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 span 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 for ourselves we were able to log in to a game of Helldivers 2 without many issues – suggesting that these issues might not be as widespread as the site suggests.
Is PSN down?
It’s official, PSN is down right now. According to the official PlayStation Network service status page, 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, 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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