FBI investigating PlayStation hack; Sony looking into compensating users

Sony has released a second Q&A detailing how the PlayStation Network outage will affect game content.

While no specific details have been announced, Sony says it's looking into ways to compensate users of subscription-based games and services like streaming service Qriocity. The gist of the answers relayed by senior director of corporate communications Patrick Seybold is that your game data is just fine. Things like download history, friends lists, and game settings will be unaffected, and any Trophies earned offline will be re-synced once the PSN is back up and running. Users of the Playstation Plus subscription service will be able to access their cloud-based save data once the network is restored. Seybold also addressed the issue of subscription-based MMOs DC Universe Online and Free Realms, and though no specific details have been revealed, developer Sony Online Entertainment is looking into potential ways to compensate players for the downtime.

Also, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is involved in the investigation into the hack. "The FBI is aware of the reports concerning the alleged intrusion into the Sony online game server and we have been in contact with Sony concerning this matter," said special agent Darrell Foxworth. "We are presently reviewing the available information in an effort to determine the facts and circumstances concerning this alleged criminal activity."