PlayStation Network Currently Experiencing Outages

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PlayStation is investigating the issue. By Michael Martin

UPDATE June 13, 12:14 a.m. PDT:PlayStation Network services have been restored, according to the official status page, which states "all services are up and running."

UPDATE June 13, 12:09 a.m. PDT:PlayStation Network services appear to be coming back online for some users. The official status page still states "services are experiencing issues."

Sony"s PlayStation Network is currently offline, with users reporting issues with logging into the service.

"You may be experiencing issues related to signing in or creating an account on PlayStationNetwork," according to the network"s official status page. "We appreciate your patience while we address this."

The outage appears to be affecting account management, gaming and social, PlayStation Now, Video, Vue, and the PlayStation Store services, with the most recent update coming at 10:15 p.m. PDT on Friday, July 12.

The Ask PlayStation Twitter account has not responded with an update on the outage.

IGN will continue to monitor the outage and will update as the story develops.

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Source: http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/06/13/playstation-network-currently-experiencing-outages-4

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After outage, Sony makes peace offering to users of PlayStation Network

Sony is trying to make it up to gamers after an attack knocked the gaming network offline for several days over the holidays.

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PlayStation Network gamers didn't have such a happy holiday thanks to the reported handiwork of some hackers, so Sony is hoping to appease users of its online gaming service with promises of deals and discounts.

For Playstation Plus subscribers, Sony is offering a 5-day membership extension, and for all members, a 10 percent discount at the PlayStation store, according to a blog post published Thursday.

The PlayStation Network is Sony's online service for its PlayStation game console. Both PSN and Microsoft's online gaming service, Xbox Live, were intermittently offline beginning on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Xbox Live came back online first, with PSN following Saturday night.

A group of hackers called Lizard Squad claimed responsibility via Twitter for the cyberattack, but it's involvement wasn't confirmed. Sony said on Saturday that PSN had been "attacked over the holidays with artificially high levels of traffic to disrupt connectivity and online gameplay."

Sony's blog post yesterday said that "since access to PlayStation Network was impacted during the holidays, we wanted to show our appreciation for your patience."

Sony hasn't released details on when the membership extension will go into effect, but subscribers won't have to do anything to receive the 5-day credit, according to the blog post. The extension applies only to subscribers who had an active membership or free trial on December 25. Sony will notify members when the extension becomes available.

As for the onetime 10 percent store discount, Sony said it will announce the deal "sometime this month for a limited time."

The company wasn't immediately available to provide more information.

Source: http://www.cnet.com/news/after-outage-sony-makes-peace-offering-to-users-of-playstation-network/

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