PSN woes force big FIFA tournament to play matches on Xbox One instead of PS4

gilian white January 30, 2018

PlayStation Network has had a tough time of it in recent days - so much so that it's been offline for extended periods.

While this downtime has obviously affected anyone who wants to play a PlayStation 4 game online, PSN's recent wobble also impacted a big official FIFA tournament.

Let's start with the FUT Champions Cup, which took place in Barcelona over the weekend. 16-year-old Brit Donovan "DhTekKz" Hunt won the tournament, but he did so playing entirely on Xbox One in a grand final match that was supposed to be cross-platform.