The fresh news from Sony's kitty suggest that the PlayStation Network will be closed down from 4pm today until 4.30am tomorrow morning.

This suggests that one won't be able to access the PlayStation Store, sign in to PSN, or indeed play online games, states Sony.

For the ones who wish to guarantee themselves of playing online can log on before 4pm in order to survive the hibernation period.

The official reason thrown in by the officials at Sony is the routinely done maintenance, but given the length of the maintenance period, the Internet rumors throw in a different idea altogether.

Rumors has it that the launch of the update might bring 3D to the PS3 thus, making it the PS3D, possibly. Thus this and all will be confirmed come tomorrow morning.