Mon, Apr 28, 2008 | 13:02 BST
Man banned for a week for playing GTA IV early
A chap on this forum thread‘s been banned by Sony from playing on PSN after he was caught playing GTA IV before release.
He won’t be able to play online for a week, apparently.
He wasn’t playing a pirated version, he reckons, and instead bought the game from a shop.
“I got it from a store called Futurzone in Rotterdam, the Netherlands,” he said. “If I turn my PS3 on it wont let me log in. They send a email to me with the ban crap.”
This does appear to be an isolated incident, and many have been spotted playing the game online before the title hits at midnight tonight.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Rockstar, The Netherlands, Xbox 360
Tags: grand theft auto iv, gta iv
6 comments
#1
f1r3storm
28/04/08, 9:48 am
It’s not always good to be first.
#2
Blerk
28/04/08, 9:56 am
Banned for a WHOLE WEEK? Wow. Harsh. Ish.
#3
Aretak
28/04/08, 10:50 am
It’s a little strange for them to do it at all though. As far as I’m aware it’s currently impossible to play pirated games on a PS3, so that couldn’t have been an issue.
#4
mart
28/04/08, 11:15 am
I call bullshit. They did it to ONE guy?
#5
scuz
28/04/08, 11:16 am
big fucking deal?
#6
DrDamn
28/04/08, 12:03 pm
So on what grounds could they actually enforce the ban if true? What has the guy done wrong? Nothing – the retailer yes maybe, but the punter? Feck All.