One day the lights will come back on

If you were hoping to get back online this weekend and catch up with your PlayStation Network friends, the bad news is that Sony won't have the service ready, it has confirmed.

An update on the PlayStation Blog explained the initial announcement that the service would be restored by now was made before Sony had a good handle on the extent of the damage to the Sony Online Entertainment servers.

The continued Network downtime is still putting the skids on our upcoming SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs review, which will be available after we're able to take on the world's best over PSN again.

[source blog.eu.playstation.com]