Sony plans to relaunch its online PlayStation Store next Tuesday, according to a report Thursday.
In a memo sent by Sony to game developers and publishers, and obtained by videogame news site Gamasutra, the company reportedly lays out plans to restore the digital distribution channel for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable.
The PlayStation Store has been down since April 20, when Sony disabled its online services following a massive security breach of its servers. The hack attack left at risk personal data and possibly the credit card information of more than 70 million users of Sony's PlayStation Network and Qriocity streaming media service.
Though Sony started restoring some features of its PlayStation Network earlier this week, the PlayStation Store remains offline, preventing customers from purchasing games online or downloading extra content.
In addition to the May 24 relaunch date, the memo reportedly contains a schedule for the distribution of games originally slated to be released during the past month's outage. Games originally scheduled for release April 26 and May 3 will be made available next week. Games slated for May 10, May 17 and May 24 will be planned for distribution the following week – though Sony says it will be flexible based on the wishes of developers and publishers.
"If there are concerns, we are willing to consider adjusting the release date of your content on this schedule," Sony reportedly said in the memo. "Adjustments will be made on a case by case basis."
Once the store is online, customers can pick from a selection of free games as compensation for the PlayStation Network's downtime. PlayStation 3 users will be able to select two titles from a list including LittleBigPlanet, Wipeout HD, Ratchet and Clank: Quest for Booty and Dead Nation.
Sony did not respond by press time to Wired.com's request for confirmation of the store's scheduled relaunch.
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