The PlayStation Network is encountering substantial downtime as of Friday evening, disrupting multiple services including account management and gaming functionality. Sony reported that as of 7PM ET, users might struggle to launch games and use network features. Despite an initial spike of nearly 70,000 problem reports by 6PM ET, the volume seems to be declining. Affected users shared their experiences extensively on an r/PlayStation thread. This outage follows previous incidents, including notable disruptions in October and May, reflecting ongoing vulnerabilities in PSN service stability.
PlayStation Network (PSN) is currently facing widespread issues affecting account management, gaming and social features, with Sony working to resolve them soon.
User reports indicate problems began around 6PM ET, with difficulties in launching games and accessing friends' data on PS5.
Despite the current issues, the volume of outage reports on Downdetector seems to be decreasing, indicating potential improvements.
This is not the first incident; PSN previously faced an eight-hour outage in October and a partial outage in May.
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