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Sony Changes PS3 Terms Of Service To Avoid Class-Action Lawsuits
By Chris Morran on September 16, 2011 12:30 PM
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When AT&T recently convinced the Supreme Court that a mandatory binding arbitration clause hidden deep in a customer's terms of service contract was enough to keep said customer from joining a class-action lawsuit against the company, many of us predicted that a number of large companies would follow AT&T's example, adding arbitration clauses to avoid expensive class actions. And it looks like Sony has opted to go that route. More »
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A Simple Way To Fix A Jammed PlayStation 3 Disc Drive
By Phil Villarreal on September 16, 2011 12:00 PM
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Devices with internal disc drives that suck and spit out your circular entertainment are fantastic until someone (let's call her 2-year-old Emma) comes along and renders it (let's call it a PS3) useless by stuffing it with multiple discs. No matter how much you curse at the device or pound on the eject button, the discs will stay stuck until you either send the console in for repair or work some magic. More »
I Miss Sunday Ticket Football Games, Get Refund In Sony Online Store Credit
By Laura Northrup on September 16, 2011 10:30 AM
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DirecTV's Sunday Ticket To Go is a service for football fans who can't have or don't want a satellite dish bolted to the side of their house. It streams Sunday afternoon out-of-market football games to computers, mobile devices, and as of this week, to the Sony Playstation 3. At $340 for the season, it's not cheap, but football fans love it anyway. The service's Playstation debut on Sunday didn't work all that well for most customers, and didn't work for Edward at all. He called for a refund, which was issued, then canceled. Instead of a refund to his credit card, he and other users will receive a store credit. For $25. To the Playstation Network store. "As if that is somehow comparable!" he fumed to Consumerist. More »
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Sony, Accused Hacker Call Truce In Settlement
By Phil Villarreal on April 12, 2011 9:30 AM
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Sony's Itchy and Scratchy-esque tangle with an alleged hacker and his supporters has finally reached its apparent end. The parties agreed to an out-of-court settlement with an injunction that bans the man who took credit for jailbreaking the PlayStation 3 from distributing the offending code. More »
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Report: Hackers Retaliate Against Sony For Going After One Of Their Own
By Phil Villarreal on April 5, 2011 9:45 AM
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In an episode reportedly linked to Sony's attempts to take down the alleged hacker who decimated the PS3's security, a group of hackers reportedly crippled the PlayStation Network and several Sony-related cites. More »
Sony's "Kevin Butler" Retweets PS3 Jailbreak Code
By Ben Popken on February 9, 2011 11:00 AM
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"Kevin Butler" is the fictional Sony VP who is the face of its recent PlayStation ads, so of course he has a Twitter account. It looks like whoever is running the account hasn't been reading the news much. When a Twitter user tweeted at him the code used to jailbreak PS3's, the entity misinterpreted the series of letters and numbers and made a Battleship joke, retweeting the code in the process, reports Engadget. This is ironic because Sony has been cracking down with legal threats and attacks on anyone they can find disseminating the jailbreak information. I wonder if Kevin Butler will be getting one of these C&D's... More »
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Sony Goes After People Who Spread PS3 Hack
By Phil Villarreal on February 8, 2011 11:15 AM
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First Sony went after alleged PS3 hackers who broke down the console's firmware, opening it up to gamers to run pirated, copied and unlicensed games. Now it wants information on those who posted details of the hack online, even though they had no hand in its creation. More »
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Target Yanks Too-Good-To-Be-True PS3 Offer After I Try To Buy
By Phil Villarreal on January 24, 2011 1:30 PM
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Julie's eyes probably bugged when she spotted the way-too-cheap PS3 deal she captured in the accompanying screenshot. She placed an order and checked out with a $50.02 charge after tax and shipping were added, but received a cancellation email the next day. More »
The PS3: It Only Does 3D Boobs
By Phil Villarreal on January 6, 2011 9:45 AM
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Offering up more evidence that the PS3 truly does do everything, the console will allow viewers to rent a downloadable edition of Spots Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue. More »
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Sony's Firmware Updates Kill My PS3, Sony Wants Repair Fee
By Phil Villarreal on December 6, 2010 10:40 AM
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Alex says a firmware update downgraded his PlayStation 3 into an expensive paperweight, and when he asked Sony to repair his console, he was told he'd have to pay a repair fee. More »
PlayStation 3 Casts Vudu Spell
By Phil Villarreal on November 17, 2010 9:15 AM
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Straining to counter Microsoft's inclusion of ESPN 3 on the Xbox 360, Sony is piling on video streaming apps at a heavy clip, adding pay-as-you-go streaming service Vudu to its stable of Hulu Plus and NHL GameCenter Live. More »
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Hulu Plus To Bust Through PlayStation 3 Pay Wall
By Phil Villarreal on November 5, 2010 9:15 AM
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After restricting Hulu Plus — Hulu's pay-to-play movie and TV streaming offering — to members of Sony's paid PlayStation Plus service, Sony has decided to tear down that pay wall and let non-paying PlayStation Network members in on the action. More »
Netflix Bringing Surround Sound To PS3 Users Starting Oct. 18
By Chris Morran on October 14, 2010 12:15 PM
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We've previously reported that PlayStation 3 users will soon no longer need a disc to stream Netflix movies through the device. Now comes news that there will be an added perk when the revamped Netflix streaming app debuts on Oct. 18 — Dolby surround sound. More »
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Sony Auto-Renews My Membership Against My Will, Won't Budge
By Phil Villarreal on September 30, 2010 3:30 PM
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All Forrest wants to do is sign up for a year's worth of Sony's paid PlayStation Plus plan, which gives customers bonus features above and beyond the free service. He says customer service reps are forcing him to stick with a less cost-effective 3-month plan, which he accidentally bought due to an unintended auto-renewal. More »
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Sony Warns Gamers Its 3D Fare Might Sicken Them
By Phil Villarreal on July 13, 2010 1:15 PM
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It's always an adventure when Sony, or most any company for that matter, updates its terms of service. Sony dropped a whopper recently, notifying gamers that 3D games could pose health risks. If your Super Stardust HD wingman is 6 years old or younger, Sony recommends you schedule a visit with the doctor to clear him for 3D gaming. More »
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Sony Is Making An Xbox Live-Like Cash Cow Of Its Own
By Phil Villarreal on May 26, 2010 8:45 AM
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Citing a swirl of whispers around the video game media world, 1Up reports Sony is set to announce PSN+, which will shake down gamers for $5 to $10 a month for perks such as cross-game voice chat, free play of the first hour of downloadable games and access to a rotating list of downloadable games. Online play should remain free for non PSN+ members, unlike Xbox Live. More »
Man Sues Sony For Taking Away PS3 Feature Via Update
By Phil Villarreal on April 29, 2010 9:30 AM
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Not content to let Sony take away the PS3's ability to let users install alternate operating systems such as Linux, a man is bringing a class action lawsuit against the company. More »
Sony Says It Can Take Away Data, Content With Updates At Will
By Phil Villarreal on April 23, 2010 8:00 AM
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Sloopydrew says Sony sent him a new terms of service email with some harrowing declarations about the company's rights to screw with your gadgets as it sees fit — sort of a retroactive justification for taking away the ability to install another operating system on the PS3 hard drive. More »
Best Buy Sends Your Playstation 3 To New Jersey. You Live In Missouri.
By Laura Northrup on March 14, 2010 3:00 PM
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Steve writes that his brother used to live in New Jersey. He now lives in Missouri. When ordering a Playstation 3 from Best Buy, he repeatedly corrected his address in Best Buy's system, but somehow the PS3 still ended up shipped to his former address in New Jersey. Now Best Buy doesn't intend to do anything until Steve's brother convinces the current occupant of his former home in New Jersey to send the PS3 back. Good luck with that. More »
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This Is Either A Sex Toy Or The New PS3 Motion Controller
By Phil Villarreal on March 11, 2010 8:00 AM
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Sony announced its strange-looking motion controller, the PlayStation Move, today at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. The game will be compatible with Tiger Woods 11 (insert sex joke here), among other games. More »
