PlayStation Network Crash: Sony Stunned, Users Left in the Dark
PSN Network Down: What’s Going On and When Will It Be Back Up?
PlayStation Network (PSN) is currently down, and it’s not just a minor hiccup. In fact, this prolonged outage is one of the longest unscheduled outages in the history of a major video game network. As of Friday evening, PSN has been down for nearly 24 hours, affecting a wide range of services, including account management, social features, and the PlayStation Store.
The good news? We’re not alone in the dark. We’re not sure what’s behind this outage, but we’re not alone in trying to figure it out either. Shortly after the outage began, the official AskPlaystation X account tweeted: "We are aware some users might be currently experiencing issues with PSN. For more details, visit our status page." That’s about it, no updates since.
The X account did publish a scheduled update about M.2 SSD expansion for the PS5 at 3:00 p.m. ET, but other than that, all’s been quiet.
To stay up-to-date with the PSN store outage, head to Sony’s PSN status page. And for a real-time snapshot of the situation, check out Downdetector, which aggregates user-submitted outage reports. As the day goes on and more gamers try to log on to their accounts, user-reported outages are surging, reaching over 69,000 reports last night.
Gamer frustration has been pouring out on the web, with some Reddit threads racking up thousands – even tens of thousands – of comments.
Remember the infamous 23-day outage in 2011, which led to a 3,000-word Wikipedia entry detailing the chaos? That one was attributed to a hack, exposing personal data for 77 million PSN accounts. Outages since then have been less severe, with minimal explanations and no comprehensive information. All eyes are on Sony for an update.
Update: We’ve added coverage from mainstream publications, including [Image: Update screenshot]
Update 2: The official X account just posted a new message!
