The PlayStation Network is currently experiencing issues with many users reporting that they cannot access online services.
Via the PS4 section on Reddit over 200 users are reporting network issues and the official PlayStation support Twitter account has confirmed that there are “drops” on PSN.
We’re aware that some players are seeing drops on PSN. Engineers are on the case and investigating.
— Ask PlayStation (@AskPlayStation) January 7, 2015
Checking out the official PlayStation Support site in the U.S., the PSN status is currently set to “heavy traffic,” which seems unusual considering the time of day.
Over the Christmas holiday period, the PSN suffered from a DDoS attack by a group called Lizard Squad which caused days of disruption for many users. Some members of Lizard Squad have since been arrested. There’s no word on whether there’s a link between today’s downtime and previous attacks.
We’ll keep up-to-date on this breaking story throughout the day.