The PlayStation Network will be going offline in the PAL regions of the South Africa, the Arab Emirates, Australia, United Kingdom, Ireland, and New Zealand.
The maintenance is scheduled for 16:05GMT (18:05CAT) on Wednesday 9 March 2011 until 03:00GMT (05:00CAT) on Thursday 10 March 2011, GMT.
During the maintenance, gamers will not be able to sign into PlayStation Network via eu.playstation.com nor will they be able to access the following services:
– PlayStation Store on PS3 and PSP.
– PlayStation Network Account Management.
– PlayStation Network Account Registration.
However, those who wish to play online during the maintenance period are able to do so if they sign in to PSN before 16:05GMT (18:05CAT) on Wednesday 9 March 2011.