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PlayStation Network experienced a 24-hour outage on Feb. 7, affecting account management, gaming and social, and PlayStation Video, Store, and Direct services

The PlayStation Network outage has been resolved after roughly 24 hours … Marco Lancaster / Gizchina.com : PlayStation Network Restored After Nearly 24-Hour Outage The Indian Express : Sony restores PlayStation Network services after massive outage Shannon Grixti / Press Start : All PlayStation Plus Subscribers Will Be Compensated For The PSN Outage Allen Cone / UPI : Sony's PlayStation Network back up after more than 24-hour outage worldwide Cade Onder / Comic Book : 3 Things PSN Needs to Do Better to Prevent Downtime Backlash in the Future BBC : PlayStation Network outage ‘beyond frustrating’ for users DNyuz : PlayStation Network Is Working After 24-Hour Outage, Sony Says Krys Shahin / WGRZ-TV : PlayStation Network up after 24-hour long outage Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert / Business Insider : PlayStation's daylong global outage disrupted the online gaming economy and knocked Sony's stock The Japan Times : PlayStation network back online after 24-hour outage Samantha Giambra-Plaisance / Screen Rant : The PlayStation Network Service Has Been Restored After Nearly 24 Hours, Confirmed By Sony Paul Lipscombe / DatacenterDynamics : PlayStation Network suffers major global outage lasting more than a day Waqas / Hackread : PlayStation Network Down; Outage Leaves Gamers Frustrated (Updated) Tor Smith / KRON4 : PlayStation Network dealing with technical issues since Friday Eddie Makuch / GameSpot : PSN Still Down After 15 Hours: Here Is Sony's Response Auzinea Bacon / CNN : Sony's PlayStation Network reports major global outage Mahnoor Faisal / XDA Developers : The PlayStation Network has been down for a day, and our weekends are ruined Fox Business : PlayStation Network experiences significant outage, impacting hundreds of thousands of online users Rhiannon Bevan / TheGamer : PlayStation Network Is Finally Back Online Brianna Reeves / Dexerto : PlayStation Network returns after 20 hour outage - but there's a huge catch Stephanie Kaloi / The Wrap : PlayStation Network Goes Down in Mass Outage Minyvonne Burke / NBC News : PlayStation Network experiences massive outage, frustrating gamers nationwide Associated Press : Sony PlayStation Network outage enrages gamers around the world Derek Strickland / TweakTown : PlayStation Network outage: PSN servers offline for 17 hours and counting Chris Plante / Polygon : Sony's response to PlayStation Network outage Steve Wright / Stevivor : All of PlayStation Network down, no sign of return Auzinea Bacon / KRDO : Sony's PlayStation Network reports major global outage Oscar Gonzalez / Laptop Mag : Sony's PlayStation Network is back up. Matthew Sedacca / New York Post : PlayStation Network suffers global, multi-hour outage: ‘This is ridiculous’ Govind Choudhary / Livemint : Sony PlayStation Network down: Outage leaves gamers unable to shop or play, flooding social media with memes Ashish Singh / Digit : Sony Playstation Network outage: PS5, PS4 users unable to play games, company responds Patrick Hearn / Digital Trends : PlayStation Network is still down after more than 12 hours Alex Perry / Mashable : [UPDATE] PlayStation Network is back and running Francesco De Meo / Wccftech : PlayStation Network Is Still Down After Over 14 Hours With No Official Communication Moneycontrol : PlayStation Network (PSN) suffers global outage, here's what Sony has to say Pulasthi Ariyasinghe / Neowin : PlayStation Network has been down for over 12 hours, and Sony isn't saying much Charles Curtis / USA Today : Is the PlayStation Network (PSN) down? Here's what we know. Will McCurdy / PCMag : PlayStation Network Hit By Global Outage KOIN-TV : Is PSN still down? PlayStation Network addressing ongoing outage Zarmena Khan / PlayStation LifeStyle : PSN Has Been Down All Night, Players Upset Bloomberg : Sony Says PlayStation Network Outage Has Now Been Resolved Josh Milton / Metro.co.uk : PSN goes down worldwide leaving millions unable to play games Vikki Blake / Eurogamer.net : Yes, PSN is still down after 12 hours Hadlee Simons / Android Authority : It's not just you: The PlayStation Network is down for many Austin Blake / iPhone in Canada Blog : PlayStation Network Down: Can't Sign In or Play Online (You're Not Alone) Mariella Moon / Engadget : The PlayStation Network is down  —  You won't be able to log in and play games that need an internet connection. Krys Shahin / WUSA : The PlayStation Network is down. Here's what we know Ethan Gach / Kotaku : PlayStation Network Back Online After A Mysterious Major Outage That Lasted 24 Hours Tyler Shipley / Game Rant : PSN is Currently Down  —  Since around 6 PM EST, PSN has been reported to be down for PlayStation users. Shannon Grixti / Press Start : The PSN Is Currently Down For All Users Mike Straw / Insider Gaming : Developing: PlayStation Network Down Worldwide Matt Kim / IGN : Yes, PSN Is Down  —  All services related to PlayStation's online network are currently down. Push Square : PSN Down as PS5, PS4 Players Can't Log In or Play Online KFMB : The PlayStation Network is down. Here's what we know Bluesky: Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life : After the past month, all I want to do is drown my sorrows with #MarvelRivals but Murphy's Law strikes again. @martymishkin : Good.  Now go play in the real world a bit. Tom Warren / @tomwarren.co.uk : Sony's PlayStation Network (PSN) is down and everyone is having a merry time in our comments section 😅 www.theverge.com/news/608946/ ... Mastodon: Joe Ortiz / @joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org : The biggest difference between the online gaming network outages of a decade plus ago and today's issues is that most games now require a subscription in order to play these games even if it's offline due to massive #DRM.  —  It's one of the main reasons why I stepped back from console gaming over the last few years and focusing more on PC and retro/historical gaming. … Dan Neuman / @dan613@ottawa.place : PlayStation Network is still down 😭😭😭 (12pm EST, 8 Feb 2025)  —  I only have a day left to finish my weekly challenges in Fallout 76.  It's going to be tight!  #PSN #PlayStation #Fallout76  —  https://status.playstation.com/ ... X: @askplaystation : We are aware some users might be currently experiencing issues with PSN. For more details: https://status.playstation.com/ @askplaystation : PSN has been restored. You should be able to access online features without any problems now. For more details: https://status.playstation.com/ Sorry for the inconvenience! Markus Kilzheimer / @eliteownage12 : PSN POR FAVOR [image] @realradec : we'll forgive you if you do something like Welcome Back package during the 2011 PSN hack again [image] Joseph Moran / @mrbadbit : PlayStation Network is down and not only can I not play Marvel Rivals... ... but I can't play *any* game I bought on the PSN Store and the phone app is completely busted. This digital only future we're living in kinda sucks ngl. [image] Ramos / @ramosradio_ : PSN down on a friday night is criminal [image] @troydan : If you are a Playstation user make sure to change your passwords on everything. This is looking more and more like a giant hack by their lack of transparency. @roywoodjr : Good. Now go play campaign mode like it's 2006 Tom Warren / @tomwarren : Sony's PlayStation Network has been down for ~15 hours now. Sony hasn't provided an update on the major outage for 12 hours 😬 Forums: r/Games : Playstation Network Service Status Update: All services are up and running. r/PS5 : PlayStation Network Services are all up and running now - restart PS5 to reconnect r/marvelrivals : PlayStation Network is down |  The Verge

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Discussion

  • @carnage4life Dare Obasanjo on bluesky
    After the past month, all I want to do is drown my sorrows with #MarvelRivals but Murphy's Law strikes again.
  • @martymishkin @martymishkin on bluesky
    Good.  Now go play in the real world a bit.
  • @tomwarren.co.uk Tom Warren on bluesky
    Sony's PlayStation Network (PSN) is down and everyone is having a merry time in our comments section 😅 www.theverge.com/news/608946/ ...
  • @joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org Joe Ortiz on mastodon
    The biggest difference between the online gaming network outages of a decade plus ago and today's issues is that most games now require a subscription in order to play these games even if it's offline due to massive #DRM.  —  It's one of the main reasons why I stepped back from c…
  • @askplaystation @askplaystation on x
    We are aware some users might be currently experiencing issues with PSN. For more details: https://status.playstation.com/
  • @askplaystation @askplaystation on x
    PSN has been restored. You should be able to access online features without any problems now. For more details: https://status.playstation.com/ Sorry for the inconvenience!
  • @eliteownage12 Markus Kilzheimer on x
    PSN POR FAVOR [image]
  • @realradec @realradec on x
    we'll forgive you if you do something like Welcome Back package during the 2011 PSN hack again [image]
  • @mrbadbit Joseph Moran on x
    PlayStation Network is down and not only can I not play Marvel Rivals... ... but I can't play *any* game I bought on the PSN Store and the phone app is completely busted. This digital only future we're living in kinda sucks ngl. [image]
  • @ramosradio_ Ramos on x
    PSN down on a friday night is criminal [image]
  • @troydan @troydan on x
    If you are a Playstation user make sure to change your passwords on everything. This is looking more and more like a giant hack by their lack of transparency.
  • @roywoodjr @roywoodjr on x
    Good. Now go play campaign mode like it's 2006
  • @tomwarren Tom Warren on x
    Sony's PlayStation Network has been down for ~15 hours now. Sony hasn't provided an update on the major outage for 12 hours 😬
  • r/Games r on reddit
    Playstation Network Service Status Update: All services are up and running.
  • r/PS5 r on reddit
    PlayStation Network Services are all up and running now - restart PS5 to reconnect
  • r/marvelrivals r on reddit
    PlayStation Network is down |  The Verge