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PlayStation Network Maintenance Revealed for Monday, June 29, Starting at 9:30 PM PT

Gamers will be able to continue playing multiplayer matches

Jun 24, 2015 15:32 GMT  ·  By
PSN is going down for maintenance on June 29
   PSN is going down for maintenance on June 29

The team at Sony in charge of the PlayStation Network is warning gamers that it plans to take the service down for maintenance on Monday, June 29, starting at 9:30 PM Pacific Time and that it expects all the features to be back up by 11 PM on the same day.

The official announcement on Twitter does not offer a reason for the downtime and does not hint at any changes that users might be able to see once it is complete.

The company adds, "Anyone who already has a PlayStation Network account can still sign-in to their PlayStation Network profile, play games, and use most applications while this maintenance is carried out."

Account Management, PlayStation Video, and the official Store will be offline, and gamers who want to make purchases or engage with those features will need to wait for the maintenance to be complete.

The fact that Sony is maintaining the PSN is not a problem for most users, especially given that the downtime is relatively short, but the company should offer more details about the changes it is making to the service in order to keep its most dedicated fans informed.

The PlayStation Network is important to the future of the PS4

The set of services and features that Sony is offering is one of the reasons why its most recent home console is moving more units than the rival Xbox One from Microsoft.

The company has recently experimented with original content, launching the Powers series, based on a comic book, and the initiative seems to have been successful, with a second season in the pipeline.

The demands of video game downloads and content streaming are high, and that means the PSN needs to be periodically upgraded to deal with the strain.

The PlayStation Now system is also getting constant updates and might soon get out of beta.

Both Sony and Microsoft have also taken steps to eliminate the problems caused earlier in the year by DDoS attacks that targeted their gaming infrastructure.

The two companies are working together to identify those who are seeking to take their networks down and then defer them to law enforcement agencies.