Sony’s restoration of services of its PlayStation Network and Qriocity Networks over the weekend didn’t go as smooth as company officials had hoped… Are you Surprised?
As part of the restoration of PSN, Sony required customers to reset their passwords by either using the same PlayStation 3 device they originally used to register or through validated e-mail. But on Sunday, in a blog, Sony reported it was being overwhelmed:
… Resetting 102 million peoples passwords all at once is quite a feat… not even sure Amazon Cloud service is that scalable. 😉
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