How long does it usually take for the PS3 to stop being trout?

[Quindiana Jones]

Evening all. Just got a PS3! Woohoo! My first one! I can finally play all the exclusive titles like Uncharted!

*plays Uncharted*

Well, that was on the mediocre side of good. Ah well, at least I can go and download some of the classics and play them instead.

*The store is currently under maintenance. And has been for over 24 hours.*

Oh wow, that's useful. I'm starting to regret buying a console from a small indie developer. I should have bought one from a massive international company that would know what they're doing.

So yeah, my question is in the title. How long does it typically take for Sony to not be trout? I appreciate that China isn't the best country to start an online adventure, but those slow download speeds (500kb/s, woop!) mean nothing if I can't evening access anything to download. Anyone know what's going on? Is there some secret part of the internet where trout like this is explained or justified? I tried searching Sony's side of things to figure out how long it's gonna be down, but hah! That was wishful thinking.

If I hadn't bought this from a mate, I'd probably ask for a refund. xD

[NorthernChaosGod]

It never stops. This is your punishment for betraying your 360 brethren.

[Del Murder]

Uncharted 2 is a lot better. It is almost like AC2 compared to AC1. You can't judge us based on the first Uncharted game alone.

Ever played the God of War series? Also play Last of Us. And Journey.

[Quindiana Jones]

I'd love to play Journey. I absolutely cannot wait for it.

Shame I can't sodding get to it.

I also will be getting Okami HD as soon as humanly possible. And Ico/SotC. Oh god, I can't wait.

My problem with Uncharted was not the story; I just found the gameplay entirely boring. I've got the second one waiting around, which I know is considered the best of the series, so I'll give it a look in. The series interests me, but I find it very taxing to play. Gonna give Last of Us a go before heading back to...

Uncharted territory.

Ranting aside, I am genuinely curious how often I'm gonna have to put up with all the updates and PSN downtime. Is it common for the Store to be inaccessible for an entire day? Is anybody else having trouble getting to it right now? It went offline after the recent update (bear in mind this is a second-hand PS3, but was rarely actually used, so I imagine I've got a fair amount of updates to get through). Anyone know if other people have had this issue, or if there's a workaround? I tried searching about, but I must not be getting the right keywords, because all I get are bloody news articles about updates, haha.

[Pete for President]

GET JOURNEY. NOW.

Or as soon as PSN store is back.

Edit: YES QUIN YES. Be sure to get Dark Souls 2 on PS3 when it's out! Summon & PvP time like proper sunbro's.

[Del Murder]

I've never had an issue getting to PSN other than when it was hacked. Might be something specific to your location.

The updates are annoying, but doesn't 360 also have updates?

[Mirage]

Psn store is rarely down for me. Try using a proxy so that your ps3 thinks it is in America or something.

[Chris]

I've had a lot of issues with my PS3 freezing. It destroys the happiness of gaming.

[Quindiana Jones]

GET JOURNEY. NOW.

Or as soon as PSN store is back.

Edit: YES QUIN YES. Be sure to get Dark Souls 2 on PS3 when it's out! Summon & PvP time like proper sunbro's.

YOU KNOW I AM IN CHINA, RIGHT? xD

Got it working. Deleted it and reinstalled it. Now getting thoroughly shafted by region settings. "What?" says Sony. "You can move country without losing your identity and native language? NONSENSE." So I can't buy anything from the Store.

YET.

Also, in the coming week, I'll be doing some magic to hopefully get my download speed to maybe 1MB/m. Currently it's at around 2kp/s, which means that 6GB install for Okami will take days. xD

Only another fortnight of jumping through hoops and I might be able to finally play games!

[I Don't Need A Name]

Uncharted is an overrated pile of trout. Vastly mediocre in every way; it's like the stupid child of Tomb Raider and Indiana Jones that never quite learned the answer to 2+2.

Demon's Souls and Dark Souls are wonderful games, alongside Valkyria Chronicles

[Mirage]

I've had a lot of issues with my PS3 freezing. It destroys the happiness of gaming.

Maybe you should get one that is working correctly.

[Hollycat]

Here's a handy list of MUST play exclusives:
Uncharted 2
Uncharted 3
God of War 3 (debatable)
Ratchet Tools of Destruction
Ratchet A crack in time
Infamous 2
journey (debatable)
The Last of Us




If you didn't play the jak, sly, or ratchet series you can get them cheap on PSN, but Im not sure they count.
Same thing with KH1.5 when it comes out in september

Like you said, there are tons of good classics to download as well.
Just don't buy Noby Noby Boy. Don't ever.

[Mirage]

If it's debatable, does it really belong on a "must play" list?

In either case, try Valkyria Chronicles. It's pretty fun. So is Tales of Graces F.

[I Don't Need A Name]

And Heavy Rain is pretty good too

[NeoCracker]

PS3 stops beiing trout when you stop being trout.