The PlayStation community is currently unavailable, leaving millions of PS5 and PS4 fans disconnected from online gaming and social features.

For avid gamers looking forward to spending the night playing their PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 4, single-player experiences might be their only viable option until further notice. A widespread outage hit Sony’s gaming community on Monday evening, causing significant disruption.

The PS Network confirms widespread issues with all platforms, including the PS Vita, PS3, PS4, and PS5, with a notable mention of “Net.” If you’re experiencing problems with any PlayStation service, it seems that’s the norm right now.

New updates (tagged at 9:21 PM ET) indicate that, when it comes to gaming, “Launching video games, apps, or community features might be hindered.” We’re working diligently to resolve this issue as soon as possible. Thanks to your endurance.”

Upon completing the process of launching a game, an error message “PS5 Error Code WS-116522-7” appeared, stating that “The system software update has failed.”

Gamers are unable to participate in online features, including multiplayer modes or single-player experiences that require a login and online authentication, although they can still enjoy offline games that function smoothly.

The situation lacks clarity regarding its root cause and timeline for resolution. No further information is available regarding this issue, which was reported just a few hours ago and is not currently linked to any known bugs. As soon as we receive more details, we will notify you.