Sony sued over PS3 firmware update
November 5th, 2009 Posted in Business, Hardware, Industry, Offbeat, PlayStation 3
Owners of PlayStation 3 systems that have been broken by the latest firmware update have filed suit on behalf of everyone who downloaded system update 3.0 or 3.01. Two gamers from Texas and Iowa allege that the latest update caused PS3s consoles to malfunction, with problems including loss of controller use and the malfunction of the Blu-ray drive.
Their main complaint seems to be that Sony is charging a $150 fee to repair the consoles that were broken by the firmware update. The two are now seeking a class-action lawsuit against Sony.
Back in 2006, an owner sued Microsoft for bricking his console with an update and settled out of court.