Welcome Back PSN Outage

Text on the meme

Died 2011 Born2025 2011 PlayStation Network outage PlayStation Network NETWORK SERVICE STATUS PlayStation Network logo Date April 20 – May 14, 2011 Duration 24 days (3 weeks and 3 days) Type "External intrusion", data breach Target PlayStation Network and Qriocity services Outcome • Services restored after 23 days of downtime, with compensation offered to PSN users • Personal data exposed for 77.1 million PlayStation Network accounts • $171 million in costs for Sony Some services are experiencing issues. Account management Details Gaming and social Details PlayStation Video Details PlayStation Store Details PlayStation Direct Details welcome back PSN OUTAGE

What it means

The meme compares the 2011 PlayStation Network outage, which followed a major data breach and lasted 24 days, with another apparent outage in 2025. The “Died 2011, Born 2025” caption and “welcome back” phrasing jokingly suggest that the infamous PSN outage has returned, treating the current service failure as a revival of an old disaster.

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PlayStation logo / логотип PlayStation PlayStation Network outage page / страница сбоя PlayStation Network blue service-status header / синяя шапка статуса сервиса warning icon / значок предупреждения service-status list / список статусов сервисов red status dots / красные точки статуса network error message / сообщение об ошибке сети data-breach report / отчёт об утечке данных date and duration details / сведения о дате и продолжительности black meme caption / чёрная подпись мема white text / белый текст website screenshot / скриншот сайта