It is not clear how widespread the issues were. Personally, I was able to connect online to Bloodborne and send a message to a colleague, but the PS5 PlayStation Store was having trouble loading large content. Others had more serious internet connection issues, including “error code WS-37469-9”, as shown in this thread on subreddit r / PS5. Downdetector shows that there were more than 12,000 user reports of problems. Epic Games tweeted during the shutdown, showing Fortnite PlayStation players who may be having trouble logging in to Sony’s PlayStation Network status site. To my surprise, I was able to log in to Fortnite and take part in a race even after being forced out of the application and restarting, so the problems did not seem to affect everyone. Updated April 12, 19:53 ET: Sony says its services are online again.
