He did! There is an entire Reddit thread now where many are thanking him for his help in Sony controversy. Hope he lands on his feet!
I am pretty surprised that Sony let him stay and didn't request that he take a leave.
I just started seeing that before bed last night. People kept posting it all over Twitter showing that they can't launch the game anymore.
This pal has been in the game since the start.
A fix is now being worked on as stated by Baskinator a few moments ago.