PlayStation Network Maintenance Scheduled for August 17

Sony has announced plans for another round of routine PlayStation Network maintenance.

This latest upkeep period will take place on Monday, August 17, beginning at 9:30 PM PDT / August 18, 12:30 AM EDT / 5:30 AM UK. The maintenance is scheduled to last for a period of 90-120 minutes.

If you're already signed in to PSN, you'll still have access to your PSN profile, gaming, and entertainment applications such as Netflix as the maintenance is performed. However, you will not be able to access Account Management, PlayStation Video, or buy anything through the PlayStation Store.

Sony also recommends that you activate your PS4 as your "primary console" before the maintenance begins. Once you do this (instructions here), you won't have to do it again for future maintenance periods.

The specific purpose of next week's PSN maintenance was not announced. Sony regularly performs routine maintenance to deploy back-end improvements to the overall network, among other things.

"We thank you for your patience and support and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause," Sony said.