A major outage has affected the PlayStation Network, leaving players unable to access online features across all PlayStation consoles, including the PS5, PS4, PS3, and PS Vita. This outage, lasting for several hours, has disrupted gameplay and access to games, apps, and network features. While Sony has acknowledged the issue and is working on a resolution, the cause of the outage remains unclear. Speculation has arisen about a possible connection to recent updates and changes to the PlayStation home screen, including the introduction of larger ads. However, Sony has attributed the outage to a technical error with the news feature on the PS5 console, which has since been resolved.