The PlayStation Network is important for starting online games on PS5 and older Sony consoles. Yesterday, the service was unexpectedly down. Now, Sony announces that there will be compensation for players.
How did the current PSN outage play out? The PSN was down for about 24 hours from the night of February 7 to 8, 2025. As a result, online features of numerous games and other important functions could not be utilized. Many fans were also unable to participate in the beta of Monster Hunter Wilds, which is running this weekend.
Since the night of February 8 to 9, 2025, the PSN is functioning again, and players can access betas, their games, and online features as usual. However, players are demanding compensation for the lost time.
Meanwhile, Capcom has also commented on X.com: The beta is expected to be extended by 24 hours on a different date. However, this weekend is unlikely to be extended.
Players have partially missed the beta of Monster Hunter Wilds due to the PSN outage. A trailer for the game can be found here:
Sony gives gifts to some PSN users
When was PSN last down for such a long time? In the Reddit forum, many players remember the PSN outage in 2011. At that time, the PS3 and PSP were current. The PSN service was offline for a total of 23 days. The reason was a hacker attack that compromised the personal data of 77 million players.
Among the data were sensitive information such as addresses, birth dates, passwords, and credit card data. The case even attracted attention in the US Senate, and Sony had to answer questions about the data breach.
What was offered as compensation? Sony released a “Welcome Back” package in which users received several gifts:
- 30 days of free PS Plus membership for all PSN members
- 30 additional days of PS Plus for all who were already subscribed
- 30 days for all users of Sony Entertainment Network, a service that also offered movies, music, and videos at the time
- 7 additional subscription days for the streaming service Hulu
- 5 PS3 and 4 PSP games, including LittleBigPlanet and Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty
What is there now? As Sony announced, there are 5 free days for all PS Plus subscribers. The days are to be added automatically. If you do not have PS Plus, unfortunately, you will miss out due to the outage.
On X, some players are responding with confusion. They feel that 5 days is too few. Instead, one user demands a free game of their choice. Some also want to know what happened. However, there are also comments thanking for the 5 free days.
The question remains whether there will be compensation from Capcom. Many players were unable to participate in the beta of Monster Hunter for a whole day due to the outage. However, there is still a second phase in which interested parties can participate: The 2nd beta of Monster Hunter Wilds is now live – Here’s what you need to consider if you want to keep your character
