Online memes erupt as PlayStation Network goes down for over 5 hours on Friday night

If you're a gamer that is excited to play video games with your bros on a Friday night and your console's network goes down for over 5 hours, what would you do? Will your Friday night plans be ruined?

That's the question that has been asked to the PlayStation bros when the PSN went down for over 5 hours—and unfortunately, the PSN Network going down for over 5 hours frustrated a lot of gamers! (via X/@FearedBuck)

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PSN Down: Hilarious Reactions

With the PlayStation Network's unexpected power down, netizens started poking fun at the situation (most probably just to cope), saying that the PlayStation employees are working overtime to fix the cables of the PlayStation Network! (via X/@Mjwfv10)

PlayStation players also joked that whenever the PSN is down, chances are it's for only a few minutes OR a few months—no in between! (via X/@Trendystuff__)

Gamers also trolled PlayStation, saying that PSN going down on a Friday night is CRIMINAL and should not be allowed!

"PlayStation network down on a Friday night is criminal!," one user said (via X/@Globalstats11)

Others say that since PlayStation Network is down, they have no choice but to read Ye's rant tweets. (via X/@wavu_is_active)

X users also trolled the emotional PlayStation bros, saying that they must have been going crazy that their Friday night plans got derailed. (via X/@JustHazzardous)

While other PSN users are patiently waiting for the PSN to come back again, while shedding big tears. (via X/@FigManFlex)

Because of the PSN going down, some PlayStation fans reminisced about the time the PSN got hacked and it went down for almost a month! Now, that's a harsh PSN memory!

"Who remembers when PlayStation got hacked and was down for almost a month? That was a crazy time!," a PlayStation user recalled (via X/@__wuapo)

Xbox users also joined in the PSN down roast, saying that if the PlayStation bros chose Xbox over PlayStation, they would never experience the servers being down!

"Xbox never has these problems!," one Xbox fan replied (via X/@AngeloBoud97739)

And lastly, one X user pointed out that the PlayStation bros will be forced to bond with their families on a Friday night, which is a nightmare!

"Millions of PlayStation users are now forced to interact with their families… truly a Friday night tragedy," an X user joked (via X/@replyguy_x)

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Why did the PlayStation Network Go Down?

PSN has not directly stated the reason PlayStation Network went offline last Friday, but according to news, it was mainly because of ongoing maintenance.

With the PSN going down for over 5 hours, more than hundreds of thousands of players reported that their Friday night plans got ruined due to this unforeseen PSN maintenance.

At the time of writing this, PSN is still down, and there's a prompt on the PSN's site that some of their services are experiencing issues.

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If you're a gamer that was greatly affected by the PlayStation Network going down, we think it's time for you to go outside, touch some grass, talk to people, and enjoy living in the moment! Who knows, you'll enjoy it just like how much you enjoy playing your PlayStation!