Sony in Class Action Lawsuit over Firmware 3.0

Kris Erickson • Oct 5, 2009 • Comments ()

Do you remember when Firmware version 3.0 came out and crashed your PS3? Well John Kennedy sure does and he is really mad about it. Kennedy is the lead plaintiff in a federal class action lawsuit filed against Sony this week in Florida. Thousands of other PlayStation 3 owners say that the mandatory software update irreparably damaged their machines, causing the consoles to freeze and controllers to malfunction. The update was released in early September 2009.

The class action lawsuit names Sony Computer Entertainment America as the defendant. On its corporate blog, Sony acknowledged that the update had produced "isolated issues" for certain users after it was released.

Other plaintiffs complain that a supposed fix from Sony released several days later caused their BluRay drives to malfunction.

Kennedy says that Sony wanted him to pay $150 to repair his damaged console even though the update was a required download.

In the documents, the plaintiffs accuse SCEA of negligence, unjust enrichment, and other counts. The suit is seeking restitution and damages in an amount to be decided at trial, as well as legal fees. If your PS3 console was among those damaged by the firmware update, you might want to watch this case closely.

[Source: Gamasutra]