All online services are offline, so gaming with the friends will have to wait.

You read that correctly. The PlayStation Network (PSN) is currently offline. That means online services for both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 are not currently working. Your gaming sesh will have to wait, I’m afraid.

As of writing, the only official statement comes from the Ask PlayStation Japan Twitter account, which has posted the following statement (translated into English via the in-built Twitter translation tool).

“At this time, the PlayStation ™ Network (including PlayStation ® Store) may not be available. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused to our customers. We are currently investigating the issue and working to restore service, so please be patient.”

What that means is that Sony knows about it, but there’s no sign on when this will be fixed. So we’ve little option but to hang in there. It’s a rough weekend for it to happen too. The Monster Hunter Wilds Open beta is currently ongoing, which means PlayStation players can only sit and watch as Xbox and PC gamers are all in, having a blast. Even if you’re not trying out Wilds, it’s the weekend innit. This is the time when loads of people, especially those with jobs, get their gaming time in. Here’s hoping the outage ends soon.

The PlayStation Network is currently down for maintenance for a two hour period. Whilst it’s the middle of the day in Australia, I’ve got no doubt that some poor soul will be trying to put some hours into Destiny 2 and be wondering why they can’t log in.

Currently, the PlayStation Network Maintenance will last from 3pm on the 25th of September until 5pm on the 25th of September. Occasionally, it does got a little bit overtime but hopefully today isn’t one of those days with FIFA 18 launching later tonight.

It’s unclear what the maintenance will give us, but hopefully faster download speeds and more stable servers. Everybody loves some stability.