Creating a New PlayStation Network (PSN / SEN) Account on the PS4
UPDATE SEVEN: DDOS group Poodlecorp have taken credit for the PSN going down again today.
The collective posted a message on their official Twitter account, revealing that they had targeted the PlayStation Network this morning.
Since then, users in the UK and North America are reporting problems accessing core features.
"My PS4 keeps timing out when I"m trying to connect to the PSN in Tennessee," one user wrote.
While another added: "Keeps letting me sign in get ready to play a game and bam signed out. My brother is having same issue."
It follows a flurry of recent DDOS attacks that have affected several prominent gaming networks this week.
Blizzard"s Battle.net was one of the first to be hit, taking down Overwatch and Hearthstone, followed by the PSN.
PS4 users were unable to login for over an hour, before the group moved onto disrupting Rockstar"s GTA Online servers.
UPDATE SIX: Rockstar Support has now confirmed that players can access GTA 5 on all platforms again, following a long outage.
A hacker group has taken credit for the downtime, the studio has not revealed what caused the game to go offline earlier today.
"GTA Online and Social Club connection issues have been resolved," an official Rockstar message confirms.
The Rockstar site is now showing full green lights for every platform.
PoodleCorp, the DDOS group behind earlier network outages today, have hinted at a bigger attack on the PSN, but the PlayStation Network is currently stable according to the Network Service Status page.
There are currently no widespread reports of any other multiplayer issues, Destiny is currently unavailable, although that is due to official scheduled maintenance being carried out by Bungie until 8pm, BST.
UPDATE FIVE:GTA 5 fans trying to sign in to GTA Online are being greeted by error messsages.
Players hoping to try out GTA 5"s online mode are faced with the following alert on Xbox One, PS4, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC: "Files required to play GTA Online could not be downloaded from the Rockstar Games service.
"Please return to Grand Theft Auto V and try again later."
UPDATE FOUR:The GTA 5 servers are now completely down, according to Rockstar.
That includes the Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4, PS3 and PC versions of the game, as well as the Rockstar Social Club.
UPDATE THREE:GTA 5 server status is limited according to an update on the Rockstar support page.
The Rockstar support page says that access is limited on Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4, PS3 and PC.
"Please stay tuned to this page for the latest GTA Online server status updates," the page reads.
"The status boxes above will be updated whenever there are known issues entering or staying connected to GTA Online, so you can keep informed during outages or scheduled maintenance periods."
UPDATE TWO: Hacker group PoodleCorp has also claimed responsibility for causing connectivity issues in GTA 5.
The group tweeted: "We were responsible for the disconnecting on GTA V btw."
While Rockstar is yet to issue an official statement, players have been complaining about being unable to connect on Twitter.
UPDATE ONE: The current outage affecting PS4 and PS3 owners trying to use the PlayStation Network is apparently only "a small test."
Those behind the DDOS attack say they are planning something much larger for later, no time has been given.
"Small test on PSN for a later much bigger attack," a message from DDOS group, Poodlecorp reads.
In a recent interview, a spokeperson from the group confirmed that members from Lizard Squad, those behind the notorious holiday outages, were part of the collective.
Fans should be prepared for further PSN down warnings throughout today, no other network has been threatened as of yet.
While the official PSN status site currently lists the network as being online, many users are reporting that they cannot access many core features.
Some PlayStation 4 owners say they are being hit by "PlayStation Network is currently undergoing maintenance" error messages when they try to login, leaving many without multiplayer options.
"First day of vacation and the psn network is down? Just my luck," one affected user wrote.
A hacker group is claiming responsibility, most likely employing a DDOS attack to overwhelm the servers.
The group"s official Twitter account posted the message: "PSN Down," Poodlecorp are thought to have employed the same tactics against Pokemon Go recently.
Sony have yet to respond to the reports, and it is unclear just how severe this outage could turn out to be.
Both the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live servers were taken offline during a huge holiday blackout in 2014, taking several days for the services to return to normal.
Sony has gone to considerable lengths to combat hackers since PSN was infamously compromised in 2011.
Taking PlayStation services offline for weeks and forcing Sony to dish out free games to everybody affected, hackers famously gained access to millions of PSN usernames, passwords and private information.
But even with regular periods of downtime and maintenance, PS4, PS3 and Playstation Vita owners have still experienced the inconvenience and stress of having their accounts hacked and PSN email addresses changed.
Source: http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/gaming/696455/PSN-down-PlayStation-Network-PS4-Sony-offline
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