I expected this.  But it is a shame that it will take this long. Yet I haven't downloaded stuff from there in a while, and never frequently either.

Hopefully I can still play online.

Can we still play online

hopefully HOME! :D

us uk ppl deserve sum exclusive content mean we still aint got tekken 2 or high velocity bowling yet

i bet we get hit with rockband on ps3 her in the uk in dec lol thats what all companys do...they j Sh** all over the uk and only care about fatty population of america mean what do they do to deserve getting everything part from sit about eating mcds and talking like theyv gota pennis jammed up there noses lmfao!!!

iknow abit brutal but it has to b sed there country is spoiled!!!

psn store has nothing to do with online gaming , so we should still be able to play in theory that is

so can you still play online??

Awesome. Can't wait for it, should be pretty awesome

this is rediculous americans should not be insulted and slanderized just because you didnt get some dlc im very offended NOT EVERY AMERICAN EATS MCDONALDS ive never ate there and everyone i know doesnt like to eat there either i know it sounds petty but i am tired of the stereotypes its not the american peoples fault that theres a higher demand here for games and that type of media and therefore are a higher business priority insulting a whole country because you cant download a videogame is assanine

i cant wait

@encryptioncsta

Damn, wtf???

So you're pissed about not getting content like the US does that doesn't give you the right to insult an entire country and its people. Oh and before you say anything I wasn't born in the US instead I moved here a few years ago.

@gingo: it's not 3 hours, it's 15 hours...

@ Gringo

Its not 3 hours, its 15 hours.  8:00 am - 11 :00 pm :)

I already hear people complaining that they may have some downtime from their gaming experiences.  I just don't get you guys.  You are the same people that complain the store sucks and we need more content and when they do something that will be better for both of those things, you complain that you have to have downtime.

You just need to relax, relaize that one day is not going to be the end of the world and be thankful we are getting what we are.

The first few post were asking can I still play online.  NOOOO u morron, Playstation Network will be shut down for that time.  NO ONLINE PLAY!!!

@Sniperwithacause : i wouldn't be so sure - it only refers to PlayStation Store being effected.

That's not too bad. Can't wait for people's thoughts on the new stores. You know not everyone is gonna be happy, hopefully most people will be.

You would of thought they would of made a HUGE deal about not being able to play online. Sony aint dumb enough to shut down online play. 

lol i love your avatar nitromikeo, i always laugh when i see it xD BUT on the topic, It is expected to have this long delay for them to get everything ready, and if anybody can't survive without the playstation store for 1 day, then you need to seek professional help. lol It is stated in the article that "It is not anticipated that this will affect other PLAYSTATION Network services." - MEANING = "We hope that online gaming still works when we do this, but don't be hatin' if it doesn't."

i'm wiv encryptioncsta, america get all the good stuff while we get the s**t like i've always sed

PLZ BE HOME i heard heard rumors it be will released on the 14th and i swear i saw something on gamespot where they said they would release home this april so plz be tommorrow :)

PLZ BE HOME i heard heard rumors it be will released on the 14th and i swear i saw something on gamespot where they said they would release home this april so plz be tommorrow :)

@encryptioncsta: The last time I ate McDonald's I threw up 7 times and had diarrhea twice over the course of about 12 hours.  And it caused me to lose 12.5 pounds in a few days, which is about 5 2/3 kilos in England speak.  As a result, I don't eat there anymore, so lay off.  We won the war once, we can do it again.  Only now all we have to do is sit on you and we'll crush you to death.

Downtime = No access to the PLAYSTATION Store? Wow, Sony, good thing you spelled it out for me.  I just don't know what I'd do without you.

---

@encryptioncsta:  First off, learn how to spell. Second, why are you getting pissed at the US over content?  It's easier for SCEA to make everything into 1 or 2 languages than the whole span of Europe.  Don't blame the US for SCEE's faults.   Nobody is stopping you from making a US account.  Blame SCEE for your lack of content.  Do I get ticked at Japan for getting all the demos and games first? No.  Did you not get GT5P before the US?

And if I DID want to get in a war with you, I'd say some stereotypical idea like "I bet you have bad teeth."  But I won't. Why? Because I'm a US citizen and you are a shame to your country, you stereotypical prick.

america has a bigger population,thus higher demand.companies will always cater the places that bring in the big bucks first.sorry guys,guess you'll just have to start pumping out more babies lol

Should be able to play online. I can't wait for this update. Its going to be sweet!

Strange. Stop PSN for such a long period just because of the PSStore? Could Home be coming?

EDIT: Now I noticed is just 3 hours. So it means nothing about Home

First off,  no home is not coming,  secondly,  we will have online gaming, they are just shutting down the store, not our internet connections.  The online games are on a different server system and often have nothing to do with Sony. Finally,  Stop complaining about the US.  Just because you want to live here but are too poor to buy a plane ticket doesnt mean you have to bash what you dont have.   If you had a choice between two areas to sell your product and one had "X" times more of a population with larger per capita income, where would you go.

@Limanima

Read few posts above, we already say 15 hours NOT 3 hours. Some of you really need to know what its AM and PM stand for. ALSO they didn't say anything about HOME, so stop posting about HOME coming, it will be here when its ready.

kinda like 1 day without PSN lol anyhow i hope it all turns out well can't wait and no it says there no PSN mean's no Online what so ever no cod4 omg we all going to die god just live with it its just a game that is over rated just what i think anyhow :) hope the new store rules ^_^

Heh no problems, just play some single player games during the time, heavenly sword and assassins creed, trying to perfect them should easly fill up the down time.

what time?? hard to transfering times my time zone is same as Tokyo Seoul and Beijin,,,,

No it will NOT be a Home open beta yet.I cant see them givein an open beta when the closed one is still trying to squash bugs. No this is just to update the store with new content and make the switch to the integrated version. They're saying it shouldnt effect online games assuming the games dont require an upgrade from the store.

Can't wait for the new store yay!!! When does those Playstation Network cards come out!!! i want some

@MrGunHappy

If you almost never use it, why is it shameful that it will take that long?  I swear there must be a new "complaining gene".

What war did you win? and believe me not everyone wants to live in America, its not that great !

I have used the Playstation Store alot. And willing to wait if it means having a better & faster store. Just like all of The COD4 fans waiting for the New Patch. Until then I just play some games that i havent finish yet.

WOW 15 hours.  That sucks a lot.  Good thing mondays are my all work and school days so no PS3 for me today.

PSN: DarkJ3JB

@ Alfie-UHE and frank_magnet:  Revolutionary War and War of 1812.