Sony PlayStation Network outage enrages gamers around world

Update: The PlayStation Network appears to be coming back online after nearly a day's outage, but there's still no word from Sony on what happened
The PlayStation network has been completely borked for 16 hours and counting at the time of writing, first going offline at 1 AM CET / 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT on February 8. Sony has yet to provide an explanation for the outage,
Sony Gives PS Plus Members Extra Five Days Following PlayStation Network Outage
Sony blamed an operational issue for the 20-hour service outage, which affected console gamers on the PlayStation Network over the weekend.
Sony’s PSN Server Outage ‘Compensation’ Just Adds Insult To Injury
Sony’s PlayStation Network went down over the weekend. Servers were down for roughly 24 hours and PlayStation gamers were unable to play most of their games, including single-player titles that still require an online connection to work.
PlayStation apologizes for major network outage with free Plus time for members
Five free days of service isn't a bad trade for an issue that lasted around half a day. PlayStation Network downtime was a big topic of conversation across the internet over the w
Sony Offers Extra Days to PlayStation Plus Users Following Global Network Outage
The PlayStation Network (PSN) experienced a significant global outage over the weekend, affecting countless users worldwide. The disruption began on Friday evening and persisted until Saturday evening in the United States.
It's Time For PlayStation To Stop Pushing PlayStation Network On Everyone
Unlike many of you, I didn’t realise that PlayStation Network was down for nearly a full day this weekend, because I was touching grass. On Saturday morning Singapore time, a friend complained to me that he hadn’t been able to play Marvel Rivals on his PS5 because of a PSN outage – on Sunday morning,
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