all U.S. states and several other regions have had their services restored. As far as we can tell, Sony plans to restore service to all regions within the next several hours.
Sony said in its blog post that "it can take a little while for the servers to populate fully," meaning that not everyone in the restored regions will be able to log on right away. Also, not everything is back online, but arguably the most important feature for most PS3 owners — online, multiplayer gaming — is back.
You can also watch Netflix or Hulu Plus videos, contact your friends, and play back rental video content. Sony's music service Qriocity is also returning online, as are Sony Online Entertainment's online games for the PC and other platforms.
When you turn on your PS3, you'll be prompted to install a software system update (version 3.61) which will require you to make a password change since your old password was compromised in the original cyber attack. Sony has not said what, if anything, this update does besides make sure that people change their passwords.
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