I'm a gamer. That's no secret. I'm currently on the PlayStation Network (PSN) and have thought about going to Xbox as well. With kids, family and work obligations, it's hard to get in the gaming time I really want, but that's ok with me. I manage. 

So when I fired up the PS3 about a week ago and I couldn't log in, I thought it was an authentication problem. That was Saturday before Easter. Then on Easter, my nephew was complaining that he couldn't get on either. Since I was off the interwebs that weekend, I hadn't realize that the PSN had been hacked and Sony, as a result, shut it down.