PlayStation network status: 'Some services still experiencing issues'

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FILE - A PlayStation 5 console is see on December 24, 2024. (Photo by Rasit Aydogan/Anadolu via Getty Images)

A major outage of Sony’s PlayStation Network (PSN) on Saturday has left tens of thousands of gamers unable to access online services, stores and multimedia apps.

Here’s what to know:

PlayStation network outage

What they're saying:

"We are aware some users might be currently experiencing issues with PSN," PlayStation said on its social media platforms.

What we know:

According to the Downdetector outage tracking site, users started to report issues with PSN late Friday. A status page provided by PlayStation Network confirmed the issues began at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 7. 

"Some services are experiencing issues," the status page still said as of 11:30 a.m. ET. on Saturday.

Those issues include: 

• Account management: Difficulty signing in
• Gaming and social: Difficulty launching games, apps or network features
• PlayStation Video: Difficulty getting PlayStation Video content
• PlayStation Store: Difficulty getting products on the PlayStation Store
• PlayStation Direct: Difficulty getting products on PlayStation Direct

Downdetector was still receiving outage reports throughout Saturday morning. 

What we don't know:

Sony has not given details about what may be causing the outage. 

Sony has also not said when they expect the issue to be resolved.