Sony is trying to get over its security debacle and is working towards getting the network back on its feet. The restoration work
started in the United States and was slowly extended to the UK, Europe and Australia. There had been some rumors that Japan had refused to allow the network to start again until or unless the company promised them that the breach would not happen again. Anyhow, it is good news for PlayStation Network enthusiasts in Asia that the service would be up and running soon.
Despite Japan's tough stance, the country would be among the very first countries in Asia to get the PSN back on track. Other countries are Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. After receiving tough missive from the Japanese government, Sony carried out negotiations with the government and looks like that the parties were able to reconcile their differences. Hong Kong and South Korea are also on the list but these countries still have to wait for some time to get back on to the network.
Sony is looking to zap the all the outstanding issues by the end of this month. The security breach is expected to cost $171 million to the company in lost revenue and cost of restoration. Sony has also offered several goodies for luring the gamers back to its network. Given the fact that the company had to endure several minor hacking incidents throughout the process of restoration, it is understandable that the gamers would be a bit wary of entrusting their financial details to the company.
The network broke down about a month back and Sony has been widely criticized for keeping the problem under wraps for unduly long time. While it is feared that the hackers were able to capture the financial details of the users, there is no documented evidence of this information being used for ulterior purposes. There had been some finger pointing, but still, the identity of the hackers is largely undetermined.