Sony's PlayStation is facing an outage as issues with network and store emerge right after the 'Stray' release

Even though they have an active PlayStation Plus membership, some PlayStation users are encountering errors while trying to join in multiplayer games (such as "Could not verify PlayStation Plus subscription," "You need PlayStation Plus to access this feature," etc.).

According to the PlayStation Network's official network service status page, Sony's current network outage impacts account administration, gaming and social functions, and the PlayStation Store. According to Sony, problems with PSN started at 1:30 p.m. EST.

DownDetector has received numerous PlayStation Network outages from users of PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles who are having trouble playing titles like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Destiny 2, Overwatch, and NBA 2K.

Within a few hours of Stray, a future adventure game with a cat as the main character, release, problems started to arise. Sony did not provide a detailed explanation of the issues.

Stray review

BlueTwelve, a French studio, has released Stray, their first game, for PlayStation 4 and PC. Annapurna Interactive publishes Stray.

You take on the role of an orange cat with no name attempting to get home after taking an unfortunate jump that sends you tumbling into a decaying cybercity's sewers.

Its neon-lit streets are home to a community of androids that call this place the Dead City, where they coexist with what appear to be human remnants.

To find out more about what happened to this area, you work with a little drone named B-12 that you link to a harness that can hack terminals, translate the robotic residents' language, and uncover information called "memories."

The city is populated by a fleet of robots known as Companions rather than human beings. B12, a robot that pays homage to the game's designers, is your companion and can communicate with these Companions.

Running, jumping, and climbing are all standard platforming moves that are mixed with environmental puzzles for the majority of the gameplay.

By no means is "Stray" a challenging game, and the risks are minimal: There is no fall damage and an endless supply of life. Even yet, it does a great job of building tension throughout the more action-packed scenes.

The inhabitants of the city's slum are perpetually afraid of the Zurks, little chittering creatures who eat whatever is in their path and will swarm you at first sight. They resemble Half-Life head crabs in appearance and similarly attach to you.

"Stray" is a masterwork of level design and environmental storytelling. Despite their moniker, the slums give the impression that the city is alive and has a personality, caring for this unfortunate stray cat that has gotten lost in something much bigger than itself.

B-12 is soon identified as the mysterious mechanical force that is guiding the movement. String lights that cross alleyways flash one by one to disclose which ledges you can jump to, neon signs light up with arrows leading you in the right direction, and security cameras track you as you walk by with a quiet mechanical whir.

The majority of reviews for Stray have been favourable, praising its heady, melancholy atmosphere and absurdly intricate environment.