PSN maintenance scheduled for 12 hours from 17th January

<p>Online PS3 players take note&colon; the EU PlayStation blog has announced that the PlayStation Network will undergo a 12-hour maintenance period on 17th January&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The routine maintenance begins at 4PM GMT on Thursday&comma; 17th January and will conclude sometime around 4AM on Friday&comma; 18th January&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>On the <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;blog&period;eu&period;playstation&period;com&sol;2013&sol;01&sol;15&sol;psn-maintenance-scheduled-for-17th-january&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">EU PlayStation blog<&sol;a>&comma; SCEE Blog Manager Fred Dutton explained&comma; &&num;8220&semi;The PlayStation Store and Account Management will not be available during the maintenance period but you WILL be able to access online play and apps provided that you have signed into PlayStation Network at some point between now and the time of the maintenance&period; So please be sure to sign in now if you wish to access the Network during Thursday’s maintenance window&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;