AFP1 October 2024 | 10:33

Gamers hit by global PlayStation outage

PlayStation's online services allow owners of consoles such as the PS4 and PS5 to play games such as 'Fortnite' or 'Call of Duty'.

Gamers hit by global PlayStation outage

A "PlayStation" logo is displayed at the Sony Interactive Entertainment booth during the Tokyo Game Show 2024 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on 26 September 2024. Public Days will be until the 29th. Picture: AFP

PARIS - The online services of Sony's PlayStation consoles went down for several hours on Tuesday, the Japanese firm said, affecting gamers around the world.

The conglomerate apologised in a social media post without providing a reason for the outage. Service returned to normal around midday Tuesday European time.

PlayStation's online services allow owners of consoles such as the PS4 and PS5 to play games such as "Fortnite" or "Call of Duty".

Without online services, players cannot play with other users remotely nor can they buy or download titles from the PlayStation Store.

"At this time, the PlayStation Network (including PlayStation Store) may not be available," said PlayStation's technical support on the social media site X.

"We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused."

The site later said services had returned to normal.