Just spoke with playstation. HUGE influx of minecraft to blame for congestion in live gameplay and network servers.
Just fyi.
Playstation 4-Must have Playstation Plus to use Gameplay?
Guest
Yes, they posted that on their website for all to see
you don't need to call sony to get info on psn status or issues, just use the website
https://support.us.playstation.com
The Shadow
Your question header has nothing to do with anything else that you said.
Do you need PS+ to play online on a PS4? Yes.
Do you need it to play offline on a PS4? No.
llaffer