Alright, PlayStation gamers, some good news finally! Remember that whole PSN meltdown over the weekend? Yeah, the one that locked us all out for basically a day? Well, Sony's heard our cries (or maybe just looked at the massive Downdetector spikes, haha) and they're making it up to us.
Turns out, it was just an "operational issue," whatever that means in tech-speak. More importantly, they're actually doing something about it! If you're a PlayStation Plus subscriber – and let's be honest, who isn't these days? – you're getting 5 free days tacked onto your sub. Not bad, right? Especially considering the outage was just shy of 24 hours. Basically, they're giving us back more time than we actually lost. Cheers to that, Sony!
PlayStation confirmed it on their X page (you know, the bird app). Said "Network services fully recovered" and apologized for the hassle, thanking us for being patient. Real classy move to throw in the extra days for PS Plus folks.
Sounds like it's gonna be automatic for all PS Plus tiers – Essential, Extra, Premium, the whole shebang. But hey, if it doesn't show up for you, keep an eye out, and we'll let you know if anything changes.
Just a little while ago, they already confirmed PSN was back up and running, saying we should be able to jump back online no problem. "PSN has been restored," they tweeted, with the classic "Sorry for the inconvenience!" You can check their status page if you're still having any weirdness, but fingers crossed, we're all good to go now.
So yeah, outage sucked, weekend plans got a bit messed up, but hey, free PS Plus days? Can't complain too much, can we? Let's get back to gaming!
