The easiest ways to test PSNs current status are below.
Instructions apply to PlayStation 4 and PS5 consoles.
Turn on your console and wait for the home screen to appear.
PlayStation Network
Visit the officialPSN Statuswebpage to see if theres a known outage for the serviceor for specific features.
If you dont have one, youll need tocreate a PSN Accountinstead.
On PS4 or PS5 openSettingsand selectNetworkto check your current connection status and tweaks.
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Check other devices that connect to the internet to see if they can get online.
If they also cant connect, the problem is most likelyan outage for your internet service provider.
These are some of the PSN and internet-centric error codes to look out for:
Downdetector
