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Latest News About Sony PlayStation Network Outage Hits Australia and UK

Sony’s PlayStation Network experienced a widespread global outage on July 25 2026, leaving players in Australia and the UK prevented from accessing online services.

Multiple regional reports documented the disruption affected gameplay on platforms.

The outage lasted for several hours, with players observing issues beginning morning today.

Services began restoring after mid-morning, as designated channels issued updates confirming partial restoration.

Regional statements requested users experiencing issues to wait before restarting consoles, as servers re-stabilised.

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