The Sony PlayStation Network has been down for the past couple of days, this has lead to numerous complaints from users and numerous accounts being put on forced hiatus.

However, the network should now be back and running online. An update about the issue was reported by Gamespot. According to the site, users should be able to access the network by now.

As reported previously, the PlayStation Network incurred a glitch that caused it to be down, not allowing users to log in to their accounts. Upon entering the account details, a message saying the services are experiencing issues would appear.

"You may be experiencing issues related to launching games, applications, and/or social features such as trophies, messaging, or friends list. We appreciate your patience while we address this," the log in page would show.

After this, numerous fans took to online threads to express their problem with network and to check if other users are experiencing the same thing, the answer of which is yes.

The source cited above wrote that the official twitter page of Sony's customer service tweeted about the issue. "We appreciate your patience as we continue working to resolve the PSN issues," it read.

As to why the network went down in the first place, users are assuming that it started with a glitch probably caused by a virus that was put in there by a hacker. Sony has yet to publish a statement explaining why the PlayStation Network was down in the first place.