Update 4:08 p.m. Pacific: Sony just updated its PlayStation Network status page to confirm that PSN is offline for PS4.
If you’re having trouble playing Destiny or other games on your PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 3, you’re not alone.
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“We are aware that some users are experiencing difficulty logging into the PSN,” reads Sony’s site. “We will update this article with any changes that occur in regards to this issue. Thank you for your patience.”
We’ve asked the company for more details, and we’ll update this post with any new information.
https://twitter.com/BungieHelp/status/555143932070207488
The PlayStation Network has had a rocky few weeks. During the busy holiday gaming season, PSN went down for multiple days as the result of a cyberattack. This kept people from playing online multiplayer games like Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare as well as primarily single-player experiences like Dragon Age: Inquisition or Far Cry 4 that require a connection to third-party servers. That outage was made worse by the fact that many people had time off or had just received new hardware and software for Chirstmas and other holidays.