- A nearly 24-hour outage disrupted Sony’s PlayStation Network starting on Friday.
- The outage prevented gamers from playing or purchasing games online, disrupting the digital economy.
- PlayStation returned online, but not before Sony’s stock took a 2% dip in after-hours trading.
Sony’s PlayStation Network went down on Friday, starting a daylong outage that outraged gamers, disrupted the digital economy surrounding the system, and knocked Sony’s stock.
“PSN has been restored. You should be able to access online features without any problems now,” a PlayStation account posted on X late Saturday afternoon. “Sorry for the inconvenience!”
Representatives for PlayStation did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.
At the time of publication, the PlayStation’s server status page indicates service has been restored to the network — about 24 hours after the initial disruption started.
Some users were still reporting issues on social media when PlayStation’s server status showed the problems had resolved, though reports of disruption on sites like DownDetector had largely subsided. While the exact economic impact of the outage remains unclear, the PlayStation Network has an estimated 116 million monthly users, according to the company’s estimates from September 30, 2024.
Users were prevented from playing and purchasing games online for a full day, disrupting the digital economy that has grown around the top-selling gaming system in the US.
Sony’s stock dipped in after-hours trading as news of the outage circulated, falling nearly 2% at publication time.
The outage drew ire from diehard gamers, who chronicled their disappointment in posts on Reddit and X, as well as snark from corporate entities responding to the news.
“Well, I’m tired of waiting. Off to buy a STEAM deck. Guess my Playstation is no longer my main system,” one Reddit user wrote.
Krispy Kreme posted on X an offer to displaced gamers for a free glazed doughnut on Friday evening, writing: “Calling all gamers: this play station still works.”
“Bet y’all want physical copies now,” GameStop’s official account posted as a joke after the outage had dragged on over 14 hours.
