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PSN and Xbox Live Taken Down for Christmas

Some people need to find a hobby. Maybe gaming?

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Update 12/26/2014: Following the Christmas downtime, Xbox Live has returned, but PSN is still down. For further updates, check out our most recent story on the continuing network attacks.

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If you've got a new console or just some new games you're hoping to try out today, you might be out of luck. Both Xbox Live and PlayStation Network are both currently unavailable.

The Xbox Live status page says that service is limited and that, "We’re aware that some of you are experiencing trouble signing in to Xbox Live, and we want you to know we’re working to address this as quickly as we possibly can. Thanks for your patience! We’ll update you on our progress in a half hour."

The PlayStation Network is also listed as "offline," and the PlayStation Network status page reads: "We are aware that some users are experiencing difficulty logging into the PSN. We will update this article with any changes that occur in regards to this issue. Thank you for your patience."

A group called Lizard Squad on Twitter is taking responsibility for the attacks, which likely result from inundating and overloading the networks with traffic. While this doesn't comprise the integrity of the networks or your personal information, it's still a pretty big inconvenience. We won't include links to the Twitter profile, since the main goal of the group seems to not have any goal besides gaining more attention.

We'll update this story with more details as they become available.

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still off 530am bris aus

aaarrrgggghhhhhhh

BASTARDS~

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the only division that Sony is making money on is the PS4 and they are ruining that as the days go on!

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Lol no Sony is rolling in dough with or without ps4 Haha I just bought 4 Sony TV'S haha

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<< LINK REMOVED >> You should work for Sony. You could tell them how to run their company

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> i'll get right on that!

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BY THE TIME THIS IS DONE WINTER BREAK WILL BE OVER

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Thats the idea... mwahahahaaa! Ugh IkR!?

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<< LINK REMOVED >> thats the plan


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@imsquid I KNOW

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4 DAYS

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<< LINK REMOVED >> 4 more days

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I can get in psn but only with 1 account

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well i guess sony is a day late and a dollar short!

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Thank god for anon.

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Good thing xur sucks this wknd

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<< LINK REMOVED >> need gjallahorn upgrade !

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Word n u prolly wnt get it maybe he will stay till tuesday he has a heart 2

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This would have been hilarious if Xbox kept to their original Xbox One model, when it had to be online or check in once a day or whatever nonsense Microsoft wanted.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> ye but I envy them cuz guess what they can play and only down 1 day ive been offline 4 days

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I wish I could send Trevor Philips after the lizard squad

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I bet the tower is crawling with guardians

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if somebody can find a PS4 thats working online they're lying

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It's up in RI. PS3

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Down in Denver

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Chuck Norris has to play once in a while sheesh

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WI down since xmas eve.

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hey almost to 15,000 comment peps

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still down here in WA state

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<< LINK REMOVED >> hows the bud there?

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> not as good as Colorado ;)

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Ohio USA


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We were up for about 10 hours just went down again about 5 mins ago

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alberta def still down

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<< LINK REMOVED >> saskatchewan too :(

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someone said it was up again as of a couple min..?

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Alberta still down

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Yea dude. Calgary still down

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Down again!! C'mon sony get it together!!

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Sony sucks donkey balls

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ottawa canada is online to

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I like the PS4 machine better, but I am not a fanboy. I hope they fix it soon, because I am not putting up with one of their month's offline. I don't know about you guys, but I would be just as happy on the Xbox.

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<< LINK REMOVED >>Month offline ! surely not *Faints*


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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> They have done it before, and yes they gave out PS plus, but it is still unacceptable.

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