PlayStation Network is back online following a lengthy outage
by Richard Lawler from The Verge - All Posts on (#6R4M8)
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 console users are now able to play online games again following a massive outage on Sony's gaming network that started on Monday night. The official PSN Service Status page confirms that all services are up and running" now, after previously warning users that they might have difficulty launching games, apps, or network features."
This problem has now been resolved," said a message posted by the Japanese Ask PlayStation customer support account. We apologize to our customers for any inconvenience caused."
The outage lasted for around eight hours, and impacted effectively every PlayStation system across Other, PS Vita, PS3, PS4, PS5, Web." While the problem seems largely resolved, some gamers on X are...