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PlayStation Network Outage Disrupts PS4 and PS5, Service Largely Restored After Two Hours

Sony gave no technical explanation after roughly two hours of disruption.

Overview

  • User reports spiked worldwide from about 4:16 p.m. ET, with Downdetector peaking at more than 14,000 complaints.
  • PlayStation’s status page warned players they might have trouble launching games, apps, or network features and listed issues with Challenges, Game Help, Game Streaming, Tournaments, and Trophies.
  • The status page later returned to stating that all services were up and running as connectivity improved for most players.
  • Some game services were affected, with Activision Support acknowledging Call of Duty connectivity problems on PlayStation.
  • During the early phase, the official status page still indicated normal operations even as widespread login and multiplayer failures were reported by users.