PlayStation users are approaching 24 hours without being able to play their games online or offline, and as Sony breaks its silence in awkward style, some have had enoughTech22:00, 08 Feb 2025Updated 22:01, 08 Feb 2025The PSN is still down for many people(Image: SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)The PlayStation outage continues, and we're approaching 24 hours since players were able to log into their console, and the outage is still patchy across the network although some enterprising fans have seemingly found a workaround of sorts.As the Daily Star pointed out earlier, players were online when things began, but there has been no update to the PSN status page in quite some time.To make matters worse, Sony has rather put its metaphorical foot in it. With a post on X (formerly Twitter) likely scheduled before the outage, many are taking Sony's silence, and the way it's nudging people towards buying accessories, as the last straw.Content cannot be displayed without consentSony say it's still down but at the time of writing, we've been able to connect to PSN again on PS5, while other users online are reporting they're seeing positive connection attempts.If you've been waiting all day to grind EA FC or Call of Duty, now might be the time to try againResponding to the post above (which is almost certainly something scheduled before the weekend), one account responded with a gif of someone leaping at someone else, while others joked about the poor timing.Others are less inclined to forgive. "Selling my console", one account said, while another said "how abput we get updates on things being back online".One more cynical user suggested Sony is "engagement farming" from players' anger, but that seems a bit of a stretch.The network is down for many players(Image: AFP via Getty Images)Perhaps most worryingly for Sony, the word "Xbox" began cropping up plenty.Article continues belowXbox and PlayStation have been rivals for years, but in recent times they've begun to play nicely as Xbox moves to a multiplatform approach to great results.While it's highly unlikely someone will trade their PS5 in tomorrow and pick up a Series X, it's certainly not what Sony would have wanted on a packed week which offered a whole host of things to play.Civilization 7 and Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 both launched this week, but this momentum could be big for Microsoft since it drops Avowed next week as an Xbox and PC exclusive.