Update #2 [Sat 21st Mar 2026, 10:40pm]: PSN appears to be slowly coming back online in its full capacity for PS5, PS4 players. The PlayStation Service Status page has been updated and returned to its standard messaging that “all services are up and running”. PSN was down and badly affected for around two hours.
Update #1 [Sat 21st Mar 2026, 9:10pm]:
Sony is now aware of the issues bringing PSN down and offline. Its PlayStation Service Status page has now updated to read: “Some services are experiencing issues.” It says “gaming and social” features are impacted.
Original Story: It’s a bit ironic that the weekend after it’s reliably reported Sony will drop its PlayStation Network branding, the service experiences an outage. Reports are now flooding in worldwide that PSN is down and offline this Saturday, with issues surrounding PS5, PS4 consoles telling users they’re offline.
On the DownDetector website, there’s been a spike in reports over the past hour, with more than 5,500 users reporting connectivity issues for PSN:
Depsite the clear issues and reports, the PlayStation Service Status webpage claims “all services are up and running” at the time of publication.
We shall keep this article updated as updates come in of PSN connectivity returning, or things getting worse. Are you having some issues? Let us know in the comments below.
Liam grew up with a PlayStation controller in his hands and a love for Metal Gear Solid. Nowadays, he’s found playing the latest and greatest PS5 games as well as supporting Derby County. That last detail is his downfall.