Just a quick little heads up to all you PlayStation Network users on the PS3 and PS Vita. Sony is performing PSN maintenance, tomorrow (Thursday) May 24th from 8:00am till 11:00pm PDT. During the down time, access to PlayStation Store and PlayStation Home will be inaccessible while those looking to play online and use online based apps like Hulu, Netflix, and Movies Unlimited will be able to, uninterrupted, as long as you’ve been signed into your account prior to the down time.

Full press release after the jump.

Discuss:

Will this down time affect you?

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It’s been a busy month on the PSN front, as we put together yet another jam-packed PlayStation Plus update, kicked off the massively-popular Mass Effect 3: N7 Weekly Challenges, dropped the PSN exclusive game PixelJunk 4amas part of an epic PlayStation Store update, and more!

Regular maintenance is a necessary part of operating a service such as PSN. As part of our efforts to continue to deliver you a world-class online entertainment experience on your PS3 and PS Vita devices, we will be performing maintenance on the network on Thursday, May 24th, starting at approximately 8:00 am PDT / 10:00 am EDT and concluding around 11:00pm PDT / 2:00am EDT.

During this maintenance period, you may receive a message that states “PlayStation Network is undergoing maintenance” when attempting to access the PlayStation Store or PlayStation Home. Online play will not be affected and you will be able to enjoy apps such as Netflix and Amazon Instant Video during this maintenance as well, provided that you have signed into the network within 5 days prior to the start of the maintenance period.

We will update you with any changes that may occur in regards to this maintenance. If you would like to receive a notice when PSN is fully restored, be sure to follow the official PlayStation Twitter account.

Thanks for your patience and support.

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