PlayStation Network (PSN) is Currently Down

Bad news for PlayStation gamers if you were settling in for a late night of gaming. The PlayStation Network (PSN) is down. Sony’s PSN is experiencing a major outage as of Friday evening, with widespread reports of issues affecting account management, gaming and social features, the PlayStation Store, and even PlayStation Video.

According to Downdetector, user reports of problems began spiking around 11PM GMT Irish time, with Sony officially acknowledging the issues at 12PM.

Gamers are struggling to launch digital games, access online features, or even see their friends and trophies on PS5 and PS4. Some users report being unable to sign in entirely.

Sony has stated that they are working to resolve the problem “as soon as possible”, but as of now, there is no clear ETA for when services will be restored. This marks yet another PSN outage, following a similar incident in October that lasted around eight hours, as well as a partial outage in May.

If you were hoping for a weekend gaming session, you might have to wait it out or turn to other platforms for now. As of this writing, Xbox Live and Nintendo Online do not appear to be experiencing similar problems, but the wider cause for PSN’s issue are unknown.

We’ll keep you updated as soon as services resume. Stay tuned, and fingers crossed for a quick fix!