Sony PlayStation Network Suffers Global Outage
On February 8, 2025, a global, multi-hour outage occurred in the IT infrastructure of the PlayStation Network gaming platform. Sony confirmed that users had problems accessing accounts, games, PlayStation Video services, PlayStation Store, and the PlayStation Direct website was down. Affected platforms: PS Vita, PS3, PS4, PS5, web.
The failure affected account management systems, games, the social platform, PlayStation Video and PlayStation Store services, and the PlayStation Direct website. Gamers “may have difficulty launching games, applications, or online features,” Sony warns, but promises to fix the failure “as soon as possible.” Users complain about the inability to download previously purchased digital copies of games, see friends, trophies, or online status on PlayStation 5. An attempt to launch Fortnite leads to an error message, and it is impossible to log into the game. However, a previously downloaded digital copy of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth worked as usual.
Sony promised to fix the issues “as soon as possible.” “We are aware that some users may currently be experiencing issues with PSN,” Sony said in a statement.
