After attempting to access the PlayStation Store to download a free copy of LittleBigPlanet 2, thanks to this weeks PlayStation Plus update, I discovered that every attempt into the store would result in a crash with the following error message:
The service is currently undergoing maintenance.
I’ve since attempted to do some basic trouble shooting like PS3 reboots with no different results, indicating that its indeed on Sony’s side. When the question was posed to our Twitter followers, it seems that a great many are experiencing the same issue, even in EU territories, resulting in not a localized blackout but a worldwide issue for Sony.
We’ve already contacted Sony and we’ll update this post as we hear more.
Updates, after the jump.
Obviously I don't really believe I'm really the culprit.
I also feel as if I’m partially to blame for the stores cash, due to the amount of free content (nearly 50GB) that I’ve been downloading. This has resulted in my PS3 being left on during last 24 hours as it slowly grabs the content from Sony’s servers and just to be clear, my internet speed is 35MBps down so its not me.
Update:
It seems that the store is also down for users attempting to access the service from their PlayStation Vita.
It should also be noted that all your current downloads seem to be just fine while access to PSN itself is still live with friends list and online gaming.
Update:
We’re now getting reports that Music Unlimited and Video Unlimited are down as well. Other services like Hulu and Netflix seem to be working just fine.
Update:
It seems that online gaming has indeed been affected with users not being able to access online components of games like Uncharted 3 and Battlefield 3.
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