PlayStation Network has recovered from an outage that lasted almost a day, with Sony attributing the issue to technical difficulties and apologizing for the inconvenience. The outage began on Friday evening, affecting account management, gaming, social features, and online services, including PlayStation Video, Store, and Direct website. Users experienced difficulty launching games, apps, or network features, with some reporting issues loading purchased digital content or seeing friends’ trophies. Sony’s status page indicated that the problems started at 7PM ET, with a peak of over 70,000 user reports. The company’s services were restored late on Friday night, with an update confirming that the issue has been resolved.
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/608946/playstation-network-down-outage