Not trying to defend Sony here, because they did screw up. Security should have been much tighter than it was and something definitely should have been done a lot sooner, as well. But they’re trying to make amends and trying to make sure also it doesn’t happen again. And I guess after all is said and done that’s really all they can do. Kinda like when Gawker got hacked a back in December [2], we finally got over it and moved on…But then again, Gawker never had our credit card information. Nevermind, bad example. Stay mad, but make sure to enjoy your free games.

If the context of that question doesn’t make sense then you probably aren’t up to date on Sony’s “Welcome Back” program. Basically all Playstation Network customers and all PSP owners will have 30 days after the Playstation Store reopens to download two games, for free, from a list of titles supplied by Sony and keep them forever.

Two PS3 games from the following list:

For those with PSP accounts, you will also be eligible to download two PSP games from the following list:

There’s still other details about the program that I won’t get into. Joystiq does a good job explaining the program by region [1] and Kotaku gives a pretty good rundown of how to get your most bang for your buck [2].

Personally, I will be picking up inFAMOUS and LittleBigPlanet for my Playstation 3. And if I can find my PSP, ModNation PSP and Killzone Liberation. Kinda makes Xbox Live users wish their service had been hacked. Know what I mean?

So… which ones are you getting?

Have you synced all your trophies you got during the downtime, yet? Personally, I haven’t yet. Maybe this weekend.

So for discussion sake: Has this incident with the Playstation Network changed your opinion of Sony, the Playstation Network and/or it’s competition in anyway? Curious to see what you guys have to say.

Update: Well, shit! That seriously sucks. I’ve just been informed that Buckley did a very similar joke. FUCK!!! I so hate when that happens. Seriously, I checked some other gaming webcomics to see if they had made this joke already because it seemed so very obvious to me. I checked Penny Arcade, Nerf NOW!!, Fanboys, Virtual Shackle, Another Videogame Webcomic, Digital Unrest, VG Cats and Awkward Zombie and thought I was in the clear. But I wasn’t, because I forgot to check Ctrl+Alt+Del, as well. DAMMIT! Seriously, if I would have know Buckley had already done with premise, I would have never done it. In conclusion: Well, shit…

Regardless, not really playing any of my consoles at the current time. Really having a good time with Hydra Castle Labyrinth [迷宮城ハイドラ] for the PC. It’s free if you want to download it. But be forewarned that it is in Japanese.