Update: PSN is down and Sony's problems continue into the weekend for certain online gaming and functionality. We can sign-in to PlayStation Network, but like yesterday, we have limited functionality.
PSN is down with a major outage right now, according to Sony's official PlayStation Network status page – and the fact that we can't log in right now on our PS4. Online gaming on PS5 is also down, according to Twitter users, but we can't first-hand test that today – not everyone has the new console due to PS5 restock shortages.
"You might have difficulty launching games, apps, or network features," confirms Sony's official PSN status page.
There are no known solutions to fix PSN being down on the user end. You can sign in to the PlayStation Network and PlayStation Store, but online gaming doesn't appear to work on some games. Sony says "We're working to resolve the issue as soon as possible."
Sunday's ongoing PSN outage actually started a few days ago, according to the company's status page. There's a timestamp attached to the posting, suggesting PSN went down on Friday, February 26. However, user complaints on Twitter seem to predate Sony's official timestamp by at least 24 hours.
People who just bought the PS5 are affected, along with owners of the PS4, PS3 and PlayStation Vita. It's not clear if every online game is down right now due to the PSN outage, judging from Sony's language and our own experiences. Xbox Live went down last week and Microsoft disclosed much more granular information on its status page.
PSN is down and the outage now spans at least three days, but this isn't the first or longest downtime for Sony's online gaming network.
Famously, PSN went down in 2011 for 24 days, plus an additional 42 days for the then-budding PlayStation Store. In that much more dire case, it was later confirmed that hackers had exploited PSN and exposed users' information, according to Sony. Today's PSN outage seems to be unfortunate weekend downtime.
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