After a blackout that lasted about 24 hours, PlayStation Network PS4 and PS5 players to resume their activities normally. This was one of the longest falls in the history of the platform, affecting millions of users worldwide.
Between February 7 and 8, 2025 , PSN was completely down, making it impossible to make online matches, purchases and games downloads on the PlayStation Store . In addition, essential resources such as cloud saves, messages and other online functions have been inaccessible. The failure was not limited to the latest consoles, also affecting devices such as PS3, PlayStation VR, PlayStation Vita and PS Portal .
PlayStation Official Pronouncement
Given the great repercussion, PlayStation manifested itself through the ASK PlayStation on X (former Twitter). However, as in the first statement, the message was brief and without details about the cause of the problem:
PSN was restored. You can now access online features normally. We apologize for the inconvenience!
So far, Sony has not released information about what led to this instability. Considering the severity of the situation, it is possible that a more detailed pronouncement is made in the coming days. However, in previous episodes, the company chose not to reveal technical details about prolonged falls.
Comparison with the drop in 2011
Therefore, this was PSN's biggest failure since the 2011 infamous attack of 2011 , which left the service inoperative for 24 days. At the time, Sony compensated for players offering free games to PS3 . However, there is no indication that the company will adopt a similar stance this time.
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