My console was banned in June but in Sept or Oct, i managed to find a working console ID and easily got online on a new gamertag. Sadly, since it was a public console id, it got banned pretty quickly rendering my online useless again. To get back online, i would need a legit console ID, which i can now probably try to look for myself from dead PS3s but i have really no interest now
And yes, i managed to play Journey online and loved every bit of it.