After a power outage lasting approximately 24 hours, the PlayStation Network PS4 and PS5 players to resume normal activities. This was one of the longest outages in the platform's history, affecting millions of users worldwide.
Between February 7th and 8th, 2025 , PSN went completely offline, rendering online play, purchases, and game downloads from the PlayStation Store . Furthermore, essential features like cloud saves, messaging, and other online functions were inaccessible. The outage wasn't limited to the latest consoles, also affecting devices like the PS3, PlayStation VR, PlayStation Vita, and PS Portal .
Official statement from PlayStation
Given the widespread backlash, PlayStation issued a statement through the Ask PlayStation on X (formerly Twitter). However, as with the first statement, the message was brief and lacked details about the cause of the issue:
PSN has been restored. You can now access online features as normal. We apologize for any inconvenience!
So far, Sony has not released any information about what led to this instability. Given the severity of the situation, a more detailed statement is likely to be made in the coming days. However, in previous episodes, the company has chosen not to reveal technical details about prolonged outages.
Comparison with the 2011 drop
2011 hack , which left the service down for 24 days. At the time, Sony compensated players by offering free games to PS3 . However, there's no indication the company will take a similar approach this time.
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