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Observer
10-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Observer
PlayStation Network is working after 24-hour outage: Sony
The PlayStation Network, which users of the Sony PlayStation platform rely on to play games, download content, and access apps, started working again Saturday night after a 24-hour outage that left customers frustrated. 'All services are up and running,' PlayStation announced on its website around 7 p.m. Saturday. The problems, which prevented many customers from 'launching games, apps or network features,' were first reported at 7 p.m. Friday, the company said. 'PSN has been restored,' the company's support team posted on the social platform X at 6:58 p.m. Saturday. 'You should be able to access online features without any problems now.' The company did not explain the cause of the outage and did not immediately respond to an email seeking more information. The issues affected users of PlayStation's most popular offerings, including its console and web products. Account management, gaming and social, PlayStation Video, PlayStation Store and PlayStation Direct were among the impacted services. PlayStation creates software and hardware, including hugely popular gaming consoles. Users play video games and run apps like Netflix, Spotify and YouTube through the PlayStation Network. On social media, some users reported that they were able to use their PlayStation on Saturday afternoon but many were still experiencing issues into the evening. During the outage, some users reported that they were not able to play offline games, a testament to how severe the server problems were, as offline games usually do not face the same issues that online games will sometimes experience. As users complained on social media, other brands fired off trolling messages. 'Calling all gamers: this play station still works,' Krispy Kreme posted on X. Krispy Kreme offered free glazed doughnuts for two hours Saturday 'because sweet rewards don't need a server.' 'bet y'all want physical copies now,' GameStop, the struggling video game retail chain, said on X. This article originally appeared in
New York Times
08-02-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
PlayStation Network Outage Persists, Sony Says
The PlayStation Network, which users of the Sony PlayStation platform rely on to play games, download content and access apps, fluttered in and out of service on Saturday but remained down for at least some users more than 20 hours after widespread problems with the network were first reported. 'You might have difficulty launching games, apps or network features,' PlayStation said on its website, adding that the problems began at 7 p.m. on Friday. The company did not explain the cause of the outage and did not immediately respond to an email seeking more information. The issues affected users of PlayStation's most popular offerings, including its console and web products. Account management, gaming and social, PlayStation Video, PlayStation Store and PlayStation Direct were among the impacted services, the company said. PlayStation creates software and hardware, including hugely popular gaming consoles. Users play video games and run apps like Netflix, Spotify and YouTube through the PlayStation Network. On social media, some users reported that they were able to use their PlayStation on Saturday afternoon, but many were still experiencing issues, and PlayStation had not changed the messaging on its website. By 5 p.m. Eastern on Saturday, there were indications that PlayStation was working for some users in Europe, but the company provided no information to suggest the issue had been resolved. Some users reported that they were not able to play offline games, a testament to how severe the server problems were, as offline games usually do not face the same issues that online games will sometimes experience. As users complained on social media, other brands fired off trolling messages. 'Calling all gamers: this play station still works,' Krispy Kreme posted on X. Krispy Kreme offered free glazed doughnuts for two hours on Saturday 'because sweet rewards don't need a server.' 'bet y'all want physical copies now,' GameStop, the struggling video game retail chain, said on X.
Yahoo
08-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
PlayStation network status: ‘Some services still experiencing issues'
The Brief Sony's PlayStation Network (PSN) is experiencing a major outage across the world. The outage began Friday night, with tens of thousands of people reporting they were unable to access games and other online services. "Some services are experiencing issues," a PlayStation network status page still said as of 11:30 a.m. ET. on Saturday. A major outage of Sony's PlayStation Network (PSN) on Saturday has left tens of thousands of gamers unable to access online services, stores and multimedia apps. Here's what to know: What they're saying "We are aware some users might be currently experiencing issues with PSN," PlayStation said on its social media platforms. What we know According to the Downdetector outage tracking site, users started to report issues with PSN late Friday. A status page provided by PlayStation Network confirmed the issues began at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 7. "Some services are experiencing issues," the status page still said as of 11:30 a.m. ET. on Saturday. Those issues include: Account management: Difficulty signing in Gaming and social: Difficulty launching games, apps or network features PlayStation Video: Difficulty getting PlayStation Video content PlayStation Store: Difficulty getting products on the PlayStation Store PlayStation Direct: Difficulty getting products on PlayStation Direct Downdetector was still receiving outage reports throughout Saturday morning. What we don't know Sony has not given details about what may be causing the outage. Sony has also not said when they expect the issue to be resolved. What they're saying Krispy Kreme is offering gamers a free doughnut Saturday - "because sweet rewards don't need a server." The Source Information in this article was taken from Sony's PlayStation Network service status website, an official post on X from the Sony account @AskPlayStation, and from Downdetector, an outage tracking site.
USA Today
08-02-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
PlayStation Network 16-hour outage continues, quashing online video games
For many, some weekend online video games were over before they started. The PlayStation Network, which connects friends to play games online on Sony PlayStation game systems, was hit with an outage Friday night and remained offline for many users at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday. "We are aware some users might be currently experiencing issues with PSN," the network posted about 8 p.m. ET Friday on X, the social network previously known as Twitter. It directed readers to the network's status page, which on Saturday said, "Some services are experiencing issues.""You might have difficulty launching games, apps, or network features. We're working to resolve the issue as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience," the page said. Users might also be unable to buy products on the PlayStation Store or watch PlayStation Video content, the page said. A few commenters said they had been able to connect to PSN on Saturday morning, but most on X and Reddit said they were still offline. Players from the U.S. and other regions across the globe, including the U.K. and Australia, said they were unable to connect to PSN. Many players ready for a weekend of online games were disappointed. "Friday night is my game night with a couple buddies thanks for ruining this," one person posted on X. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Since many video games now require online connections – and some consoles don't play games on discs – players often couldn't play games solo, either. "I can't play any offline games I own cuz my PS5 can't verify I own it," said another. USA TODAY reached out to Sony PlayStation on Saturday about the network outage, but has not gotten a response. Krispy Kreme free doughnut giveaway to soften PlayStation Network outage Krispy Kreme took the opportunity to treat gamers with free doughnuts by giving away free Original Glazed doughnuts from 5 to 7 p.m. this evening nationwide. The giveaway is a "sweet relief for gamers who have been forced offline" during the outage, the company said in a statement to USA TODAY. Meet the surprise new Apple app:Everything to know about 'Apple Invites' PlayStation Network outage: 'I have nothing to do with this!' Also on X – where PlayStation was the No. 2 trending topic – some users posted in the comments thread that they had gotten messages that the network was undergoing maintenance. Players from the U.S. and other regions across the globe, including the U.K. and Australia, posted on X and Reddit that they were unable to connect. "Well it's the morning and my kids think I rigged the Playstation not to work because they are only allowed to play on weekends now it's the weekend I told them I have nothing to do with this!" posted one commenter on X. For many players, the outage brought back memories of a PlayStation Network outage in 2011. Sony kept the network down for over a month after hackers compromised the service, exposing the personal data and credit card information from 77 million accounts. Down Detector, which tracks network outages, said it had gotten more than 640,000 reports as of early Saturday. Follow Mike Snider on Threads, Bluesky and X: mikegsnider &@ &@mikesnider. What's everyone talking about? Sign up for our trending newsletter to get the latest news of the day
Yahoo
08-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
PlayStation Network 16-hour outage continues, quashing online video games
For many, some weekend online video games were over before they started. The PlayStation Network, which connects friends to play games online on Sony PlayStation game systems, was hit with an outage Friday night and remained offline for many users at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday. "We are aware some users might be currently experiencing issues with PSN," the network posted about 8 p.m. ET Friday on X, the social network previously known as Twitter. It directed readers to the network's status page, which on Saturday said, "Some services are experiencing issues.""You might have difficulty launching games, apps, or network features. We're working to resolve the issue as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience," the page said. Users might also be unable to buy products on the PlayStation Store or watch PlayStation Video content, the page said. A few commenters said they had been able to connect to PSN on Saturday morning, but most on X and Reddit said they were still offline. Players from the U.S. and other regions across the globe, including the U.K. and Australia, said they were unable to connect to PSN. Many players ready for a weekend of online games were disappointed. "Friday night is my game night with a couple buddies thanks for ruining this," one person posted on X. Since many video games now require online connections – and some consoles don't play games on discs – players often couldn't play games solo, either. "I can't play any offline games I own cuz my PS5 can't verify I own it," said another. USA TODAY reached out to Sony PlayStation on Saturday about the network outage, but has not gotten a response. Krispy Kreme took the opportunity to treat gamers with free doughnuts by giving away free Original Glazed doughnuts from 5 to 7 p.m. this evening nationwide. The giveaway is a "sweet relief for gamers who have been forced offline" during the outage, the company said in a statement to USA TODAY. Meet the surprise new Apple app: Everything to know about 'Apple Invites' Also on X – where PlayStation was the No. 2 trending topic – some users posted in the comments thread that they had gotten messages that the network was undergoing maintenance. Players from the U.S. and other regions across the globe, including the U.K. and Australia, posted on X and Reddit that they were unable to connect. "Well it's the morning and my kids think I rigged the Playstation not to work because they are only allowed to play on weekends now it's the weekend I told them I have nothing to do with this!" posted one commenter on X. For many players, the outage brought back memories of a PlayStation Network outage in 2011. Sony kept the network down for over a month after hackers compromised the service, exposing the personal data and credit card information from 77 million accounts. Down Detector, which tracks network outages, said it had gotten more than 640,000 reports as of early Saturday. Follow Mike Snider on Threads, Bluesky and X: mikegsnider & @ & @mikesnider. What's everyone talking about? Sign up for our trending newsletter to get the latest news of the day This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: PlayStation Network hit with outage, prevents online video gaming
