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The PlayStation Network is now also down
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The PlayStation Network is now also down

After the chaos of the current Verizon outage, many people probably just want to go home, crash on the couch, and fire up their PlayStation. Unfortunately, it looks like a second outage could derail these plans, as reports are pouring in that the PlayStation Network is also down.

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According to crowdsourced tracker DownDetector, reports of a PlayStation Network outage started coming in around 8:30 PM EDT / 5:30 PM PDT. This was about an hour after Verizon announced that its own massive outage had been resolved. The problem also appears to be global, with reports of outages coming in from all over the world.

PlayStation’s Network Service Status page has confirmed the outage, stating that “some services are experiencing issues.” Such issues may include problems logging into your PlayStation account, launching games, accessing PlayStation Video content, or making purchases from the PlayStation Store. So pretty much everything you might have wanted to do on your PlayStation.

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A screenshot of the PlayStation Network Service Status page showing that the services are experiencing issues. Such services include account management, gaming and social media, PlayStation Video and PlayStation Store.


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A disruption to the PlayStation Network obviously won’t have the impact of a seven-hour outage at one of the largest telecommunications companies in the US. Still, for many it’s an ironic and unwelcome end to an already stressful Monday.

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While PlayStation has yet to acknowledge the disruption on its official social media accounts, numerous people have expressed their frustration online.