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PS4 Repairman, also known as PlayStation 4 Repairman, refers to a series of memes about how being a PlayStation 4 repairman is the hardest job in the world because of a widely held perception that, in 2025, PS4s are dated machines that take expertise to fix. The punchline relies on the belief that getting a new PlayStation 5 (PS5) is better than fixing an old PS4. Although the latter sounds cheaper, it would take an expert PS4 repairman. PS4 Repairman memes surfaced en masse on TikTok in October 2025, following a photo slideshow that joked about it being a "Top 5" career that AI will never take over.

Origin

On October 13th, 2025, TikToker^[1] @.blitzerzz shared a photo slideshow that cycled through the "Top 5 careers AI will never take over." The second career shown was "PS4 repairman," the third was "PS4 controller repairman" and the last was "Selling PS4 controllers with stick drift on Facebook Marketplace." Over three days, the slideshow received roughly 27,100 likes.

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Later on October 13th, 2025, TikToker^[2] @.blitzerzz shared a parody Sigma Male edit, starting with the caption, "Girl: Starbucks is the hardest job," followed by "PS4 repairman," and other male jobs that were humorously harder in comparison. Over three days, the video received over 93,600 likes.

On October 14th, TikToker^[3] @.blitzerzz posted a two-photo slideshow that followed the Mom How Did We Get So Rich? format, in which the second slide showed the PS4 Repairman. Over two days, the post gained roughly 45,500 likes.

On October 15th, TikToker^[4] @boolymeh shared a video of people spreading money, captioned, "When the PS4 repairman money finally hit," gaining over 31,700 likes in a day.

Also on October 15th, 2025, TikToker^[5] @beltagi shared a video skit, showing two men saying, "I'm a doctor, so I'm rich," and "I'm a lawyer, so I'm rich," followed by a PS4 Repairman. The video received over 20,800 likes in a day.

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