PSN is down

[Its_Elodie]

The subject of the DDoS attacks are relevant to this topic as it is the cause of the downtime which is what the topic is about. So, I suggest you don't point fingers at anyone.

Debating how or if its possible to prevent them isn't though...unless I misread the wording of the title of this thread? The only person who has an issue with me here is you. I'm not looking to argue with anyone :/ Arguing doesn't solve anything, its not constructive, and it doesn't make me feel better either. I wish I could say the same for everyone else, though. You have a nice day

Also, I've yet to try logging on since people are saying its coming up again. The psn down time thing is usually late to update though. Hopefully its happy gaming from here on out, peeps!

[AdamFyi]

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It is. A discussion evolves over time and there is no one absolute when it come to it especially with the forums as long as the discussion still pertains or is related to the subject (in this case PSN being down and the DDoS attacks). No, I do not have an issue with you, rather, I'm merely telling you to not point fingers at anyone. The way you worded your post implies as such. Though, I don't think it was intentional from the looks of it, so apologies if it looks like I'm bashing you. You have a nice day too.

Anyway, it looks like PSN is slowly coming up for a lot of people (not everyone though), so it should probably be back up soon, hopefully.

Is there something that could be done? Not being sarcastic. I'm serious. How do you prevent a DDOS attack, even if you know it's coming?

Pretty much nothing. Unless you magically find out how large the attack is going to be, it's almost impossible. You can attempt to use services that redirect the attacks, but those hackers are not stupid and can find another path to attack the servers. Either that or they improve their attack to the point where it gets too large that their 'improved servers' can't handle it. By the looks of things, the servers should probably be up soon as more and more people seem to be able to get back on. Still trying on mine, but it isn't working. :/