Sony Gives 5 Free Days of PS Plus to Subscribers Following Lizard Squad DDoS Attacks

January 1, 2015

For those gaming on a PlayStation this past week, it’s been a wild ride. Major DDoS attacks have led to outages that have made simple interactions such as messaging friends and downloading game updates nearly impossible. Widespread frustration has ensued.

Sony has received a lot of flak during the past week for having what many consider to be an unstable online network. So, it has decided to give away five free days of PS Plus to all current subscribers. This includes those who are currently using a free trial that was included with their PS4. Made better, a coupon for 10% off one digital purchase has been included.

Also Read: Lizard Squad Member Arrested After Christmas DDoS Attacks

Below is the full message from Sony:

Hi Everyone,

Happy New Year! Since access to PlayStation Network was impacted during the holidays, we wanted to show our appreciation for your patience by offering all PlayStation Plus members that had an active membership or free trial on December 25th a membership extension of five days. The extension will be automatically applied, so no action is necessary to receive the extension. We will post additional information here on PlayStation.Blog when the extension becomes available. If your membership or trial ends before the extension is available, you will receive five days of Plus to enjoy once the extension becomes available (we will notify you when).

In addition, sometime this month we will announce that for a limited time, we will be offering a 10 percent discount code good for a one-time discount off a total cart purchase in the PlayStation Store as a thank you to all PSN members.

This discount can be used toward content available on PS Store including blockbuster new releases, award winning indie games, game add-ons and season passes, and an enormous selection of TV and Movies.

Thanks again to all our loyal PlayStation fans and welcome to our newest console owners. Wishing you all a very happy holiday.

Sony has a history of making up for issues with its network. In 2011 a major intrusion of its network that compromised over 77 million accounts was countered by Sony giving away a free game as compensation. These are costly gestures that are important to Sony retaining the goodwill of its install base.

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