For gamers planning to enjoy the weekend on their PS5 or PS5 Pro, the PlayStation Network outage on February 7 came as a frustrating surprise. The service went offline globally for nearly 24 hours, marking one of the largest disruptions in PSN history. From sign-ins to gaming and access to the PlayStation Store, everything was impacted. Fortunately, the status page turned green on Saturday evening, signaling the restoration of services. Following the outage, PlayStation issued an apology, attributing the disruption to an operational issue, and offered PlayStation Plus subscribers an additional five days of service as compensation. However, players without a subscription found themselves without any form of recompense. Reports of the outage surfaced around 6 p.m. ET on Friday, with the PlayStation support account acknowledging the problems around 8:45 p.m. All platforms, including PS5, PS4, and legacy consoles, were affected throughout the outage. By Saturday afternoon, more users began reporting access to the network again, though frustrations ran high among players, especially those keen to participate in promotional events for games like Black Ops 6. This incident resembles the infamous 2011 PSN outage, highlighting ongoing concerns about network vulnerabilities. As players eagerly anticipated their return to online gaming, many expressed hopes for a swift resolution to prevent future occurrences.
