It’s not just you. The PlayStation Network is down for everyone.
Outages began appearing around 6pm ET, according to multiple reports. A visit to the official PlayStation status page shows that all services are down, including the PlayStation Store, gaming, account management, and more.
As of writing there is no official word from PlayStation regarding the outage. Nor is there any idea as to when service will be restored.
Based on a preliminary check, it appears to be only PlayStation Network suffering issues. Other major online services such as Xbox Live, Nintendo Online, and Steam appear to be working as expected.
GPlayr will continue to provide updates as they become available.
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UPDATE February 7 – 9:00PM ET: Sony has published on social media that it is “aware some users might be currently experiencing issues with PSN.” They then point people to the official PlayStation Network status page for updates where it says they are “working to resolve the issue as soon as possible.”
As of this update, the service remains offline.
UPDATE February 8 – 12:25PM ET: There remains no update from Sony aside from the first message on Friday night. As of this update, the PlayStation Network remains down.
UPDATE February 8 – 3:00PM ET: Some users are reporting that they can once again connect to the PlayStation Network in some capacity—online gaming remains offline for most—after it has been down for over 18 hours. One region GPlayr can confirm is slowly coming back with online play is Brazil.
As of this update, the official status page continues to show the services offline. Sony has yet to provide an update.
UPDATE February 8 – 3:40PM ET: After being down worldwide, PlayStation Network continues to come back online. Users in various regions on social media are reporting being able to sign in and play online. Multiple GPlayr staff members can also confirm that the service is returning. Others, however, remain offline for the time being.
As of this update, the official status page continues to show the services offline. Sony has yet to provide an update or a reasoning for the outage.
UPDATE February 8 – 6:40PM ET: According to PlayStation’s status page, all services are up and running. As of this update, Sony has yet to issue a statement on the reason for the outage.
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