As Sony continues their battle to bring the Playstation Network back online after the cyber attack, let's take a look at some of the players to see who's coming out on top.
Winner- Microsoft
Sony's loss is Microsoft's gain in the volatile console wars. While PS3 owners scream in frustration over the outage, Xbox 360 
gamers have been treated to a new Call of Duty map pack, a free Xbox Live Gold weekend promotion, a free week of Hulu Plus, a rewards program, and of course, a functional online gaming network. Microsoft stands to gain traction against Sony with gamers who own both companies' gaming systems since games like Mortal Kombat can only be played online via the Xbox Live network.
Loser- THQ
Weeks after the release of their Socom 4: US Navy SEALs
game, THQ has a chance to overtake Activision's Call of Duty 
series handed to them on a silver platter when President Obama reported that Osama bin Laden was killed by a team of US Navy Seals. People across the United States have spent this week searching for ways to capitalize on the news, and THQ would have the perfect solution for PS3 owners...except that the Socom series is known mostly for it's online gameplay...and the Playstation
can't connect to Sony's online network.
Winner- Bank of America
One of the most despised companies in America was the target of Anonymous' wrath leading up to the Sony attack. The online hactivists had plenty up their sleeves beginning with a leak of classified internal emails. Several protests and DDoS attacks have been discussed, however the backlash in the aftermath of the Sony attack seems to have turned the hacking collective's attention away from Corporate America and into the political realm
Loser- Anonymous
The online hactivist group spent the weeks leading up to the PSN outage performing DDoS attacks on several of Sony's websites in retaliation for Sony's civil case against alleged PS3 system hacker George Hotz, leading many to point the finger at the group. Anonymous then spent the next several weeks denying involvement in the attack. Despite Sony's confirmation of this claim, Twitter activity shows that the incident may have created as much of a PR nightmare for Anonymous as it did for Sony. Support for several planned in-store Sony protests was much lower than expected.
On top of this, reports are now surfacing of splintering within the Anonymous group, with DDoS attacks being aimed at the Anonymous hive itself.
It'll be interesting to see what happens next, as all sides scramble to get a piece of the Hackleberry pie!
gamers have been treated to a new Call of Duty map pack, a free Xbox Live Gold weekend promotion, a free week of Hulu Plus, a rewards program, and of course, a functional online gaming network. Microsoft stands to gain traction against Sony with gamers who own both companies' gaming systems since games like Mortal Kombat can only be played online via the Xbox Live network.Loser- THQ
Weeks after the release of their Socom 4: US Navy SEALs
game, THQ has a chance to overtake Activision's Call of Duty series handed to them on a silver platter when President Obama reported that Osama bin Laden was killed by a team of US Navy Seals. People across the United States have spent this week searching for ways to capitalize on the news, and THQ would have the perfect solution for PS3 owners...except that the Socom series is known mostly for it's online gameplay...and the Playstation can't connect to Sony's online network.Winner- Bank of America
One of the most despised companies in America was the target of Anonymous' wrath leading up to the Sony attack. The online hactivists had plenty up their sleeves beginning with a leak of classified internal emails. Several protests and DDoS attacks have been discussed, however the backlash in the aftermath of the Sony attack seems to have turned the hacking collective's attention away from Corporate America and into the political realm
Loser- Anonymous
The online hactivist group spent the weeks leading up to the PSN outage performing DDoS attacks on several of Sony's websites in retaliation for Sony's civil case against alleged PS3 system hacker George Hotz, leading many to point the finger at the group. Anonymous then spent the next several weeks denying involvement in the attack. Despite Sony's confirmation of this claim, Twitter activity shows that the incident may have created as much of a PR nightmare for Anonymous as it did for Sony. Support for several planned in-store Sony protests was much lower than expected.
On top of this, reports are now surfacing of splintering within the Anonymous group, with DDoS attacks being aimed at the Anonymous hive itself.
It'll be interesting to see what happens next, as all sides scramble to get a piece of the Hackleberry pie!
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