For many of us, weekends are all about plopping onto the couch, controller in hand, ready to escape into fantastical worlds where we’re not just regular humans drowning in bills but heroic warriors, space explorers, or, at the very least, someone who can double-jump without pulling a hamstring.
Recommended Videos But this weekend? It has been a cruel joke because the unthinkable has happened: PlayStation Network (PSN) is down, and for countless gamers, the world feels bleak, empty, and unfairly cruel.
It could have been survivable — if only you could blame yourself. But no, this is out of your hands, which makes it even worse.
Sony, why have you forsaken us? At around 6 pm ET on Feb. 7, reports of outages started flooding in. Affected users couldn’t sign in, stream games, or even browse the PlayStation Store.
Players from the U.S., U.K., and Australia all reported being locked out of their games. Even those with physical discs weren’t completely spared, as some titles require online authentication before they’ll let you play.