Is PSN down? Here's everything we know about the current PlayStation outage

PlayStation Network seems to be totally down across multiple regions, and nearly all parts of the ecosystem - here's what we know.

Mar 21, 2024 - 20:30

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Is PSN down? Here's everything we know about the current PlayStation outage

It looks as if PSN is down across several regions. It's highly unusual and rare to see such outages, so here's what we know so far about when it started, what it's affecting, and if there's any sign of a recovery at the moment.

The outage began at 09:51 PST / 12:51 EST /16:51 GMT today and is currently affecting PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, and web services across the board.

Players have been reporting errors and issues across account management, gaming and social, PlayStation Video, PlayStation Store, and PlayStation Direct. While your experience will vary depending on your region, we do know that the US, the UK, Australia, Japan, and continental Europe have all been hit by the outage which leads us to believe it might be a global problem.

As you can see from a snapshot below of the official PlayStation Network Service Status page, it does not look good, with issues affecting all facets of the ecosystem.

The all-red warning lights of the PlayStation Network official status page — (Image credit: Sony)

PlayStation Network reports on Down Detector are spiking right now, which means more and more people are reporting problems. Millions of PlayStation owners in Europe will be finishing work around this time too, leaving many disappointed if they had online gaming plans.

With such a widespread outage across all of PlayStation's services, folks will be up against it if they want to do anything from redeem a code and buy a game, to jump into the main online game of the moment in Helldivers 2. With the imminent release of Rise of the Ronin and Dragon's Dogma 2, this is seriously unfortunate timing and could well affect many players looking to download the new games in preparation.

As to what caused the outage? We can't be sure, but we will keep this page updated with any more news we get in terms of a fix, online elements coming back online, and any reasons for the outage.