"2011 again?": PlayStation players furious over long PSN outage and lack of response

The PlayStation network experienced a multi-hour outage that affected many users from the United States to Thailand. The well-known Sony PlayStation consoles couldn't access popular games like Fortnight, Call of Duty, Marvel Rivals, and Grand Theft Auto.

The Japanese brand took to its X account to address the issue with a post

"We are aware some users might be currently experiencing issues with PSN.

For more details: status.playstation.com"

Users and netizens took to the comments section to express their fear of a long outage.

@Army_Killa 44 tweeted

"Imagine that. 2011 again?"

Other users echoed this concern.

"I asked Google about your last major outage. Does this bring back memories???

The PlayStation Network attack occurred between April 17 and April 19, 2011, forcing Sony to deactivate the PlayStation Network servers on April 20. The outage lasted 23 days." @PeterDunaway1 commented

"Remember this disaster? @PlayStation" @Reggie_FBK questioned.

Other users were concerned about when the issue will be resolved

"Do we have an expected time frame in which this will be over?"

"Update? Is it going to be fixed soon?" @AlexSeedhouse wanted to know

" Ok seriously is it working or no?" @MrGlobeFeed questioned.

Many netizens took to the comment section to express their anger over the brand's lack of response.

"For any psn users how long has your psn been down? I have a mate who's psn has been down for a few hours and these slacks mfs are only addressing this now," @BootsUTD commented.

"Unacceptable lack of communication. We pay for your services. Many people make plans to play together on the weekend. You have allowed a disruption in services we pay for and plan for, without communication with us about what is happening. Reimbursement would be the thing to do." @FedUpInTheMid replied.

While others showed their regrets in getting the product

"I'm having regrets for buying ps5 pro now. sigh…" @Rewfian commented.

"Definitely about to get an @Xbox," @mzheavypurse expressed.

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More details on PlayStation and their PSN outage

PlayStation is a major game tech company owned by the Japanese brand Sony. The tech giant experienced a PSN outage that affected its users worldwide.

According to Down Detector, the network issues peaked around 7:00 PM Friday night, and players discovered that most games were inaccessible.

Fans of the brand got angry because they were not given a timely and detailed response. The outage lasted over eighteen hours before being resolved

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The brand broke the news again on X, saying:

"Network services have fully recovered from an operational issue. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank the community for their patience."