Sony’s PlayStation Network was down for over 24 hours, causing widespread disruption to gamers’ weekend plans. The outage, which affected many online services, highlighted the industry’s reliance on network connections and digital copies.
The author recently experienced a sports gaming mood and spent time playing games like TopSpin 2K25 and NBA 2K25. However, when the PSN went down, most game modes became unavailable, including single-player modes. This was surprising, as the author expected some offline gameplay to be possible during an outage.
To mitigate the issue, the author switched to playing NBA 2K25, which still allowed for single-player gameplay despite the network being down. However, they were frustrated by changes to the game’s shooting system, which they would have learned from the tutorial if connected to the network.
The author also played Dishonored using Remote Play, but the outage caused issues with logging in to their Sony account. This minor inconvenience highlighted a worrying trend: many games became unplayable without an online connection.
The PSN outage serves as a preview of the challenges facing gaming preservation and ownership in the future. As digital copies become more prevalent, it’s essential to consider what happens when networks go down or are unavailable.
Source: https://www.polygon.com/gaming/521519/playstation-network-outage-psn-single-player-games-not-working