PlayStation Network down: Worldwide outage stops users from signing in and playing online

Longest outage in history

Although PlayStation Network has been down for over eight hours, it is not the longest outage in the company's history.

In 2011, "external intrusion" forced the PSN to shut down for 23 days.

Personal information from about 77 million accounts was compromised during the PSN Hack, which stopped users of PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable consoles from accessing the service.

Concerns about the theft and Sony's one-week delay in alerting its users were raised by government officials.

Personally identifiable information, such as physical addresses, dates of birth, passwords, and financial information like debit card numbers, were exposed and made vulnerable as a result of the breach.

Fans reactions

Gaming is a way to wind down during the weekend for many but the outage ruined those plans for the fans.

One person wrote: "Cant even play games offline. I want my money back. First time getting on all week and this is the s**t I get."

Reports on the rise

In the past few hours, the reports of the disruption have been on the rise.

Over 2,000 more users have reported that they were experiencing problems with PlayStation Network.

No news from Sony

Sony still hasn't updated users as to when the issue will be resolved.

Gamers can only wait and be patient.

Error code WS-116449-5

Some users have reported seeing error code WS-116449-5 on their screens as a result of the outage.

This code is usually displayed when there is no internet connectivity.

However, with the whole PlayStation Network being down, your console might just assume there is no connection.

PlayStation responds

An official PlayStation account on X has acknowledged the outage issue and directed users to the website for updates.

Outage sparks outrage

Fans took to X, former Twitter, to demand answers from PlayStation and express their fury over the outage.

Here are some of the tweets from frustrated gamers.

PlayStation Video down

Users won't be able to view video content on PlayStation Video.

According to the official website, the outage has affected platforms such as PS Vita, PS3, PS4, PS5, and Web.

PlayStation Direct experiencing issues

PlayStation has also noted that gamers might run into trouble accessing PlayStation Direct.

Searching, browsing and purchasing on website might be unavailable until all issues are resolved.

PlayStation store is down

According to an official website, users might experience problems with purchasing products on PlayStation Store.

The message read: "We're working to resolve the issue as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience."

Gamers' frustration

Many PlayStation users took to X, former Twitter, to express their frustration and check if fellow gamers were experiencing the same issues.

One person wrote: "Everyone rushing to Twitter to see if PlayStation Network is down."

Another one said: "playstation users going to bed early & unsatisfied on a friday night thanks to maintenance."

Someone else added: "PlayStation network being down on a Friday night is officially my 13th reason, goodbye cruel world.."

What do we know so far?

The reports started at around 11pm last night and began rapidly increasing. During the peak, over 14,000 users complained about the outage.

There are currently still over 1,000 reports in the UK.