The PlayStation Network is experiencing a global outage, with subscribers confirming that they can no longer play games online or access the company’s website.

When users try to access PSN, they may be greeted with error messages stating: “A connection to the server has timed out” or “An error has occurred.”

The PlayStation Network status page has confirmed the outage, stating that it is affecting all services, including account management, gaming and social, PlayStation Video, PlayStation Store and PlayStation Direct.

“You may be experiencing issues launching games, apps, or network functions. We are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience,” reads the status message for the gaming and social service.

The status page states that the outage started at approximately 8:41 PM ET and that they are working to restore service.

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