PSN Down But Slowly Recovering After Amazon Web Services Outage
PlayStation Network is experiencing service disruptions following an Amazon Web Services outage.
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The brief
The PlayStation Network (PSN) went down, leaving thousands of gamers unable to play. The outage occurred hours after the launch of the Marvel Tokon open beta.
Coverage from Push Square attributes the disruption to an Amazon Web Services outage. Other reports from the Daily Star, Video Games Chronicle, and VICE focus on player reports of connectivity issues.
Reports from Push Square indicate that the network is now slowly recovering.
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Quick answers
What caused the PSN outage?
According to Push Square, the outage followed an Amazon Web Services outage.
When did the outage occur relative to other events?
Video Games Chronicle reports that PSN went down hours after the Marvel Tokon open beta went live.
What is the current status of the service?
Push Square reports that the network is slowly recovering.
Coverage (7)
- Playstation Network down, as tens of thousands of players queue to play Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls newly-launched beta Eurogamer.net · 3h ago
- PlayStation Network Outage Hits Thousands of Gamers Worldwide Insider Gaming · 3h ago
- PlayStation Network down as thousands of gamers 'unbale to play' Daily Star · 4h ago
- PSN goes down hours after Marvel Tokon open beta goes live Video Games Chronicle · 4h ago
- PSN Down and Sputtering After Amazon Web Services Outage Push Square · 4h ago
- Is PlayStation Network Down Right Now? Players Report PSN Issues VICE · 4h ago
- PSN Down But Slowly Recovering After Amazon Web Services Outage Push Square · 4h ago
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