Why is PSN such a putrid piece of shit service?

[TVC15]

Going by what others are saying, these issues started with the last update.  I. . .can't pinpoint when they started since there was like a month period there where there was no reason to turn on the PS3.

Every time I turn my PS3 on, and it logs into PSN, it rapes the fuck out of my network.  Anyone on MSN or AIM can see me logging in and out right now, because sony has taken a shit inside my router.  IP assignments are all fucked up.  I can't tell what Sony's POS is doing because, puzzlingly, I can't access my router while the PS3 is turned on.  It's at least doing something with IP assignment, since when I turn the PS3 off, and I can access my router, that's where the damage has been done.  I keep a pretty tight leash on IP addresses on my network.  I have a lot of machines, and each of them having a permanent internal address helps when it comes to troubleshooting.

When I turn the PS3 on, all hell breaks loose.  Everything on my network disconnects momentarily, and logs back on in a slightly fucked up way.  For example, this time, once Sony's dong stopped fucking my network, I have discovered that NONE of the devices on my network have the addresses I assigned to them.  It appears that Sony's precious ShitStation 3 had its eye on a specific address and JENGARAPED the devices on my network until it got what it wanted.  And then it didn't bother cleaning up after I shut the system off.

The solution?  Well, same thing I always have to do after playing a PS3 game these days:  cycle the fucking router.  My router is trying to assign the SAME FUCKING IP ADDRESS to my MBP and my desktop PC, so I have shut down the MBP until I figure things out, allowing me to use my desktop unbothered.  Then the random network behaviour starts.  Minutes 1 to 5, I can access IRC and Messenger, but not HTTP.  5 to 10, you get HTTP now, but no Messenger, oh and IRC, but with no reliability.  Every couple of minutes some network service becomes unavailable.  This behaviour is always associated with post-PS3 use.

I'm not turning on Sony's garbage machine until they fix this shit.  You want to know why XBL is worth 50 bucks a year?  Because at least competent people are working on the network.

[Van Cruncheon]

BO BO BO BO BO RESISTANCE

Resistance is not awesome due to PSN. It is awesome only because PSN is so shit and offered so few options that an AWESOME developer -- Insomniac -- threw up their own servers because there were no integrated peer-to-peer or service-specific server options in the API suite.

And yes, I hafta reset my fucking router every time I fire up the PS3 after this last update. Fuck you very much, Sony!

[Ichirou]

They should let you d/l games from PSN directly to your PSP or something, without having to own a PS3. 

That's just my complaint, unrelated to yours.

[Mondain]

looks like you won't get the PSN-exclusive Metal Gear Solid 4 trailer, then

[TVC15]

looks like you won't get the PSN-exclusive Metal Gear Solid 4 trailer, then

Because trailers don't turn up online, right?

Wait, I don't even care about the MGS series after 3.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

well at least now we know where the PlayOnline coders ended up

[Bloodwake]

Are you guys all using Linksys routers?

I heard the problem was Linksys specific.

[TVC15]

Are you guys all using Linksys routers?

I heard the problem was Linksys specific.

Does that excuse the problem?  They are the first or second major consumer router maker in the world.  Sony needs to support them, not vice versa.

[Bloodwake]

Are you guys all using Linksys routers?

I heard the problem was Linksys specific.

Does that excuse the problem?  They are the first or second major consumer router maker in the world.  Sony needs to support them, not vice versa.

Oh yes, just saying.

The other thing I heard was that it wasn't PSN, but that it was if you had media servers enabled. Evidently this makes your entire network crash... I had some instabilities, but honestly I'm not running into major problems myself, and I have both a Linksys router and media servers enabled.

[TVC15]

Once again, since PSN supports media servers, I fail to see how this is my problem.  Sony made a shitty product.

[Bloodwake]

Once again, since PSN supports media servers, I fail to see how this is my problem.  Sony made a shitty product.

In their defense, they'll probably fix it. They fixed the shitty PS2 and PS1 backward compatibility.

[TVC15]

Once again, since PSN supports media servers, I fail to see how this is my problem.  Sony made a shitty product.

In their defense, they'll probably fix it. They fixed the shitty PS2 and PS1 backward compatibility.

If they can't patch things without breaking other things that currently work, they have shitty devs working on the project.  And no, they are not the same devs that are working on BC. 

Not being able to patch their software without introducing new, extremely awful bugs is a sign of poor QA testing.

[Ichirou]

Once again, since PSN supports media servers, I fail to see how this is my problem.  Sony made a shitty product.

In their defense, they'll probably fix it. They fixed the shitty PS2 and PS1 backward compatibility.

I thought there were still problems with many PS1 titles?

[brawndolicious]

I think you can download videos with firefox.

[Bloodwake]

Once again, since PSN supports media servers, I fail to see how this is my problem.  Sony made a shitty product.

In their defense, they'll probably fix it. They fixed the shitty PS2 and PS1 backward compatibility.

I thought there were still problems with many PS1 titles?

Everything I've put in it plays well, and I've got about 10-11 PS1 titles.

[Sho Nuff]

I tried to log in tonight and it asked me twice if I wanted to run a plugin

I went to their main page and the most recent video was Heavenly Sword, with no mention of E3. I tried clicking on the icon and it didn't work. Nothing worked. Good job Sony you're really BRINGING IT HOME!

Meanwhile, I downloaded like 80 movies and 3 demos from XBL tonite. Keke

[MrAngryFace]

I will say the two redeeming things about the ps3 are:

MLB 07

PS2 BC Upscaling

[Smooth Groove]

The PS3's built in wireless capabilities were my favorite features so far since there are so few games worth playing.  Thanks for letting me know that Wi-Fi sucks ass on the PS3 too, TVC.   :'( 

Actually, I blame it on Linksys.  They shouldn't have done a half ass job of optimizing their routers for the PS3's complex architecture.  The Linksys routers probably don't even take advantage of any SPEs of the Cell. 

[TVC15]

Actually, Groove, I use it wired.

[Smooth Groove]

Ok, that's even more shit then.  You would expect less problems with wired.  On an unrelated note, is it worthwhile to setup remote play and put some movies on the PS3's hard drive?  I'm not interested in it if the quality is equivalent to a crappy web stream. 

[Rman]

I've had the same issues, TVC, moreso in the last week.  Do you think SONY's networking ninjas are working on something behind the scenes that is affecting this?

[Bloodwake]

I will say the two redeeming things about the ps3 are:

Motorstorm

PS2 BC Upscaling

Fixed for my preferences.

Lair will probably be number three, and a multitude of reasons will come very soon.

[brawndolicious]

how the fuck does it change settings when you're connected directly to it?