“We apologize” – says Sony, offering a gift to PS Plus players and apologizing to the community for the more than 20-hour PlayStation Network outage. To compensate for the inconvenience, PlayStation Plus subscribers will receive an additional five days of service.

Imagine turning on your console, ready to dive into your favorite game, only to find out that you can’t play because PlayStation Network is down. This was the frustrating reality for millions of players yesterday, as PSN remained inaccessible for more than 20 hours. Frustration spread quickly across social media, and while Sony did not provide any official explanation for the outage, many feared it could last for days.

However, Sony announced a few hours ago via X/Twitter that PlayStation Network servers have returned to normal, something that can be verified in real time on the Down Detector website. PlayStation also took the opportunity to apologize and offer a small compensation to PlayStation Plus subscribers. “Network services have fully recovered from an operational issue. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank the community for their patience,” the company stated.

“All PlayStation Plus members will automatically receive an additional five days of service.” Despite this, some players are demanding greater compensation and also an explanation for the cause of the network failure. Journalist Tom Warren speculated that it might have been a DDoS attack that Sony was trying to mitigate. To put things into perspective, this was the second-longest PlayStation Network outage in history. The record still belongs to the 2011 incident, when the servers were down for a staggering 23 days.

A reminder of the benefits of physical games

In an era increasingly dominated by digital content, the recent PSN outage highlighted a forgotten advantage of physical games: their independence from online services. Players who own physical discs were able to continue enjoying their games without interruption, unlike those who rely on digital downloads and cloud-based libraries. While digital offers convenience and instant access, physical games ensure uninterrupted play, regardless of network failures.

Source: 3djuegos