Sony has issued a press release in Japan stating that the PlayStation Network and Qriocity services will be back online in a week.
According to the Japanese language presser:
From July 06 to customers in Japan, you can enjoy all the features of the service Qriocity ™ and PlayStation ® Network, including the following features.
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PlayStation®Store: All functions of the PlayStation ® Store
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Features such as the purchase of items from within the game
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Product code number and “PlayStation Network” card available for Tickets
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Video On Demand powered by Qriocity
*Premium video service network-enabled products for Sony “Video On Demand powered by Qriocity (“ Curiosity “video on demand)” function in all
- Feature on Media Go
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Japanese gamers will probably be happy to purchase games on PSN after being shut out during the outage. Japan is the last country to have PSN service after the 50 day outage starting in late April.