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Stay the Course: PlayStation Execs Digging Grave Meme

This is a simple black and white single-panel stick figure meme criticizing PlayStation corporate decisions. The image shows a deep grave marked with the text 'PlayStation 1994-2026' and a tombstone bearing the PlayStation logo at the top. At the bottom of the grave, a stick figure representing PlayStation executives (with dollar signs for eyes to indicate greed) holds a shovel, and is quoted saying 'We're gonna keep digging!'. The joke references widespread fan frustration with unpopular Sony/PlayStation business decisions in the mid-2020s, implying that leadership's bad choices are actively digging the brand's own grave, and that executives are doubling down on these poor decisions instead of correcting course, playing off the original title 'Stay the course!' commonly used by corporate leadership defending controversial choices.
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PlayStation 1994-2026

Overview

This is a simple black and white single-panel stick figure meme criticizing PlayStation corporate decisions. The image shows a deep grave marked with the text 'PlayStation 1994-2026' and a tombstone bearing the PlayStation logo at the top. At the bottom of the grave, a stick figure representing PlayStation executives (with dollar signs for eyes to indicate greed) holds a shovel, and is quoted saying 'We're gonna keep digging!'. The joke references widespread fan frustration with unpopular Sony/PlayStation business decisions in the mid-2020s, implying that leadership's bad choices are actively digging the brand's own grave, and that executives are doubling down on these poor decisions instead of correcting course, playing off the original title 'Stay the course!' commonly used by corporate leadership defending controversial choices.

Origin notes

This meme was sourced from an RSS feed of the Reddit r/Meme subreddit, where it was shared with the original title 'Stay the course!'. It is a reaction to widespread fan criticism of multiple PlayStation business moves in the 2020s, including price increases for consoles and games, changes to subscription services, and unpopular shifts away from previously established exclusivity and consumer-friendly policies.

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