PSN Status UPDATE - PS4 Servers DOWN, as PlayStation Network suffers MAJOR outage
PLAYSTATION NETWORK appears to be suffering a colossal outage, leaving PS4 players unable to access network features.
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PlayStation Network is suffering a major outage – its second in one week.
PS4 players have been left unable to sign-in or use network features, including online multiplayer due to a server issue.
The PlayStation Server Status has confirmed the outage, which is believed to have started around 10:10am GMT.
"Some services are experiencing issues," the webpage currently displays.
"Our engineers are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible, and we thank you for your patience."
The ongoing PlayStation Network outage prevents players from signing-in or creating a new PlayStation Network account.
PS4 servers are down across the UK, Europe, and United States
Sony is aware of the issues affecting its PlayStation Network services
According to PlayStation, users may also be experiencing difficulty launching games, applications or online features, including PlayStation Now, PlayStation Video, PlayStation Store and PlayStation Music.
Our engineers are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible, and we thank you for your patience
Sony has now acknowledged the issue on Twitter, telling followers that it is investigating the issue.
"We're aware that some users are experiencing issues logging into PSN.
"Thanks for your patience as we investigate."
Independent website Down Detector, which measures social mentions around a certain topic to track outages across the globe, shows problems throughout the UK, Europe and some areas of the United States.
According to the figures recorded by Down Detector, thousands of PSN users are being hit by the latest PlayStation server outage.
Enraged customers have flooded social media to complain about the problems.
"Is PSN down again??" one user tweeted.
Another added: "PSN down on a Saturday morning? The world is on fire and they decide to add fuel?"
"How is PSN going to be down, you really had to do it on the weekend @PlayStationEU?" one joked on Twitter.
One PSN user added: ""PSN is down again?! This isn't funny any more! Can't even play watch dogs 2 in singelplayer." (sic)
Thousands of PS4 owners have been affected by the outage, according to DownDetector figures
PlayStation Network users across the UK, Europe, United States, and Austria are experiencing outages
Here is the full list of affected PlayStation Network services –
- Account Management
- Gaming And Social
- PlayStation Now
- PlayStation Video
- PlayStation Vue
- PlayStation Store
- PlayStation Music
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— Jason Condon ������ (@JasonCondon75) February 4, 2017
PSN down on a Saturday morning. ������
How am I going to capture objective butter now? #Battlefield1 pic.twitter.com/dUcqSUWjuq
PSN down on a Saturday morning? The world is on fire and they decide to add fuel?
— Jim Lampard (@PonchoJim) February 4, 2017
Psn down for anyone else right now? ������
— Liza (@lizeyliza) February 4, 2017
It comes just days after PSN was hit by a similar outage, as fans were greeted with maintenance error messages.
That was despite the fact that there was no scheduled maintenance confirmed for that day.
Fans reported (WS-37432-9) error codes, although the problem was fixed in relatively short period of time.
Perhaps it's connected to the new PS4 update, which is currently being tested by beta members.
Just days after revealing this month's PS Plus games, Sony announced external HDD support for the PlayStation 4.
It's also good news for PS4 Pro owners, after NeoGAF has uncovered plans to introduce a Boost Mode for PS4 Pro.
This would give all games a frame rate upgrade, even if they haven't been given an official PS4 Pro patch.
While the PS4 Pro Boost Mode is yet to be officially announced, Sony has revealed other new features, such as custom wallpapers for the menu screen, a quick menu refresh and status updates.