The PlayStation Network suffered in a massive failure to the weekend. PlayStation 5 and PS4 players on social media, including X and Reddit, report that they cannot connect to the online services from Sony, including multiplayer matches and the PlayStation Store.
“At this point, the PlayStation Network (including PlayStation Store) may not be available,” our customers. We are currently investigating the problem and are working to restore the service. So be patient. “It is a particularly unfortunate time for the network to go down last free Monster Hunter Wilds Beta test weekend currently underway.
There is still no information about what the cause of the failure is, how many people are affected or when the service comes back online. While some service disorders can only take a few hours, others could take much longer, although the quality of the connections is even up to date, even if the network comes back online. The “Playstation Status” page Currently lists All online services as lower.
And so far this has certainly seemed to be one of the larger failures that PSN has suffered recently. The players reported that they were separated shortly after 6:00 p.m., and so far there are no signs that someone can get back in. The failure also seems to be worldwide instead of being isolated to certain countries or continents.
The nightmare scenario for Sony would be a malicious hack or a deeper problem that lasts the failure for days or even weeks. That was unknown in the modern era, but that happened in the notorious Playstation Network failure in 2011. At least there is no sign that something happens in this scale again. Hopefully the system will come back online shortly. I should spend this evening with my buds in Rocket League.
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