PSN Is Still Down on February 8, Sony Aware of Server Issues
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It’s a bad weekend for PlayStation gamers, as the PlayStation Network (PSN) is still technically down a day later, on February 8, 2025. After the server issues surfaced yesterday afternoon, players on PS4 and PS5 still cannot play online multiplayer.
The PlayStation Store is still up, though we’re unsure how this outage might affect purchases. Games can still receive title updates; at least that’s working.
PSN’s Server Outage Is Worrying Given the Lack of Communication by Sony
Sony’s only statement about the server outage is via the Ask PlayStation Twitter/X account, where it says, “We are aware some users might be currently experiencing issues with PSN.”
It then links to the PlayStation Network Status page, which shows services are experiencing issues.
Mind you, this was eight hours ago, and even that announcement was late by a few hours. Given the lack of communication, this is a bit worrying, especially considering Sony’s history with the PlayStation Network’s security.
For those not old enough to remember, in 2011, the PlayStation Network was down for a total of 23 days, due to an “external intrusion.” This led to the personal data of about 77 million compromised accounts. It was so big that the US government stepped in. Lawsuits were filed, and at the end of it all, Sony held a press conference on May 1, 2011 where a “Welcome Back” program was launched. This included an additional 30 days for existing members, free themes, and free games.
That outage was so significant that it even has its own Wikipedia page.
Is the same thing happening again? We can’t say for sure, but the extended downtime and lack of communication are a bit worrying. We’ve contacted Sony about the outage and will update the article if we hear back.
We’ll monitor things and will update this article if anything significant happens. If you can connect to a game, comment below and let us know which region you’re connecting from.
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Lets all write a strongly worded email to Sony expressing are feelings, and post on social media about how we can’t sign in “because that always works”
This morning I was able to sign in long enough to remove my billing information and then it locked down again. The app appears to be okay, I can see my account and everything from the app but the site itself and the console are both out right now for me.
my game is down i thought it was only me but wonder how long it would be
hey how much longer can i take listning to my wife please get it up soon so i can play call of duty bo6