Hey fellow Playstation 3 owners, seems that a system update for your currently offline-only PS3 is available right now to get your system ready for PSN’s return to online activity, supposedly by the end of the month.

According to the Playstation blog post (link below), you should be able to change your password (please do so!) after updating but that key feature is eluding me right now. I’m still getting a “Playstation Network is currently undergoing maintenance” message when I try to log in. Oh well.

GOOD LUCK!

Here’s the link for info: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/05/14/ps3-system-software-update/

UPDATE: So it seems the PSN is slowly coming back online now, even. At least multiplayer functionality anyway. Watch the progress across the US unfold here:  http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/05/14/play-on-%E2%80%93-psn-restoration-begins-now/

Don’t see anything for Canada yet but who knows.