PSN is down

[Raven_Reborn]

Can someone explain to me why FFXIV's update screen requires PSN? The game is working perfectly for people already logged in... even if they log out and go back to the login screen. But if the game is closed it won't get past the update screen.

Can't SE find a work-around besides depending on PSN every time the game is launched? If this has already been answered, I apologize... but it baffles me that so much dependency is on PSN when there shouldn't be one.

[aerolol]

Can't SE find a work-around besides depending on PSN every time the game is launched? If this has already been answered, I apologize... but it baffles me that so much dependency is on PSN when there shouldn't be one.

Exactly this.

There is the "Primary Console" feature that should be able to prevent this from ever happening.
But for whatever reason, it doesn't work with FF14.

[Dererk]

The game license is already download on the console so I don't know why pan is needed between this crap and the half a day maintenance is stupid because then we can't get in and we lose out on stuff.

I bet Sony is just gona compensate us by giving us some crapy Indi or arcade game NO I say give me $10

[Sighearth]

Hohoho here is your present! By Sony

[Matrinka]

$10 PC version from the SE shop. My computer isn't good enough for much, but checking retainers and leveling gathering should be okay.

[Kaes]

Just for perspective, the current authentication system may be the result of policy rather than technical constraints. Having seen some of the guidelines that Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) requires developers to adhere to - for one, you can't close the game, only return to the title screen - I wouldn't be surprised if restrictions on third-party account logins are part of these requirements.

I would love to have the ability to unlink the PSN and SE accounts without support intervention, have the Square Enix ID kept in an local save file so PSN doesn't have to be online to login to FFXIV, or specify another Square Enix ID to be logged into - but something tells me SCE doesn't like those ideas.

[HeroSamson]

What SE needs to do is make it where there is a offline mode to log into FFXIV like steam has.

If some how psn goes down the you can go around and log into the game and SE provides torrent updates on the side.

[baopee]

I was able to log o with PSN app on my phone, but still no luck with PS4.

[Makado]

This is really annoying, and even more so it only hurts the console users. It seems like this happens a few times a month almost now. It would be nice to maybe get a credit for a month or something from Sony since they can't seem to find any way to keep it from happening.

[IshidaTsukuyomi]

Saw this coming, it was said over a month ago that they were gonna do these attacks through the Christmas season.