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PlayStation Network Outage Disrupts Thousands as Reports Top 10,900

Sony had not offered a cause or restoration timeline as server-connection failures dominated user complaints.

Overview

  • Outage tracker Down Detector recorded a rapid spike from roughly 7,200 reports to a peak of about 10,932 issues on Thursday.
  • Most reports cited server-connection failures at roughly 88 percent, with smaller shares for login at 7 percent and gameplay at 5 percent.
  • Players reported being unable to log in, connect to servers, or continue sessions, and some also flagged problems with parties and friends lists.
  • Sony had not issued an official statement or estimated time to fix the disruption, and users said posts to @AskPlayStation drew no response.
  • The disruption follows prior large-scale PSN outages in 2024 and earlier this year, adding to concerns about the platform’s reliability.