Hey everyone, here is the latest update we have about the ongoing PSN issues. This Update is being posted here directly from the community forum of PSN.

“While  we are investigating the cause of the Network  outage, we wanted to   alert you that it may be a full day or two before  we’re able to get   the service completely back up and running. Thank you  very much for  your  patience while we work to resolve this matter.  Please stay tuned   to this space for more details, and we’ll update you  again as soon as  we  can.”

Thank you for your patience while we work to resolve this matter.

Updated: 2:27 PM EST 4/21/11

During this time you may:

• Not be able to access the PlayStation®Store
• Have difficulty signing in to the PlayStation®Network (Like the PS Forums)
• Not be able to play online games
• See a maintenance page when attempting to access the PlayStation®Network

Note:  When you log into the PlayStation Network, a message may appear which  states, “the PlayStation Network has been suspended”.  This does not mean that your account has been suspended; it simply means the  PlayStation Network has been taken offline.  Please wait until the  maintenance window has passed before attempting to connect to the  PlayStation Network again.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may  cause.

Updated: 3:24 AM PST 4/23/11

From the PS Blog:

“An external intrusion on our system has affected our PlayStation Network  and Qriocity services. In order to conduct a thorough investigation and  to verify the smooth and secure operation of our network services going  forward, we turned off PlayStation Network & Qriocity services on  the evening of Wednesday, April 20th. Providing quality entertainment  services to our customers and partners is our utmost priority. We are  doing all we can to resolve this situation quickly, and we once again  thank you for your patience. We will continue to update you promptly as  we have additional information to share.”

Thank you again for your patience.

-PS Community Team

Updated: 6:16PM PST 4/23/11

From the PS Blog:

“We sincerely  regret that PlayStation Network and Qriocity services  have been  suspended, and we are working around the clock to bring them  both back  online. Our efforts to resolve this matter involve re-building  our  system to further strengthen our network infrastructure. Though  this  task is time-consuming, we decided it was worth the time necessary  to  provide the system with additional security.

We thank you for your patience to date and ask for a  little more  while we move towards completion of this project. We will  continue to  give you updates as they become available.”

- The PS Community Team

This and further updates can  be found on the Playstation Blog here:  http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/04/21/latest-update-on-psn-outage/