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After the PlayStation Networkexperienced a global outagethat hold up for almost a solar day , Sony read it will compensate PlayStation Plus ratifier by give them an surplus five days of service .

The outage seems to have lasted from Friday even until Saturday eve in the United States , with many PlayStation owner describe trouble loading their digital game or connecting with supporter online . Downdetectorshows that outage reports peak at around midday Saturday on the East Coast before falling throughout the afternoon and eventide .

The Ask PlayStation explanation on Xpostedat around 7 p.m. that “ PSN has been restored , ” following up five hour later witha messagethat “ internet service of process have fully recovered from an usable return . ”

“ We apologize for the inconvenience and thank the community for their patience , ” the write up said . “ All PlayStation Plus members will automatically meet an extra 5 days of service . ”

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