10 Generation Defining Elements of the PlayStation 3

PlayStation Network’s Folly

April 2011 saw one of history’s largest data security breaches in history, in which personal details from approximately 77 million accounts were stolen. It was huge. On April 20th, the PlayStation Network blacked out. It was only a few weeks, but it was extremely dramatic. 24 days later the systems were back online and nominal, with all users having to change their password before finally being able to play their games online again. Sony received a lot of flak for how they’ve dealt with the issue, but it was only the first of many attacks on gaming systems since.