With the release of an optional two-factor authentication process, PlayStation and PSP owners can now have a better secured account on their PlayStation Network.

This is such a good news for PlayStation and PSP owners, in which it adds up a much-needed layer of protection to a service that has experienced severe security breaches in recent years.

Sony confirmed that the security measure amounts to the digital version carrying two forms of identification. In the case of PSN, the user's password is the first step and a code texted to their mobile device is the second, according to Mashable.

The benefit of the security measure is twofold. First, if someone is trying to breach into the owner's account on hardware that doesn't have the correct device password, it will still be held back for the reason that it needs to input a texted code.

Second, if a person happened to misplace their PS Vita or have their PS4 stolen, the device passwords can be revoked from their web browser.

After Sony announced the new feature, the tech company hit on Twitter and provided a direct link to turn on two-factor authorization. The added protection should also help to decrease the incidences of Sony's historically terrible responses to individual account hacks.

However, Microsoft Corporation provided the two-factor authentication for its online accounts more than three years ago, and PlayStation owners criticized Sony for not doing enough to stop account hijacking, based on the report of The Verge.

On the other hand, as the month of September is just around the corner, subscribers of the PlayStation Plus got their hopes up to the new games to be added to their collection. Rumor has it that the additional games will include Guerrilla Games' "Killzone Shadow Fall" and Ubisoft's "Watch Dogs" for the PlayStation 4.

The PlayStation 3 will likely get the racing game "Driver: San Francisco," Christian Post reported.

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