Gamers currently enjoying their summer vacation may want to take this notice into account. The European PlayStation Network will be undergoing scheduled maintainance this Wednesday (July 9th 2008) between 7:00 AM and 1:00 PM BST. During the maintainence period, some gamers will not be able to sign-in to the PlayStation Network and you may experience frequent disconnects from the network. It is therefore best to avoid any online games during this period.
The announcement was made on the European PlayStation Board.