The PlayStation Network appears to have been unavailable for most of today. Users reported an issue as of 10am, and as of 1:30pm AEST it was still unavailable.

The following warning appears on the PlayStation Network website, account management, PlayStation Store, and Gaming and Social:

“You may have difficulty launching games, apps, or network features. We are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience.”

“You may have difficulty signing up for PlayStation Network or creating an account. We are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience.”

According to Down Detector, thousands of Australians have reported problems with the PlayStation Network.

It’s unclear what’s causing the issue, but interestingly, there was a bug this morning that caused game messages to appear as backgrounds on the PS5. PlayStation tweeted that this bug has been fixed. While that may be the case, it may have broken the PlayStation Network in the process.

A technical error with the “Official News” feature on the PS5 console has now been fixed. There have been no changes to the way game messages are displayed on PS5.

– Ask PlayStation (@AskPlayStation) September 30, 2024

At the time of writing, PlayStation has not yet confirmed the PSN outage, but we’ll keep you posted if anything significant changes or emerges.