PSN maintenance planned for Thursday, Jan. 15

"We wanted to take a moment to inform you of a network maintenance, currently scheduled for Thursday the 15th, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM Pacific Time (12:00 PM to 4:00 PM Eastern Time). We expect this maintenance to last approximately 4 hours. During this time we will deploy a series of back-end improvements to the network."

"If you’ve signed in to the network before, you will be able to play games online and access partner apps such as Netflix during this maintenance period. The PlayStation Store, PlayStation Home and Account Management will not be available during this time, and users may receive a maintenance notification when attempting to access these services."

"The restriction to log in a few days before the maintenance has been lifted. As long as you have an active account with PSN as of the start of maintenance, you will be able to play online and access partner services such as Netflix while the maintenance is occurring. This is for PS4, PS3, and Vita platforms."

"We thank you for your patience and support and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause"