Well things just keep getting better and better for PSN users. Outside of a couple games and services, nothing that goes through the PlayStation Network is working right now. A lot of players use the comments section on the PlayStation Blog to voice their opinions and concerns. Unfortunately, their time to post comments has run out. The PlayStation Blog comments section is just another victim of this whole mess.

Kotaku recently posted an excellent feature on the relatively new concept (in our industry) of official game company blogs. positioning them as a form of PR in action (with active community components and other useful features for consumers), writer Luke Plunkett closely examines three of the biggest and baddest company blogs: Microsoft’s Gamerscore blog, Sony’s PlayStation.blog, and Capcom’s community blogs.

According to Plunkett’s analysis, the gamerscore and PlayStation.blog are certainly guilty of being “targeted” and a bit sterile with their information (it is a PR tool, after all), but both more than get the job done. Special mention is given to the PlayStation.blog’s tendency to be a haven for the community, and he commends the speed and diligence with which developers answer user questions in the active comment sections under official posts. The Capcom blogs were found to give a much better sense of community and colorful personality.

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