PlayStation Network appears to be back online
(Android Central)

As you were, players. [Update, July 22 (1:10 pm ET)]: Added new information from Akamai on a fix for the outage. Update, July 22 (2:15 pm ET): PlayStation Support shows network back online after Akamai fix. What you need to know PlayStation Network appears to be down for many users. The outage has spiked on DownDetector. PlayStation Support has officially confirmed that there are multiple issues right now. Games like Apex Legends, Call of Duty, and Genshin Impact appear to be impacted by a larger outage as well. As of 2:15 pm ET, services should be back online. If you`re having trouble accessing PSN (PlayStation Network) right now on your PS4 or PS5, you`re not alone. Many users are reporting problems accessing the service, or running into errors even if they are able to connect. Per DownDetector, there`s been a massive surge in reported problems recently. PlayStation Support initially was not reporting any problems however, the site now confirms that there`s an ongoing outage ...