"All PlayStation Plus members will automatically receive an additional 5 days of service," reads a post on X from the official PlayStation support account @AskPlayStation. Five free days of service isn't a bad trade for an issue that lasted around half a day.

Sony blamed an operational issue for the 20-hour service outage, which affected console gamers on the PlayStation Network over the weekend.

The PlayStation Network remains down Saturday after an outage Friday night. PlayStation, which is owned by Sony Interactive, has given limited information about the disruption. "We are aware some users might be currently experiencing issues with PSN,