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The PSN network is currently down. There seem to be unscheduled maintenance works happening.
The PSN is crucial for players to play online on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. And since many games today, such as The Elder Scrolls Online or Destiny , require an online connection, a system outage is extremely inconvenient.
On the afternoon of January 4th, it is happening again: The PSN has been experiencing issues since around 5:00 PM and is down. There has been no warning or comment from Sony regarding this action. The service page states: Everything is great. It seems to be a case of unscheduled maintenance.
For players of Destiny, this is particularly disruptive today: It is the last day of the Iron Banner and also of the Trials of Osiris. Many players typically want to complete the last matches for their rewards. Especially in the Iron Banner, it pays off due to the increasing bonus.
Players of The Elder Scrolls Online are also doubly affected by the outage: Just a few hours ago, the scheduled maintenance for the game on the PS4 was completed.
Update: Sony has now changed the status page of the PSN and acknowledged the issues. There is the phrase that technicians are working on resolving the problems. The news is also available on Twitter: Some users are having trouble accessing the PSN. We are aware of it. Thank you for your patience while we address this issue.
We’re aware that some users are having trouble accessing PSN. Thanks for your patience as we investigate. https://t.co/8hMUSl2cCe
— Ask PlayStation (@AskPlayStation) January 4, 2016
At around 11 PM, Sony reassured again: We are working on it. This time also in German.
Our network technicians are working hard to resolve the issue. #PSN Status here: https://t.co/TkeAiKitmZ
— PlayStationDE (@PlayStationDE) January 4, 2016
Update: During the night it came back – around 4, 5 AM. The downtime of the PSN lasted approximately 11 hours.
As people are tweeting, PSN is back online. Very sorry for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience. https://t.co/y3aO5iiWfn
— Shuhei Yoshida (@yosp) January 5, 2016
The #psn is accessible normally again since this morning 05:59. We would like to thank you for your patience! https://t.co/99jxrwtJRL
— PlayStationDE (@PlayStationDE) January 5, 2016
