Are the online servers down at the moment?

[HeXaDoN]

Cant play on even though I am signed in.
Says
"A connection to the server could not be established.(ID = 1:656)"
And also
"You cannot go any further without signing into 'PSN'."
Can someone please catch me up on what is happening? Thank you.

 

[Mini Stiggy]

Check the news section.

 

[sosa]

Check the maintenance thread.....if you can follow it.

 

[soupcan]

It's the end of the world as we know it.

 

[HeXaDoN]

It's the end of the world as we know it.

Noooo!