PlayStation Network is down - gamers fume as key PSN services go offline for hours

The PlayStation Network is currently down and not working with thousands left unable to access key PSN services including Account management.

No, don’t worry – it's not just you. The PlayStation Network really is down right now. The popular PSN service hit troubles overnight with UK fans waking up to problems this morning. According to Sony's status page, it seems services such as Account management, Gaming and social, PlayStation Video and PlayStation Store are offline all showing red with PlayStation saying: "Some services are experiencing issues".

This latest problem is clearly a major nightmare for Sony with outage monitor, Down Detector showing over 3,500 complaints at its peak. It also appears to be a global issue with users from all over the world saying the can't currently get online.

Many fans have now taken to social media platforms such as X (formerly Twitter) to vent their frustrations.

One PSN fan named MK said: "How long are we gonna suffer like this? Networks still down."

Whilsy another called Hoshi, added: "Of course the PlayStation servers go down on the first day of October."

And user Greggy said he might have to switch to Nintendo this morning to get his fix of gaming with the PlaySatation fan saying: PlayStation network being down means it's time to beat paper mario on switch!"

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