Following the last outage on March 21, 2024, it appears as though PlayStation Network (PSN) is down once again as of April 4, 2024.
The issues were first reported at 8:59 PDT / 11:59 EDT / 16:59 BST and seem to be affecting multiple different services and regions. At the time of writing, it appears as though account management, gaming and social, PlayStation Video, PlayStation Store, and PlayStation Direct are all suffering from issues in both the US and UK if the official PlayStation website is anything to go by.
Strangely, however, when we tested things out for ourselves we were able to log in to a game of Helldivers 2 on PS5 without any major hiccups – suggesting that these issues might not be as widespread as the site suggests. According to some recent social media posts, certain users are exerpeincing difficulty purchasing digital content so it is possible that the problems could be affecting the PlayStation Store more than other areas.
Is PSN down?
It’s official, PSN is down right now. That is at least according to the official PlayStation Network service status page. The page states that the outage is affecting everything from the sign in and account creation process to game streaming on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, and web services.
We are currently unsure how long these services will be affected, though it’s unlikely to be more than a few hours, so be sure to check back here for regular updates.
What happened last time PSN was down?
The last outage began at 09:51 PST / 12:51 EST / 16:51 GMT on March 21, 2024 and affected PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, and web services across the board.
As you can see from a snapshot below of the official PlayStation Network Service Status page, it did not look good, with issues affecting all facets of the ecosystem.
As to what caused the outage, we’re not sure, but can report that it was fixed after just couple of hours.
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