Steam, PlayStation, Nintendo online services struggle with high volume

Christmas means new toys for everyone and, as a result, high traffic volume is currently plaguing Steam, PlayStation Network, and the Nintendo eShop.

Ozzie Mejia

December 25, 2013 2:30 PM

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Christmas time means many people are opening up freshly-wrapped consoles, handhelds, and games. So as you might expect, a number of online services have been affected by high volume. Sony's PlayStation Network and Nintendo's eShop have both been affected by heavy online traffic, as has Valve's Steam service.

A number of users have hit PlayStation's forums to post in regards to network outages experienced throughout the day. PlayStation Network servers are said to be online, according to the PlayStation support page, though a number of users across forums and Twitter say that they are still experiencing trouble.

Meanwhile, the Nintendo Network has experienced problems since early this morning, leaving users unable to jump onto the eShop or set up new Nintendo Network accounts. Nintendo urges users to be patient and note that they are addressing the issues.

Steam is also experiencing extremely high volume, which can be attributed to its free Left 4 Dead 2 giveaway that started earlier today.

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?