Thousands of PlayStation Accounts Banned as Sony Targets Russian Users

Thousands of PlayStation accounts banned as Sony targets Russian users

Sony has launched a sweeping crackdown on PlayStation accounts linked to Russian users, suspending thousands of profiles amid efforts to enforce regional restrictions. Since officially exiting the Russian market in 2022 following geopolitical tensions, Sony has barred access to PlayStation Plus (PS Plus) and other digital services in Russia. Despite the ban, many Russian gamers continued accessing PS Plus by using foreign addresses, payment meth…

Russians have begun to complain en masse about the blocking of PlayStation Network accounts that they have created in other regions to circumvent the sanctions of the Japanese company Sony.

Russian consul owners of PlayStation, who registered their accounts in another region, complained about blockings, writing RBC and iXBT.games.

Sony Blocks Russian PlayStation Accounts in Ongoing Crackdown

Sony has launched a large-scale crackdown on Russian PlayStation accounts, sparking outrage among users. The action primarily targets accounts registered outside Russia—in countries like Turkey, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine—used to bypass official restrictions. This enforcement, part of broader PlayStation restrictions, leaves many Russian gamers locked out of their purchased content. Bypassing Backfires After Sony withdrew from the Russian market in…

Rumor of PSN Accounts Being Blocked in Some Regions Is False - PlayStation LifeStyle

Sometime yesterday, a strange new report of PSN accounts being blocked led to a little bit of panic among players, but it turned out to be a false alarm. Sony was accused of banning accounts made by Russian players in other regions, which caused concern because it’s not uncommon for PlayStation users to create accounts in regions that they’re not based in. PSN accounts aren’t blocked over region mismatch The rumor, which circulated on Reddit and…

Sony has begun mass-suspending Russian PlayStation accounts in an attempt to crack down on mechanisms that have so far allowed users to bypass regional restrictions on access to plans like PS Plus. - on macitynet.it Sony is mass-blocking Russian PlayStation accounts