Sony president Kazuo Hirai announced that it has begun the phased restoration by region of some of the services, starting with online multiplayer functionality.

When Sony issued its statement yesterday confirmed the PlayStation Network has been hacked and personal information as a result of this "illegal intrusion" has been compromised, a lot of people had many more questions so SCEA issued a Q&A revealing more details.

Sony has issued a statement confirming rumors that have been floating around the past week, the PlayStation Network has been hacked and personal information as a result of this "illegal intrusion" has been compromised. PSN has been down for a week, and Sony confirmed it will be down for probably another week until they rebuild the system and ramp up security.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with Red Johnson Chronicles, Arcana Heart 3, Fancy Pants Adventures (demo), Neutopia, Sonic The Hedgehog 2, Puzzle Agent, demo for Virtua Tennis 4, DLCs for Hyperdimension Neptunia, Mortal Kombat, Yoostar 2, ModNation Racers, song pack for Dj Hero 2, Rock Band, the usual game/movie trailers, and PS3 themes, and downloadable PSP/PS0ne games (Neutopia, Puzzle Guzzle, FF IV: The Complete Collection).

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with Qore Ep. 35, Red Faction: Battlegrounds (demo), StarDrone,  demos for SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs Multiplayer, Rush’N Attack: Ex-Patriot, DLCs for EyePet, ModNation Racers, Test Drive Unlimited 2, Mushroom Wars, Hyperdimension Neptunia, Yoostar 2, Stacking, song pack for Rock Band, the usual game/movie trailers, and PS3 themes, and downloadable PSP/PS0ne games (3,2,1…SuperCrash! + Dr. MiniGames, Fish Tank).

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with Moon Diver (demo), Split/Second, Rush’N Attack: Ex-Patriot, Chime Super Deluxe (demo), Sonic The Hedgehog, Free Realms, Back To The Future: The Game Ep. 2, demos for echochrome ii, MAG, DLCs for Shift 2 Unleashed, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12, Mass Effect 2, Marvel vs Capcom 3, Hyperdimension Neptunia, Free Realms, You Don’t Know Jack, Yoostar 2, DISSIDIA 012 (PSP), Lord of Arcana (PSP),  song packs for Rock Band, the usual game/movie trailers, and PS3 themes, and downloadable PSP/PS0ne games (WWE All Stars, Dragon’s Lair, The 3rd Birthday, and Legend of Heroes: Trails In The Sky).

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with PlayStation Move Heroes, SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs Multiplayer Beta, Ghostbusters: Sanctum Of Slime (demo), Battle: Los Angeles, Swarm, DC Universe Online, Premier Manager, demos for WWE All-Stars, You Don’t Know Jack, DLCs for Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow, Ar Tonelico Qoga, Hyperdimension Neptunia, Yoostar 2, LittleBigPlanet 2, song packs for Rock Band, the usual game/movie trailers, and PS3 themes, and downloadable PSP/PS0ne games (Dissidia Duodecim Final Fantasy, Hoard (demo), and Legend of Mana).

For the first time ever, PlayStation Move Heroes brings together a cast of PlayStation’s most beloved characters from three iconic franchises – Ratchet & Clank, Jak & Daxter, and Sly Cooper – to compete in a series of intergalactic challenges and events.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with Slam Bolt Scrappers (demo), Hard Corps: Uprising, Prince Of Persia, demos for Plants vs. Zombies, Crysis 2 Multiplayer, Mortal Kombat, DLCs for Marvel Vs Capcom 3, Hard Corps: Uprising, Ar Tonelico Qoga, Hyperdimension Neptunia, Homefront, ModNation Racers, EyePet, song packs for DJ Hero 2, Rock Band, the usual game/movie trailers, and PS3 themes, and downloadable PSP/PS0ne games (MLB 2K11, Jikandia: The Timeless Land, Gods Eater Burst, Vertigo, Dissidia 012 Prologus Final Fantasy).

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with
Qore Ep. 34, demos for Explodemon!, Bionic Commando Rearmed 2, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12, DLCs for Tales From Space: About A Blob, Dragon Age II, Need For Speed Hot Pursuit , Hyperdimension Neptunia, MindJack, Marvel Super Hero Squad, Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, MLB 11 The Show, LittleBigPlanet 2, song packs for Guitar Hero, Rock Band, the usual game/movie trailers, and PS3 themes, and downloadable PSP/PS0ne games (Phantom Brave: The Hermuda Triangle).

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with ModNation Racers, PixelJunk Shooter 2, demos for Major League Baseball 2K11, Top Spin 4, Call Of Duty: Black Ops, Alien Breed 3: Descent, Premier Manager, Marvel Pinball, DLCs for Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Dead Space 2, Need For Speed Hot Pursuit, Hyperdimension Neptunia, ModNation Racers, EyePet, song packs for Rock Band, the usual game/movie trailers, and PS3 themes, and downloadable PSP/PS0ne games (Lord Of Arcana DLC Pack 2, Vagrant Story).

SCEA announced the development of PlayStation Home’s core client version 1.5, which will introduce a suite of new technology for developers to create real-time multiplayer, an improved physics engine and refined animations and graphics within PlayStation Home.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with Space Ace, Days Of Thunder: Nascar Edition, Alien Breed 3: Descent, demos for Dragon Age 2, Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, Yakuza 4, MLB 11 The Show, DLCs for Killzone 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Bulletstorm, Need For Speed Hot Pursuit, The Sims 3, Fight Night Champion, Deadliest Warrior, Hyperdimension Neptunia, EyePet, The Fight Lights Out, song packs for Rock Band, Def Jam Rapstar, the usual game/movie trailers, and PS3 themes, and downloadable PSP/PS0ne games (YS: I & II Chronicles, Xenogears).

For the first time ever, PlayStation Move Heroes brings together a cast of PlayStation’s most beloved characters from three iconic franchises — Ratchet & Clank, Jak & Daxter, and Sly Cooper — to compete in a series of intergalactic challenges and events.

For the first time ever, PlayStation Move Heroes brings together a cast of PlayStation’s most beloved characters from three iconic franchises – Ratchet & Clank, Jak & Daxter, and Sly Cooper – to compete in a series of intergalactic challenges and events.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with
Acceleration of SUGURI X-Edition, ATV Pure, Back To The Future: The Game – Ep. 1 (demo), Sam And Max Ep. 2, demos for MotoGP 10/11, Nail’d, Killzone 3 (single player), DLCs for ModNation Racers, FIFA 11, Hyperdimension Neptunia, Mindjack, Marvel Super Hero Squad, You Don’t Know Jack, R.U.S.E., song packs for Dj Hero 2, Rock Band, Def Jam Rapstar, the usual game/movie trailers, and PS3 themes, and downloadable PSP/PS0ne games (TNT Racers, TACTICS OGRE: Let Us Cling Together).

Sony Computer Entertainment America announced the PlayStation Network Gamers’ Choice Awards 2011, designed to recognize the best games on PlayStation Network across four game categories.

Sony Computer Entertainment announced that the cumulative sales of PS2 system reached 150 million units worldwide,  10 years and 11 months since PlayStation 2's release in Japan in March 2000.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with Qore Ep. 33, Explodemon, Tales From Space: About a Blob (demo), Stacking (demo), Plants vs. Zombies, demos for Undergarden, Hoard, Tetris, DLCs for Test Drive Unlimited 2, Castle Crashers, Mass Effect 2, WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2011, EyePet, song packs for Rock Band, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, Def Jam Rapstar, the usual game/movie trailers, and PS3 themes, and downloadable PSP/PS0ne games (Pocket Fighter, Reel Fishing II, Harvest Moon: Back to Nature).

For the first time ever, PlayStation Move Heroes brings together a cast of PlayStation’s most beloved characters from three iconic franchises – Ratchet & Clank, Jak & Daxter, and Sly Cooper – to compete in a series of intergalactic challenges and events.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with Assassin’s Creed II Deluxe Edition, The UnderGarden, Bionic Commando: Rearmed 2, Tales From Space: About A Blob, demos for Fight Night Champion, Trinity: Souls of Zill O’ll, DLCs for Eye Pet, ModNation Racers, Monopoly Streets, The Sims 3, song packs for Rock Band, Disney Sing It: The Party Hits, the usual game/movie trailers, and PS3 themes, and downloadable PSP/PS0ne games (Samurai Showdown, Pac-Man Championship Edition, Mega Man 2).

Sony Computer Entertainment unveiled "PlayStation Suite", delivering the PlayStation experience to Android based portable devices, allowing users to enjoy PlayStation content on an open operating system for the first time in PlayStation history.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with Dead Space Extraction (and demo), demo for Bulletstorm, DLCs for Eye Pet, ModNation Racers, Super Street Fighter IV, Dead Space 2, song packs for Rock Band, the usual game/movie trailers, and PS3 themes, and downloadable PSP/PS0ne games (Lord of Arcana).

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with Mass Effect 2, Spare Parts (demo), Modern Combat: Domination (demo), Metal Slug X, Mega Man, DLCs for LittleBigPlanet 2, ModNation Racers, Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, R.U.S.E., Tron: Evolution, EA Sports Active 2, Mass Effect 2, song packs for DanceDanceRevolution, Def Jam Rapstar, Rock Band, the usual game/movie trailers, and PS3 themes, and downloadable PSP/PS0ne games (Alpha Mission II, Art Of Fighting,  Baseball Stars Professional, League Bowling, Magician Lord, Super Sidekicks, The King Of Fighters ’94).

For the first time ever, PlayStation Move Heroes brings together a cast of PlayStation’s most beloved characters from three iconic franchises – Ratchet & Clank, Jak & Daxter, and Sly Cooper – to compete in a series of intergalactic challenges and events.