PlayStation Network down, Sony says should return soon

"We're aware that some of you are having issues trying to log into PSN. We're working to resolve the issue, and we'll update you here," read a tweet on the PlayStation Twitter account several hours ago.

PSN downtime is a sensitive subject for many following a month of PSN outages earlier this year that were ultimately pegged to cyberbattacks.

The sheer scope of the recent hacking scandal--which compromised the personal information of millions of gamers--was a huge smudge on the public perception of the gaming network.