Jounochi Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 (edited) It seems that PSN accounts are being banned, seemingly for no reason. Some claim they hardly play online to warrant a ban/suspicion and others say they have done nothing online to justify a permanent ban. Some have speculated this was related to these users having access to Discovery content, but some folks on Reddit have said they have friends that never used Discovery and were banned as well. Found this a bit concerning and comments on this article seem to confirm what The Verge is reporting on. Is anyone here experiencing an unjustified ban? https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/4/23988621/sony-playstation-account-ps5-bans-permanent-suspension https://www.reddit.com/r/PS5/s/xdbrNWQcio Users are reaching out to Sony via their customer care chat and are being told they have been banned for violating the terms of service agreement and to make a new account. It seems like this issue began some time yesterday and is just now hitting more users. Edited December 5, 2023 by Jounochi Updating with additional info 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CelestialRequiem Posted December 5, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 5, 2023 PSN and PSNP are going insane with false bans, lmfao. 7 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Reinachii- Posted December 5, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 5, 2023 They probably said a bad word 13 years ago on Facebook or something 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidnightDragon Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 I haven’t. Knock on wood! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordryuuken Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Just now, MidnightDragon said: I haven’t. Knock on wood! Same, I only really noticed that there was a problem happening out there just a little while ago, and I haven't had any problems myself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidnightDragon Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 (edited) Hopefully it’s not super widespread. It’s hard to tell when it comes to the Internet. Haven’t seen any other site mention it and I’m not real sure how reliable The Verge is. Edited December 5, 2023 by MidnightDragon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ashande Posted December 5, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 5, 2023 (edited) First I’ve heard of it… and honestly, one random Tweet and “some reports from Reddit” doesn’t necessarily mean much. That’s aside from people who know exactly what they did and will still either try to start a PR backlash or lie their way out of it. Guess we’ll see as time goes on, but my eyebrow is somewhere near the ceiling for the time being, Edited December 5, 2023 by Ashande 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordryuuken Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 1 minute ago, MidnightDragon said: Hopefully it’s not super widespread. It’s hard to tell when it comes to the Internet. Haven’t seen any other site mention it and I’m not real sure how reliable The Verge is. I definitely saw the PlayStation subreddit lighting up - there's a thread about it that has over 600 comments by now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ZitMeatloaf Posted December 5, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 5, 2023 PSN has been weird lately, lots of people have been reporting their consoles once again aren't keeping track of time played (mine included) and the phone app doesn't seem to be able to load recently played games for anybody on my friends list. There must be some larger issue plaguing PSN causing these bans. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jounochi Posted December 5, 2023 Author Share Posted December 5, 2023 3 minutes ago, MidnightDragon said: Hopefully it’s not super widespread. It’s hard to tell when it comes to the Internet. Haven’t seen any other site mention it and I’m not real sure how reliable The Verge is. I’m watching a thread on Reddit and it seems a few users there have been hit. Seems like the story is still developing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangisuckatgamin Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 There's definitely more to this and reddit likes to always hide what the ban says and never show their message box. I rarely, if ever, believe "I was falsely banned" on Reddit for sure. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidnightDragon Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 4 minutes ago, Dangisuckatgamin said: There's definitely more to this and reddit likes to always hide what the ban says and never show their message box. I rarely, if ever, believe "I was falsely banned" on Reddit for sure. Yea. I wouldn’t exactly consider Reddit a reliable source for news. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordryuuken Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 If Sony puts out a statement soon confirming a problem, I think that may be the seal of validity to the situation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChenZheCHN Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 I haven’t been playing PS4 or PS5 games recently, as you can see from my profile, but I have also heard that some player’s PS5 aren’t keeping track of time played. Not sure what happened to PSN, but maybe some server issue is happening? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThatMuttGuy Posted December 5, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 5, 2023 (edited) Seems like the CRT and Sony both had some fun this weekend. EDIT: Damn you @CelestialRequiem for making the same joke I made but earlier. Edited December 5, 2023 by ThatMuttGuy 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidnightDragon Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Hopefully it’s just a bug or something. Either way, not logging on to PSN for the moment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceIsDandy Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 People in the reddit thread are posting screenshots of support people saying something is a known issue right now so its probably happening 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidnightDragon Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 1 minute ago, SpaceIsDandy said: People in the reddit thread are posting screenshots of support people saying something is a known issue right now so its probably happening So hopefully it’ll be fixed shortly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jounochi Posted December 5, 2023 Author Share Posted December 5, 2023 1 minute ago, SpaceIsDandy said: People in the reddit thread are posting screenshots of support people saying something is a known issue right now so its probably happening Yeah, it seems like there was a little chatter about this starting yesterday too, but I think others assume those people violated the TOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vern3r0z Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Maybe its another hack? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kishnabe Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 The curiosity to just log in to my console and see is tempting..... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheDarkKratos Posted December 5, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 5, 2023 (edited) I find all of this very disturbing to say the least. Remember when Sony got hacked many years ago? Dejavu! We all have a lot of time, money and effort invested in our accounts. Some more than others. And for the last year or so I have been constantly worried about losing my account to some hacker, or being perma-banned wrongly, or for something not my fault. Whether or not this is Sony going crazy or for some other unbeknownst reason for the bans, I find it very worrying to say the least. Remember the good ole days when gaming was fun, and not having to keep an eye out for servers closing, hackers, Sony dishing out wrongful bans etc etc etc.... Those days are ancient history, and long gone, but I miss the simplicity of those days. The only thing you had to be concerned about was what you were going to play next. Whatever is happening now with these suspensions, it's a situation that needs to get seriously un-fucked. Sigh. I just logged into my account, and was literally holding my breath fearing the worst. Edited December 5, 2023 by TheDarkKratos 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Eraezr Posted December 5, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 5, 2023 Must be the 'physical media sucks' bros taking this L. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidnightDragon Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Some on Reddit are saying they’re getting back in, so hopefully it’s getting fixed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PIOTREK27-1982 Posted December 5, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 5, 2023 51 minutes ago, Reinachii- said: They probably said a bad word 13 years ago on Facebook or something Posted many times that i prefer Gears of War over Uncharted. I'm fucked. 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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