Sony’s PlayStation Network and Store experiencing technical issues

Sony’s PlayStation Network and PlayStation Store are experiencing technical issues, affecting account management and sign in, game streaming, and purchases and downloads. Some PlayStation users are attempting to log in to multiplayer games and being presented with error messages (e.g., “Could not verify PlayStation Plus subscription,” “You need PlayStation Plus to access this feature”), despite having an active PlayStation Plus membership.

The PlayStation Network’s official network service status page says that account management, gaming and social features, and the PlayStation Store are affected by Sony’s current network outage. Sony claims that PSN issues began around 1:30 pm EST.

Many PlayStation Network problems have been reported to DownDetector. This is where PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 users report issues with accessing certain games. Modern Warfare: The Call of Duty, Destiny 2, OverwatchNBA 2K.

We’ll update this post when PSN’s status changes.