After more than three weeks of downtime, Sony has begun bringing the PlayStation Network back online.
Earlier today, a firmware update (v3.61) was released that forces users to change their PSN passwords. Out of security concerns for PS3 users, this password reset has to be done through a PS3 system that your account was activated on. If you’ve never downloaded anything on your PS3 before, you’ll need to change the password through an e-mail sent to the e-mail address attached to your PSN account.
Since the firmware went live, Sony released the video above and a page on the PlayStation Blog tracking its progress on bringing PSN back online. It can’t bring it on in an instant across the country, and it will take several hours for everyone in the United States to be able to access PSN. The east coast has largely been brought back, with most of the interior of the country still waiting.
