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PlayStation accounts are being permanently suspended for no reason

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Published 10:16 5 Dec 2023 GMT

PlayStation accounts are being permanently suspended for no reason

Safe to say the affected users are not particularly happy.

Prudence Wade

Prudence Wade

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Some PlayStation users are having a terrible week, after reporting their accounts have been permanently suspended.

PlayStation gamers have been taking to social media to say they've been permanently banned - with no real explanation.

One unhappy gamer posted their ordeal on Twitter, showing a screengrab of the notification, which read: "This account is permanently suspended from PlayStation Network due to violations of the PlayStation Network Terms of Service and User Agreement."

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The Twitter user posted what looks to be their chat with PlayStation Support, where they were reportedly told the agent "cannot provide further commentary with regards to this case".

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The Twitter user wrote: "No one knows why! I don't have a chargeback, I can't appeal & no response to suspension status."

Redditors have also been sharing similar plights - one wrote: "I just got permanently suspended while playing Ark. There's no reason for it. Sony better fix this. I'm in the US, and was playing on my PS5."

While another added: "We just came home from dinner and my kids got on to play Fortnight…perm banned…kids are freaking out…I’m just happy that we aren’t alone, but this stinks!!! I’m thinking it’s a bug, I just hope it can be resolved."

One solution would be for these people to set up new accounts - but this would mean they would lose all the money they spent on PlayStation digital games, as the slate would be wiped clean.

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While unlucky users have been posting about their suspended accounts across Reddit, Twitter and more, it's unclear how widespread the issue is, and if it's linked to something like a bug. Sony hasn't made any public comment on the matter, and there don't seem to be any updates on their support pages - like @AskPlayStation on X.

Sony has been contacted for comment.

It comes a week after a class action lawsuit against Sony was given the go ahead by the UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal, with consumer rights campaigner Alex Neill arguing the Japanese tech giant had a "near monopoly on the sale of digital games and add-on content through its control of the PlayStation Store".

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Neill said she is suing Sony on behalf of the 8.9 million UK users of PlayStation.

In the filing, Sony said the case was "flawed from start to finish".

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