Update 9:15pm ET:
There are PlayStation users on Twitter that are saying PSN is back up for them, specifically in the UK. Down here in Florida, we are continuously trying to re-connect to PSN, and all attempts thus far have failed. The PlayStation Service Status still says "Services are experiencing issues" with every service in red. The last time it was updated was at 6:00pm PDT/9:00pm EDT. Users in New Jersey are also saying it's back up for them, so it appears that service is being restored to some.
Original Story:
If you're trying to play games online on your PlayStation 3 or 4, you're not going to be able to. PSN is down thanks to Lizard Squad, the notorious hacker/DDoS group who lives to ruin the lives of gamers. The weekend or big holiday where everyone is off or a big game release rolls around, and they take down PSN.
According to PlayStation, they're experiencing problems. I noticed that I couldn't connect to PSN when I was trying to get on about 15 minutes ago at 7:45pm ET. Sony confirmed that the PSN Store, PSN, PlayStation Now, PlayStation Video, PlayStation Vue, PlayStation everything you could think of is not working.
Lizard Squad, who last reared their ugly head around the holidays, went to Twitter to take credit in a series of tweets and insults at gamers, going as far as saying "I really missed all the butthurt gamers, how you guys been? I'm sure you missed us just as much:)."
The worst part is that they're rubbing it in our faces and the face of the FBI that there haven't been any arrests or indictments. Hopefully Sony can get things up and running soon for a nice weekend of gaming.
Proof that PSN is indeed down:
Lizard Squad Twitterhttps://twitter.com/LizardLands
