The PlayStation Store has been suspended in mainland China.
Right now there’s no confirmation on why the Store has been taken offline, although the official word from the Chinese PlayStation Weibo account is that it’s been taken down for a security upgrade.
Having gone offline at 7 am this morning local time with little warning, there’s no indication of what time – or even what date – the service will resume.
“The PlayStation Store – PSN – has been temporarily suspended in Mainland China from 7 am on May 10. No time or date given for resumption of services,” tweeted Daniel Ahmad, an industry analyst. “The official reason given is to carry out security upgrades. But it is unclear what this means exactly.