Update: Sony announced the maintenance on the US forums, and if you have logged into the PSN in the last five days, then you’ll be able to go online during theĀ maintenance.
“During this maintenance period, you may receive a message that states ‘PlayStation Network is undergoing maintenance’ when attempting to access the PlayStation Store or PlayStation Home. As long as you have signed in to PSN within 5 days prior to the start of maintenance (meaning: any time since July 21st), youĀ WILLĀ be able to play games online and enjoy apps such as Netflix, HULU Plus and Music Unlimited during this maintenance period. So if you havenāt signed in to PSN in the last few days, we suggest you do so before the maintenance period begins Thursday morning,” reads the statement.
Original Story: TheĀ PlayStation NetworkĀ is scheduled to undergo maintenance fromĀ 4pm on Thursday, JulyĀ 26th until 8am on Friday, July 27th, BST.
On the European PS Blog, Sony announced that the following services will not beĀ accessible during the maintenance:
- PlayStation Store on PS3, PSP and PS Vita.
- PlayStation Network Account Management.
- PlayStation Network Account Registration.
In order to play online during the maintenance, “you may be able to do so if you sign in to PSNĀ before the start of the maintenance window.”
- EDT: 11amĀ Thursday,Ā JulyĀ 26th – 3amĀ Friday,Ā JulyĀ 27th
- PDT: 8amĀ Thursday,Ā JulyĀ 26th – 12amĀ Friday,Ā JulyĀ 27th
- UTC: 3pmĀ Thursday,Ā JulyĀ 26th – 7amĀ Friday,Ā JulyĀ 27th
- JST: 12amĀ Friday,Ā JulyĀ 27th – 4pmĀ Friday,Ā JulyĀ 27th
- Sydney: 1amĀ Friday,Ā JulyĀ 27th – 5pmĀ Friday,Ā JulyĀ 27th
It’s still unclear if this will affect allĀ territoriesĀ or just the European PSN, we will update as soon as we hear more.