Sony PlayStation Network appeared to be down for thousands on Saturday as many flocked to social media to voice their complaints. Downdetector logged over 8,000 people facing issues at the time of writing.
As per Downdetector, most people faced issues with server connection, while some could not login as well. The problem appeared to be worldwide. The site also noted that users appeared to begin facing problems from 4:16pm ET.
One person wrote “Just turned on the console and it crashes right away. LOL,” as X translated from Indonesian. Another added in French “Le PSN est down ou quoi ??? [Is PSN down or what?]”. Yet another chimed in saying “PSN EST DOWN!”.
PSN down: Reactions
Many complained about their PS5 servers being down as well, due to the PSN outage. “Online multiplayer for Gears Reloaded on PS5 down for anybody else?,” one person wrote on X. Another added, “I hate when p5 servers are down.”
Many also complained about PSN being down. “@PlayStation psn is down. Pls fix it!,” one person complained on X.
Several people shared what their screen looked like amid the reported outage.
Several people began to wonder when servers would be back up “PlayStation Network down then? All accounts on my PS5 profile is locked at offline even though network tests all pass. Upload speed through the floor too (2.1Mbps on a 100Mbps connection – download speed test is fine). What’s the ETA on a fix?”, one person wrote to the UK PlayStation support page.
PlayStation is yet to comment on the outage. As per their status page, all services are up and running. The cause for the reported outage remains unknown.
