[Updated] PlayStation players getting kicked out of their PSN accounts to sign new 'Terms of Service' legal documents

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New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….

Original story (published on Aug. 24, 2023) follows:

Over the past few hours, an unforeseen disruption has gripped PlayStation players. Specifically, they are being abruptly kicked out of their PSN account.

As a result, several players have voiced their grievances about the lack of prior communication or warnings regarding this change (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8).

Abruptly signing out players in the middle of intense gaming sessions has agitated and perplexed them. They argue that this action ought to have taken place after they finished their ongoing session.

This disruption not only hinders their progress but also raises concerns about the integrity of their accounts.

Therefore, it is not unreasonable for players to expect clear communication when significant changes to ‘Terms of Service’ are implemented.

This issue prevents gamers from experiencing a seamless and immersive gameplay experience.

I got signed out while I was playing titanfall 2 and it was about the parental lock new terms of service just wondering if anyone else got it as well
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Basically a reset right? To make us accept the terms and services? I’m not mad I just wish it was a little bit more forward with that information instead of just signing everyone out at the same time.
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Without prior knowledge of the impending ‘Legal Documents’ update, some players jumped to conclusions. They feared that the sudden sign-outs may have been the consequence of an account ban or a breach of terms.

Such misconceptions have further fueled the frustration and anxiety among the player base.

Interestingly, this is not the first time such an incident has occurred within the PlayStation community. In fact, a similar scenario unfolded back in January, affecting players within the UK.

In this instance, players from the EU did not experience sign-outs from their accounts.

This raised eyebrows and prompted speculation about the reasoning behind this discrepancy in execution.

Fortunately, the solution is a straightforward one: players simply need to log back in as usual and accept the updated ‘Legal Documents’ terms.

However, while this may offer some respite to the distressed players, it does little to address the underlying issues of poor communication.

In the future, we hope that devs will give prior notices or warnings to players in advance.

08:43 am (IST): Trying to take advantage of the confusion, bots have been proliferating encouraging users to contact certain accounts on Instagram or through other means to supposedly receive help (1, 2, 3).

However, users should ignore these posts, since they are just a scam attempt.

05:33 pm (IST): A user reports (1,2) that they have encountered a bizarre problem purportedly resulting from the revised PSN TOS (Terms of Service). They allege that all their captures and screenshots have been deleted.

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