Bad news continue to come for the Playstation users. Sony has announced via its official PlayStation blog that the PlayStation Network services which went down in late April , won’t be restored this week as promised earlier.

PlayStation Network Error

Based on the statement given by Patrick Seybold, the head PR representative of Sony Playstation, the gaming giants require time to do more testing as they seek to come to terms with the extent of the attack:

We were unaware of the extent of the attack on Sony Online Entertainment servers, and we are taking this opportunity to conduct further testing of the incredibly complex system.

When can we expect the Sony Playstation Network, who according to Sony was attacked by Anonymous to go online again? Here’s the official answer:

our utmost priorities are the security of the network and ensuring your data is safe. We won’t restore the services until we can test the system’s strength in these respects.” No new date was given for the restoration of the online servers

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