ted.litchfield@futurenet.com (Ted Litchfield)
2025-02-08 11:02:00
www.pcgamer.com
The PlayStation network has been completely borked for 16 hours and counting at the time of writing, first going offline at 1 AM CET / 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT on February 8. Sony has yet to provide an explanation for the outage, which affects PSN logins and services across all platforms, including PS5, PS4, PS3, PS Vita, and PC.
Sony’s only official comment on the matter has been a tweet from the Ask PlayStation support account that reads, “We are aware some users might be currently experiencing issues with PSN,” with a link to a network service status page that reports outages in the following services:
- Account Management
- Gaming and Social
- PlayStation Video
- PlayStation Store
- PlayStation Direct
A community note on the Ask PlayStation tweet points out that it fails to capture the full extent of the outage: “some” users as opposed to, apparently, literally every user. The community note also alleges that this may be the result of a DDoS attack, citing Sony support messages shared elsewhere on social media, but that explanation has yet to be confirmed. A pinned moderator comment on the PlayStation subreddit’s megathread on the issue notes that there are a number of users spreading “incorrect service information, rumors, and outright lies” in the absence of a full accounting from Sony.
This is a developing story.
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