Reports are coming in that the PlayStation Network is starting to crack under the pressure of Black Friday, with some users unable to sign in or access the PlayStation Store. With numerous rather tempting deals going on right now, it's safe to assume that the digital marketplace is currently being hammered.
Indeed, we can't get the store to load here at Push Square, although we are signed in. Are you having network troubles? Give us a status report in the comments section below.
Update (15:30PM GMT): PSN appears to crumbling pretty quickly now, as we're seeing reports all across the 'net. We've also just been kicked offline completely, which is never a good sign. We're currently getting a maintentance message on the PlayStation Store, with the error code 'WC-40383-8'.
Update (15:45PM GMT): Sony's said that it's aware of outage issues with the PSN and its engineers are working hard to get things back online.
Update (16:00PM GMT): Service is slowly being restored in the UK. We're back online here at Push Square Towers.
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In party chat fine but can't play online or access the store.
It was fine for me, but now everything's gone down.
Cannot read the article just keeps fading in and out. But did try and log into the store but says its undergoing maintenance. The offers are on over the weekend so not too worry to much. It is annoying though not being able to play online.
and this is one of the reasons why i don't like the idea of a digital only future
the internet just isn't ready yet
@dryrain Sorry about that, should be fixed now.
I can't sign into psn at all. Kinda figured this would happen, even though I was hoping better from Sony.
Yeah the article is fine now thought there as a ghost in my machine
US deals are pretty awesome! I can understand why it's down
Kinda figured this would happen . I haven't even played anything on the ps4 for a month . Tried to get on with friends today and BAM !!!! .... nothing .
Its back online now well for me anyway in the UK
Back online for me (Sweden) Wow Sony was fast this time
Back online for me in the UK.
I played for a few hours today with no problems in the US. That said I didn't try to get on the store.
Finally got a ps4 here in the USA, but i can't log in at all :/ But hey, at least I updated Witcher 3 last night, so I'll be able to play regardless
Here's a link if you wanna see the North America list without going on the website! I prefer seeing the sales in this format, instead of slogging through page after page on the PSN store...
http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2015/11/26/december-2015-psn-flash-sale-live-heres-black-friday-deals/#/slide/1
My account and the PS store is working great for me, In fact I just bought The Order.
I was pondering on getting the Borderlands Collection for £18 then, Blam!, it threw me out and went offline.
Didn't know there was a problem until reading this, hopefully it'll be working soon for others.
@get2sammyb just been on the store and Driveclub and season pass is now £10.39, so how could I refuse 😃
I can view and add items to basket but it can't take my payment.
I haven't been able to get into the playstation store on my ps4 for 3 weeks now. Tried everything and nothing. Thanks sony.
Still can't enter the store... Just posting this to see if my internet is working at all
Oh dear. I hope sony knows that they really can't afford to keep having these issues. I know the last psn outtage, while a while ago, had my friends discussing dusting off their x1s. Just a week or so ago we were all hanging out, talking about xmas, and psn was brought up. Essentially the 6 or so friends agreed that if psn goes down like it did last christmas, they would be changing primary consoles. I kind of laughed, having mostly primary ps3 up until the last 3 years of last gen, but these were all xbox guys who were fed up with ms after e3, and didn't like the original interface, or controller. Now my friends could be a vast minority, and i would be willing to bet they are, but sony needs to do some serious work nonetheless. It's not the going down that bothers them, it's how long it takes sony vs ms to get back up and running that kills them.
I had troubles logging into PSN last night and this morning too. It finally logged me in, but it took a couple of tries.
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