Updated
Updated · VICE · Jul 24
Sony Confirms PSN Outage Across 6 Services for PS4, PS5 Players
Updated
Updated · VICE · Jul 24

Sony Confirms PSN Outage Across 6 Services for PS4, PS5 Players

3 articles · Updated · VICE · Jul 24

Summary

  • Sony’s status page now shows all six PlayStation Network categories offline, confirming a widespread July 24 outage after initially listing services as OK.
  • Thousands of PS4 and PS5 users reported disconnections, sign-in failures and “server busy” errors, including players trying to access the Marvel Tokon open beta.
  • Sony has not given a cause or repair timeline, though earlier reports tied the disruption to an Amazon Web Services outage and some users said Twitch, Netflix, Fortnite and Nintendo eShop also had issues.
  • For players, the practical impact is broad: account management, gaming and social features, PlayStation Store, Video and Direct are all unavailable, leaving waiting as the main option.

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