Players may encounter error NP-34957-8 on PS4 when trying to activate an account as main. This error message usually contains the following information:
The PlayStation Network is currently undergoing maintenance.
(NP-34957-8)
Did you see this mistake in front of you? Most likely, at the moment, SONY specialists are carrying out some technical work on the PlayStation Network servers. Unfortunately, in this case, you can only wait and hope that everything will be resolved soon. Nevertheless, as practice shows, sometimes such work can be delayed, and for a long time.
What to do about error NP-34957-8 on PS4?
We recommend that you keep an eye on PlayStation Network Status Page and try to activate your account again when the green light is on. And periodically it is worth flipping through PlayStation subreddit for alarms from other users, because the PSN status page (↑) can literally lie at times.