Sony's PlayStation Network is down, suffering major outage

You're not the only person having problems right now.

What you need to know

• Users are reporting that the PlayStation Network is down.
• Sony's official PSN status website acknowledges that all services have been affected.
• It's unknown when everything will be back up and running.

Sony's PlayStation Network has suffered a major outage today. There has been a large spike on Down Detector with users reporting problems across multiple PSN services. "PlayStation Network" has even started trending on Twitter as users flock to the social network site to if others are having issues.

The official PSN status website indicates that every service has been hit, from account management to gaming and social. If you're trying to sign into your account right now, odds are you can't.

These issues seem to be affecting all platforms, from online sign-in to PS4, PS5, and even the PS Vita. PlayStation has yet to acknowledge the problems, but a fix should be on its way, though an estimated restoration time in unknown.

Unfortunately, there isn't much on your end you can do when the PlayStation Network is down. This is a Sony problem that only it can fix. You can always try to access your games offline, but they aren't guaranteed to work as many require internet connections.

by Jennifer Locke