After a frustrating 24-hour outage, Sony’s PlayStation Network (PSN) is once again fully operational. The disruption, which affected PlayStation users worldwide, began on Friday evening and continued into Saturday, leaving many gamers unable to access their favorite multiplayer games like “Fortnite” and “Call of Duty.” The downtime sparked widespread frustration across social media, with players expressing their impatience over the inconvenience.
Around midnight GMT on Sunday, Sony announced on X that the PlayStation Network had been restored, reassuring users that they should now be able to access online features without any further problems. “We apologize for the inconvenience,” the company said, without offering specific details on the cause of the outage.
The outage, which affected both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles, caused a sharp spike in user complaints, particularly in the United States, where the issues peaked around 7:00 pm US Eastern time on Friday (midnight GMT Saturday). While the network began to recover gradually, some users reported that things had not yet fully returned to normal levels by the time the restoration was announced.
The timing of the outage was especially frustrating for many, with some players voicing their anger at the disruption occurring over the weekend when they had more free time to play. One user on X called it “criminal” for such a problem to happen on a Friday evening. However, others took the situation in stride, with one user jokingly remarking that the downtime provided a good opportunity to reconnect with their spouse, who they hadn’t spent much time with lately.
