After a series of deadly DDoS attacks over the Christmas period, Sony's PlayStation Network online services were left in tatters and rendered unusable for almost three days. Obviously, the Japanese giant was quick to react, reassuring us that it had all of its best engineers on the case. However, it was only able to give vague timelines for a potential fix.
Thankfully, it now appears as if the service is slowly beginning to be brought back from the brink. Speaking on Twitter, the company confirmed that "PS4, PS3, and Vita network services are gradually coming back online," while also thanking us for our Yuletide patience.
This Australian scribe can currently access the PSN on all of his PlayStation systems – but what about you? Are you able to connect your shiny new Christmas present to the Internet, or is it still completely offline? Let us know in the comments section below.
Update (19:00PM GMT): And it looks like PSN is down on PS4 again. There's more information through here.
[source twitter.com]
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Still down in the uk!
A still cant log in not a happy boy microsoft had there's sorted alot quicker than psn
@GHO5T-08-12-80 perhaps Sony have kept PSN down in order to increase safty and limit the chances of the happening again #lookingonthebrightside
I've been able to get online since this morning (in the UK), after 9am. I've logged off for a while to go out but now I'm thinking that might have been a bad idea...
also I miss the simplicity of the older systems such as the ps2 just plug in and play, no fuss
but this kind of thing happens when systems are geared towards a persistent online connection you just have to accept that people will do things like this just because they can
although I found out yesterday you can still use netflix even if your not signed in on psn
Unsuccessful here in US @7am
back on on my end...typical as now i'm into my single player game!!
Still down in St John's Newfoundland Canada please fix this immediately its been 4 days now and still nothing PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE fix it in eastern Canada
Still down northern UK Xbox are up and running, they were only down for 24 hours all my xbox buddies have been playing away happily for the last couple of days >
im in here in the uk -hopefully its up and running for everyone soon.
Works in Europe (same servers for all of Europe so it cat be different on a country-basis, only on a user level. i.e.: some get in some don't). Although the store seems a bit unstable atm. It'll probably balance out a bit more in a while.
Managed to connect this morning in the UK for the first time in a few days.
Though Sony did not asked to be attacked I feel they should add a few days worth of PS+ subscription to our expiry date as a goodwill gesture as it was also not our fault either.
Also I think they need to change their online structure so that single player games can be played without a connection to PSN.
@BIGBADB25 it's the same with Canada, they can't "fix" eastern Canada as ALL of canada uses the same login servers. Theres no such thing as a local login server just for you.
That said, Sony still haven't/can't fix this completely as they're still under attack.
Its starting to stabilise though so you'll probably get online just as most of us, in a couple of hours.
Still no connection for me in the uk, so I've had to go old school and watch a movie
Still nothing, im getting frustrated by Sony :/ MS had this sort out much faster
And my super old tech "welcome to 2007" WiiU working as intended
@Dodoo if you shut down the internet connection on your playstation all single player games will work (except the ones you're basically "renting" through the ps+ system)
UK still down come Sony hurry up
Very slowly!!! Not being able to play my PS4 online or even play the single player PSN games for 3 days over Xmas which was my 3 days off of work is total crap and a waste of money spent on PlayStation Plus.
I wasn't pointing fingers at Sony before as XBOX Live had the same issue, but now I am. Microsoft had XBOX Live back up within 24hrs but here we are on day three and little to nothing. Thank god I have an XBOX. Will be buying my main games for that system now and only using PS4 for its exclusives. Definitely not renewing PlayStation Plus again.
Working fine for me here in the UK.
Still down for me in sunny northeast England.lol
Why do these hackers do it? Get a life u nerds . Give them the electric chair when they get caught or lethal injection or prison for life !!
@Rapidaz for the lulz
please watch the language -Tasuki-
working fine for me in N.C. (U.S. East Coast)
UK user, i can connect to psn on my vita, but still a no go on my ps4.
WTF!!! still down here in Amsterdam (Netherlands)
@AhabSpampurse same here dude
I just logged out of my PSN on Xmas day and enjoyed off-line gaming with the Family on my PS4. So it was a good PS Xmas for me Played 4 player LBP3 + Monopoly PS4 + Tetris PS4
uk is still down
@TheRealTTDeal lol
I think Sony and Microsoft should stop charging for online services if they can't control them.
I will not be renewing my PSN account.
Still down...UK northwest
@psyblade Joking or am I?.......mmmmmm
Still down in australia .. wtf Sony , xbl had their servers back up in quarter of the time .. so glad I bought an xbox one .. I think lizard squad are right to say Sony and MS rip us .. why the f@#k should we pay our hard earned $$$$ for consoles , games and online gaming etc
Still down for me, dang it. I'm dying to get on too. US Eastern time zone by the way. This is really getting on my nerves.
Sadly i cannot get on to my ps4 online yet (UK - North East) all i want to do is play some AC U or destiny
This is making XBL the place to be, this is devastating for Sony at first the attack was on MS and Sony now it's just highlighting how superior XBL is to PSN. I bet MS are loving this, every bit of it.
@xMEADx While I'm not defending anyone, let's not forget that Sony has more systems and, presumably, users to support. Again, I'm not advocating anything that has happened this week, but I'm confident people are working really hard to get things functional again.
I doubt anyone is "loving" the events that have taken place over the past few days.
Ugh... same here :/
I just got new games for the ps3 and I still can't get onto psn to play them with my best friend and I'll be damned if I'm not gonna play online before leaving for work >
I'm able to login in North America
@get2sammyb and I doubt your right, I'm pretty sure MS's boss wine taste's a hell of alot sweeter with there supper tonight and a few toast's made to Lizard Squad for making it clear to everyone who has the best and well protected network. I'm not disputing people are working hard but on the flip side, I don't care it's their job and they get well paid for it.
Still down in Europe as far as I know... - at least in Denmark.
Kinda sucks when my computer broke yesterday, so now I'm stuck with the horrible fate of app games.
I had enough and completely initialised my ps4. Getting a xbox one instead. Tuff Sony ! You should of sorted it like Microsoft has
I've seen several PS4's returned today it's a simple exchange, people are entitled to a full refund then they buy an XBOX1 and off they go job done.
Still down, US. 9:53am... Well this is lame. Day 3 of no Destiny... And now Xur is here. I have no strange coins, no glimmer, and no way to play the damn game!!! Oh!! And less than 24 hours before Xur's gone. Awesome...
Can someone help me, please? I just got a PS4 for Christmas and (before I knew about this whole thing) tried to log in. I got, and continue to get: error code NW-31456-9, which says something about not being able to connect in time. Is this due to the attack, or is there a problem with my internet connection? Before I knew about the attack there were forums about this error code, and they said something about firewalls in my router and a bunch of other stuff. I am just wondering if anyone else is getting this code so I can rest assured its due to the attack and wait it out.
I was able to log in this morning. Ireland user. Bought the land beyond sniper on destiny. Went off for a while. Now I can't get back in. I'm just going to wait it out.
Can anyone explain why the hell single-player games from ps store also won't play?Something dodgy here from Sony.DRM free??Does not look like it after all.
Yeah im down as of 139 eastern here in georgia usa dammit psn somebody help sony
My only concern is it won't be back in time to get DA for a discount. Sale ends monday before I get off work.
It's back on in Illinois.
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