- Playstation Network suffers a blackout
- Services down from 10 am
Millions of gamers were left furious after the PlayStation Network suffered a major global outage.
The network has reportedly been down for most of Tuesday with complaints coming in as early as 10 a.m.
A warning message is currently appearing on the PlayStation Network website, Account Management, PlayStation Store, and on the Social and Gaming pages.
‘You may have difficulty launching games, applications, or network functions. We are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience,’ it reads.
‘You may be having difficulty signing in or creating an account on PlayStation Network. We are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience.’
Account holders cannot log in on PS5, PS4, PS Vita, and PS3.
Tens of thousands of Australian players have been affected by the outage.
Social media users have expressed their frustration with X, with many wondering when the network will be operational again.
Millions of gamers were left furious after the Playstation Network suffered a major global outage.
“The fact that the PlayStation Network is down and won’t let you play the games you paid for is a reminder that you don’t ‘own’ anything digital,” one wrote.
‘All you need to “check your license” has not sold you anything, you have benefited from it and it still determines your access to it.’
Another added: “Pretending like I don’t care that the PlayStation servers are down so they can be fixed faster.”
No timeline has been given for when the network will be back up and running, and the silence further irritates players.
‘What the hell are you doing PlayStation? Your servers are down,” one player wrote.
“PlayStation servers have been down for hours and there is no update on this,” another added.
PlayStation Network has 110 million registered users and more than 103 million monthly active users.
The outage came as school holidays begin across Australia, with students in every state and territory, plus Queensland, taking a break from studying.
