The PlayStation Network has been taken completely offline across all platforms for more than half a day, preventing online gaming, store purchases, game updates, and more
The PlayStation network has been completely borked for 16 hours and counting at the time of writing, first going offline at 1 AM CET / 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT on February 8. Sony has yet to provide an explanation for the outage, which affects PSN logins and services across all platforms, including PS5, PS4, PS3, PS Vita, and PC.
Sony's only official comment on the matter has been a tweet from the <a data-analytics-id=«inline-link» href=«https://x.com/AskPlayStation/status/1888041723831484682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1888041723831484682%7Ctwgr%5E2631206b5a9c5d83bf80bb1ab256cd7e54ef2591%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eurogamer.net%2Fyes-psn-is-still-down-after-12-hours» target="_blank" data-url=«https://x.com/AskPlayStation/status/1888041723831484682?ref_src=» https: referrerpolicy=«no-referrer-when-downgrade» data-hl-processed=«none»>Ask PlayStation
support account that reads, «We are aware some users might be currently experiencing issues with PSN,» with a link to a network service status page that reports outages in the following services:
A community note on the Ask PlayStation tweet points out that it fails to capture the full extent of the outage: «some» users as opposed to, apparently, literally every user. The community note also alleges that this may be the result of a DDoS attack, citing Sony support messages shared elsewhere on social media, but that explanation has yet to be confirmed. A pinned moderator comment on the PlayStation subreddit's megathread on the issue notes that there are a number of users spreading «incorrect service information, rumors, and outright lies» in the absence of a full accounting from Sony.
At the time of writing, I can still access streaming services like Netflix and Hulu on my PS4, but I am logged out of PSN and unable to access updates or other services. This issue is also highlighting other PSN dependencies I wouldn't normally consider. Day one updates and DRM checks introduce extra
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