Sony said Monday that the company will restore almost all of its services, including the Playstation Store, by the end of the week in the Americas, Europe, and most of Asia.
The exception will be Sony's Qriocity music service, at least in the territories Sony has restored. Sony also left its plans for some of the regions - Japan, Hong, Kong, and South Korea - undefined, and said it would provide updates as they come available.
By the end of the week, the following services will be available in the Americas, as well as the so-called PAL regions, including Europe: full functionality on the PlayStation Store, in-game commerce, the ability to redeem vouchers and codes, full functionality on Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity for PS3, PSP, VAIO and other PCs, and full functionality on Media Go.
That won't include the Qriocity music service, however. "Service restoration of Video on Demand powered by Qriocity™ and Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity for a variety of network-enabled Sony devices will be announced later," Sony's Jeff Rubenstein, Sony's social media manager, said in a blog post.
"We have been conducting additional testing and further security verification of our commerce functions in order to bring the PlayStation Network completely back online so that our fans can again enjoy the first class entertainment experience they have come to love," said Kazuo Hirai, executive deputy president of Sony Corp., in a statement. "We appreciate the patience and support shown during this time."
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