Yes, for some users the PlayStation Network is down. Why is that? Here’s what we know: on Friday night, @AskPlayStation tweeted on X (formerly Twitter): “We are aware some users might be currently experiencing issues with PSN.”

The PlayStation Network has been back up and running for a bit now, after a major outage took PlayStation 5 and PS4's online features offline for roughly 24 hours at the end of last week. To make up for the extended downtime,

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PlayStation Network was hit with an outage and remained offline for many users through most of Saturday leaving them frustrated.

Sony’s PlayStation Network, which connects gamers online on its systems, experienced a massive outage that lasted about 24 hours.

"All PlayStation Plus members will automatically receive an additional 5 days of service," reads a post on X from the official PlayStation support account @AskPlayStation. Five free days of service isn't a bad trade for an issue that lasted around half a day.

Sony blamed an operational issue for the 20-hour service outage, which affected console gamers on the PlayStation Network over the weekend.

Sony’s PlayStation Network (PSN) is experiencing a major outage across the world, leaving tens of thousands of gamers unable to access online services, stores and multimedia apps.

Feb. 8 (UPI) -- The PlayStation Network was restored Saturday, more than 24 hours after a worldwide outage. PlayStation, which is owned by Sony Interactive, gave limited information about the disruption.