Sony’s PlayStation Network Faces Widespread Outage with No ETA for a Fix
Sony’s PlayStation Network (PSN) has been dealing with a massive global outage for almost a full day, leaving users—especially weekend gamers—frustrated and vocal on social media. At its peak, Down Detector recorded over 71,000 reports of the issue at 6:43 PM ET on Friday, February 7. Despite the uproar, Sony has yet to provide an estimated time for when services will be restored or resolved.
The outage reportedly began around 7 PM ET and impacted several key services, including account management, gaming and social features, PlayStation Direct, the PlayStation Store, and PlayStation Video. This has caused widespread issues for users who are unable to sign into their PlayStation Network accounts, create new accounts, launch games or apps, or make purchases and downloads on the PlayStation Store. Even redeeming vouchers and accessing PlayStation Direct have been affected.
The outage spans across multiple platforms, including PS Vita, PS3, PS4, PS5, and the web, as confirmed by Sony’s PlayStation Network Service Status page.
Sony acknowledged the issue in a post from Ask PlayStation on X (formerly Twitter) around 9 PM ET, approximately three hours after the outage began. The post stated, “We are aware some users might be currently experiencing issues with PSN,” and directed users to the Network Status Page for updates.
Since then, there have been no significant updates from Sony. The status page still indicates, “We’re working to resolve the issue as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience.”
Some users have reportedly regained access to services, and the number of outage reports on Down Detector has decreased, signaling that progress is being made. However, the issue is not fully resolved, and parts of the platform remain affected. It appears Sony is working hard through the weekend to restore full functionality to its network.
For now, users are left waiting for further updates as Sony continues to address the disruption affecting millions of gamers worldwide.
