PS4 servers are down with PSN users facing gaming issues tonight When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Sign up forfor the biggest new releases, reviews and tech hacks PSN servers are down for some users tonight, following an earlier disruption this week. PS4 gamers are reporting issues using core social and gaming services, some of which appear tied to download speeds as well. “There are still some issues with PSN my downloads are becoming slow when they shouldn't be plus the party issues,” a message from one PS4 owner reads. “It's like PSN is having a power surge or something.” The current information listed on the official PSN status site can be found below and confirms the online issues with the company's core services. "You may have some difficulty launching games, applications, or online features. "Our engineers are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible, and we thank you for your patience." It’s currently unclear what is causing tonight’s disruption of social and gaming services, or how long it could last.<doc-sep>Start transforming your game’s economy and increase your bottom line. Get the free guide now. Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. Updated 10:45 a.m. Pacific time Friday, July 13 with continuing issues. PlayStation Network is having some connectivity problems, according to numerous complaints on social media. These issues began Thursday, July 12, and they have continued into Friday. Sony has confirmed the outage on its PSN Status page, and it says it is trying to get it fixed. “You may have some difficulty launching games, applications, or online features,” reads the PSN status site. “Our engineers are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible, and we thank you for your patience.” These connectivity problems are preventing players on the PS4 and some services like PS Now on PC from logging into their accounts. It is also preventing those affected from booting up online multiplayer games like Fortnite and Call of Duty: WWII. Fans are also seeing error messages when they try to play primarily single-player games that require online authentication or a connection to an online server. Not having access to PlayStation Network also means that anyone who plays the battle royale shooter on consoles can’t get into their account, which makes me wonder if PSN is down, does your Epic account exist at all? And the answer to that is, well, yeah. It does. Go log into Fortnite on your PC or mobile device. No, not you, Android users!<doc-sep>Start transforming your game’s economy and increase your bottom line. Get the free guide now. Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. PlayStation 4 and Xbox One owners are complaining about connectivity issues on social media today, but the problem seems to stem from a Comcast outage that is affecting multiple services along the East coast. Down Detector, which tracks connection problems through crowdsourced reports, had thousands of people claiming that their Comcast service is down since 9:30 a.m. Pacific time. This outage is causing intermittent problems for people using Comcast’s Xfinity ISP. This is manifesting as problems booting into PlayStation Network or Twitter even if some other websites and services continue to function. “We identified two separate and unrelated fiber cuts to our network backbone providers,” a Comcast spokesperson explained in a note to GamesBeat. “Our engineers worked to address the issue immediately and services are now being restored to business and residential internet, video, and voice customers. We again apologize to anyone who was impacted.” If you are on Xbox Live and having troubles with the party system, that is probably due to the Comcast outage. Same if you’re on PlayStation Network and you’re seeing a “network temporarily unavailable” message when they try to log on or boot up certain games. This is why Sony has not updated its status site, and its customer-service account on social media are telling people to check with their ISPs. Microsoft, meanwhile, has updated its status page to confirm problems with “joining other Xbox Live members in online games,” but that is similar to the problems on PlayStation Network. It’s likely that the kind of secure connection that matchmaking requires on both systems isn’t working through Comcast’s network at the moment. As for Comcast, it says it is fixing the problem. We're working to restore service! To stay up to date, see: https://t.co/1dRERF0BDj. -Sami — Comcast (@comcast) June 29, 2018 We’ll update this story as Comcast comes back online or if the outage continues or worsens throughout the day.<doc-sep>
PlayStation Network social, gaming issues continue to plague gamers PlayStation 4 owners have been complaining about issues with the PSN service most of today (Thursday), primarily about trouble getting into in-game parties and joining voice chats. Sony updated the PSN status page with a warning about Gaming and Social issues earlier today, saying about 4PM EST that it was investigating the issue. No update has been given and the issues persist. According to the PSN Status website, the issues are currently only impacting PlayStation 4 owners. Sony advises console owners that they might have problems launching some games and applications — and even if the games do launch, the online features may be partially or wholly unusable. “Our engineers are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible, and we thank you for your patience,” Sony said. The company also published the following tweet: We're aware that users are having issues accessing some features on PSN. Thanks for your patience as we investigate. — Ask PlayStation (@AskPlayStation) July 12, 2018 The issue was flagged on the PSN Status website at 3:46PM EST. Notably, many have complained about being unable to join parties in Fortnite, but the problem has also impacted other games. As well, many console owners are unable to send Party Chat invitations, and invites that do go through often cannot be accepted. Down Detector shows thousands of reports about PSN issues starting around early afternoon today, Eastern Time. The outage map related to the complaints shows the majority centering on the US East Coast, however, reports are also shown in other regions of the US, as well as Mexico, Canada, Europe, Japan, and other countries. You can monitor the PSN status via the link below. Sony will also share updates through its PlayStation Twitter account. SOURCE: PSN Status Page