India, Oct. 7 -- Sony's flagship gaming platform, PlayStation, has come under the scanner over reports of a recent decision regarding its PlayStation 4 console. Claims have gone viral that Sony is set to shut down the server of PlayStation 4, sparking panic among PS4 owners about their consoles possibly not working.

However, the claims are false, as Sony has not made any official announcement regarding shutting down the servers. The viral claims surfaced after a report about Sony retiring some features on PS4 by the Spring of 2026.

Published by the gaming news website Insider Gaming, the report claims, citing an internal documentation of Sony, that "legacy services" related to game submission on PS4 are set to be retired starting in the...