Sony's PlayStation, Qriocity coming back online

Sony Corp. plans to restore access to its PlayStation Network and Qriocity movie and music services in the United States, Europe and Asia - with the exception of Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea - by the end of the week.

The company shut down the services in April after a massive security breach that affected more than 100 online accounts.

Sony started restoring access in the United States and Europe on May 15, and began a phased restoration of the service in Japan and elsewhere in Asia on Saturday. Video game consoles such as the PlayStation are effectively banned in China.