PSN to experience 'scheduled maintenance' on April 14
by Andrew Yoon 
{ Apr 13th 2008 at 2:20PM }
From 8AM-11PM PST on April 14th, the PLAYSTATION Network will be down for "scheduled maintenance." According to the US PlayStation Support site, the Store will be completely inaccessible as Sony makes the background changes necessary to accommodate the Store redesign. Once the downtime is over, a new firmware update will be available for all to download.It's unclear whether or not online gaming and friends lists will be affected by this maintenance. Don't be surprised if you won't be able to enjoy a bout of Warhawk or Call of Duty 4 while Sony does their magic.
[Thanks, Ralle! Via N4G]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Taylor @ Apr 13th 2008 2:35PM
What times that in the UK? plus are we getting MGS4 beta with the update?
TinyTim121 @ Apr 13th 2008 3:05PM
Pacific Standard Time (PST) is around five hours behind British Summer Time (BST)
So i would guess at about 1PM to around 4am
Nick @ Apr 13th 2008 5:00PM
If I'm not mistaken, Britan is 5 hours ahead of the East coast. So you should be 8hrs ahead of PST. I think you are looking at 4pm-7pm your time. I'm EST so I'm looking at 11am to 2pm EST.
yomama07024 @ Apr 13th 2008 5:06PM
If you live on the east coast (EST), you are looking at downtime between the hours of 11:00 AM to 2:00 AM...not 2:00 PM like Nick said.
Tranando @ Apr 13th 2008 5:23PM
PSN back online 06:00 Tuesday April 15, 2008 in GMT
http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc
RazielDune @ Apr 13th 2008 2:36PM
normally i hate downtimes but this one hopefully seems worth it.
sean @ Apr 13th 2008 2:38PM
well that sucks if online gaming is taken sown also. thats when my family is finally leaving and i can actually play some warhawk lol. its cool though will be playing plenty once the new booster comes out
never$$hort @ Apr 13th 2008 2:43PM
The downtime sucks... but it will definitely be worth it
myself @ Apr 13th 2008 2:52PM
so sweet downtime...
i can't imagine how i will wait in the Home downtime...
:)
Seb @ Apr 13th 2008 2:53PM
On my birthday:) Woho:P
Joe @ Apr 13th 2008 3:05PM
Well I can't wait until Sony is finished with this new update because the new PS Store is going to be great.
SSG @ Apr 13th 2008 3:04PM
when does the mgs online beta start?
Phoenix8387 @ Apr 13th 2008 3:10PM
Taken directly from the Beta pamphlet...
Download Available:
April 17th to May 5th 2008
Gameplay Available:
April 21st to May 5th 2008
Phoenix8387 @ Apr 13th 2008 3:08PM
Quoted directly from the source article...
"It is not anticipated that this will affect other PLAYSTATION Network services"
While theres a possibility of some disruption, I wouldn't could on a long complete service blackout.
Kspraydad @ Apr 13th 2008 3:48PM
Exactly.
never$$hort @ Apr 14th 2008 4:31AM
nice... warhawks still on then
emaxximus @ Apr 13th 2008 3:52PM
Downtime?!? I demand a refund!
gregory mitchell @ Apr 13th 2008 4:00PM
yea im with you on that. how is the redesign of the store "worth it"
cross game chat, now thats "worth it"
adding stuff to the store i actually want. I dont own GH or RB so i feel like the store isnt for me
Meximan @ Apr 13th 2008 4:01PM
Refund for what? PSN is free. Unlike OTHER services...
_>
sean @ Apr 13th 2008 4:55PM
@meximan
he was jokin around lol. just makin fun of 360
massive_98 @ Apr 13th 2008 4:17PM
I think he was kidding.
Lavat @ Apr 13th 2008 8:15PM
hey man....Don't complain...When WoW went off for 13 hours on April first alot of people did not get their fix. They went into shock and different liquids came out of their mouths. I am happy enough that it will only last 3 hours.
Kev @ Apr 13th 2008 11:30PM
its goin to be down for 14 hours not 3. 8AM to 11PM
never$$hort @ Apr 14th 2008 4:33AM
This is how the world will end... when the internet dies
chillski @ Apr 14th 2008 12:41AM
WHAT, 14 hours..... if the psn store is down for 14 hours fine who cares nothing good on there anyway but if cod4 is down for 14 hours im gonna be pissed !!!!
emaxximus @ Apr 14th 2008 9:12AM
8am to 11pm is 15 hours not 14 you dorks
Arron @ Apr 14th 2008 10:37AM
why can't we play on the 17th :P, i cant sit there looking at the frikin menu untill the servers come up :)
Matt @ Apr 14th 2008 12:57PM
I'm wondering--has anyone confirmed that games online (WarHawk, CoD4, etc.) are working, or are not? I'm not by my PS3 but I'm just wondering..
DepheCt @ Apr 14th 2008 2:05PM
They are not working, I can confirm this... I just tried to sign in and play COD4.
dannimac @ Apr 14th 2008 3:23PM
COD4 is working. I just played.
skech775 @ Apr 14th 2008 5:40PM
which one is it damn it? is COD4 online working or not?
Dan @ Apr 14th 2008 6:19PM
It is. It has been working all day.
skech775 @ Apr 14th 2008 6:33PM
Thanks Dan preciate it, almost scared me there lol... im at work so i wont know till i get home and i dont like surprizes... i guess that downtime wont effect COD4 or is it over with already?
John S @ Apr 14th 2008 7:10PM
Weird that the playstation blog is down as well. what are they doing over there?