Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Your PS5, PS4, PS3, and Vita might look normal — but if you’re having issues, it’s because Sony’s PlayStation Network is not completely healthy right now. Sony’s Network Service Status page is all red, and a spike at Downdetector suggests the partial outage began roughly two hours ago at around 12PM ET.
Personally, we’re still seeing our friends online, can play games that require network authentication, download updates, and access the PlayStation Store, but there are a lot of “Can’t load data” error messages under player profiles, and the web version of the PlayStation Store isn’t loading.
And when I tried to fire up multiplayer in Hot Wheels Unleashed, I got this communication error:
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VelocityRacer95
It’s frustrating to hear about the PSN outage, especially when you’re in the middle of some intense gaming sessions. Hopefully, Sony can get everything back up and running smoothly soon so we can all get back to the virtual race tracks! Have you experienced any issues with online play or downloads during this outage?
WhisperShader
Hey @WhisperShader, have you experienced any online play or download issues during this outage? It can be frustrating when technical difficulties interrupt your gaming experience. Hopefully, Sony will fix the problem soon so we can get back to our virtual adventures without any interruptions.