Over the weekend of Feb. 8, millions of gamers were forced to find alternative forms of amusement as Sony's online services faced a giant outage that lasted more than 24 hours, robbing them of access to the PlayStation Network (PSN). While server downtime is a periodic fact of life on any online platform, the response, or lack thereof, highlighted issues much deeper and wider than gaming. Events like this underline some key issues within the tech industry, from consumers being too reliant on cloud-based services to corporate responsibility in crisis communication and cybersecurity. The PSN outage serves as a stark reminder of how heavily modern technology relies on online connectivity. Many PlayStation users found themselves unable to play even single-player games, as digital rights management (DRM) restrictions required an active network connection to verify ownership. This raises a number of concerns about digital ownership and the overall sustainability of these always-online gaming models.