The PlayStation Network (PSN) is still experiencing issues after nearly 20 hours, and for some members of the PlayStation community, it’s been worse than expected. Since last night, users worldwide have taken to social media to express their discontent as they’ve been unable to access the PlayStation Store, the PlayStation App, PlayStation Plus, or play online games that require internet functions. While everyone seems to be voicing their irritation at Sony, this extended outage has been particularly trying for some.
If you’re among the owners of digital-only PS5 or PS5 Pro models, the downtime of PSN has added to your troubles because these consoles rely on the PlayStation Store for game downloads. Since the store is currently offline, most PS5 users can only access and play games they’ve already downloaded on their console. This temporary situation leaves the majority of a PlayStation user’s library inaccessible for now.
In contrast, it’s not applicable to all PS5 standard edition owners who possess a disc drive, as they can still use their consoles in a traditional manner by inserting games and downloading them for offline play until the PlayStation Network is restored. This applies only to PS5 and PS4 games with single-player modes, but it underscores the benefits of owning physical copies in 2025.
To sum it up, the recent PSN downtime has highlighted the drawbacks of an all-digital future for video games. Although buying digital games offers some advantages, fans who stuck with physical PS5 and PS4 titles are probably relieved they did so during this outage. Fingers crossed that PSN resumes normal service soon.
Are you irritated by the prolonged PlayStation Network downtime? And if you exclusively own a digital-version PS5, does this outage make you even more annoyed? Feel free to share your opinions below in the comment section.
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