Sun, Jun 06, 2010 | 14:01 BST
Sony and Square face $5 million FFXIII PS3 bricking lawsuit
It’s being reported that Square Enix and Sony are being sued for $5 million due to some copies of Final Fantasy XIII allegedly causing PS3’s to become unresponsive.
According to IGN, “The lawsuit, filed on June 2, 2010 by Daniel Wolf of San Diego, Calif., alleges Final Fantasy XIII has caused ‘severe and widespread damage’ to Sony PS3 gaming systems since its release on March 9, 2010.”
Furthermore, the lawsuit claims the game has caused “PS3 consoles to freeze and become totally and permanently inoperable.”
Wolf said he purchased FFXIII on release day, and his console became unresponsive and stopped playing any media after he tried to save his game.
“Both Defendants are eminently aware of the damage being cause by their defective products, and have chosen to do nothing about it,” the lawsuit says.
The suit goes on to say that Sony and Square Enix have been blaming each other for the issues, with neither company willing to cover the cost of a repair.
Sony and Square have refused to comment on the matter.
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Posted in: PS3, Sony, Square Enix
Tags: final fantasy XIII
17 comments
#1
Razor
06/06/10, 2:02 pm
Lord.
#2
Erthazus
06/06/10, 2:05 pm
This is America.
I mean, whats the point? Consoles always break no matter what Final Fantasy or any other game you have in your disk drive. Sheesh.
#3
Bulk Slash
06/06/10, 2:07 pm
I put FFXIII into my Dreamcast and it didn’t run. I’m going to sue Sony and Squeenix for not making a game that doesn’t work on the DC.
#4
cookiejar
06/06/10, 2:25 pm
In that case, I’ll sue Microsoft for making an extremely faulty machine, then I’ll sue Sony for getting rid of Linux, then I’ll sue Apple for making crap sim card trays in their phones.
I’ll make a mint.
Tossers.
#5
Amored
06/06/10, 2:30 pm
@2 – Money of course
#6
Erthazus
06/06/10, 2:39 pm
@4 FAIL. Someone already sued Sony for Linux X) and Failed.
#7
cookiejar
06/06/10, 2:55 pm
@6 DOUBLE FAIL.
I was taking the miccy.
#8
mathare92
06/06/10, 2:57 pm
@3
#9
theevilaires
06/06/10, 3:15 pm
Ahahahahahaha WOW! Sue their butts just because that game sucks too bro. Hope you win to be honest.
#10
Dralen
06/06/10, 4:00 pm
Are these guys for real?
#11
Gekidami
06/06/10, 4:18 pm
Why is the guy using plurals yet only giving one example which is his own? Looks like the guys console just happened to break down when he was playing FFXIII.
#12
hitnrun
06/06/10, 4:52 pm
Hard to tell without all the details (like the question of whether the plaintiffs are pulling the FFXIII thing out of their ass), but they might be on to something legally, because the bricking occurred (allegedly) through a specific use of licensed software, which might fall outside the normal customs of US warranty law, which usually read “if the warranty is expired, tough shit.”
Ironically, Microsoft, who deliberately and knowingly bent their customers over a trashcan and sodomized them, has avoided too much legal trouble by having a replacement plan.
EDIT: It’s a class action suit, so they wouldn’t actually get 5 million. After the lawyers take their cut, the members of the plaintiff class would probably get $37.69 each.
#13
Mike W
06/06/10, 6:06 pm
This guy already lost and it didn’t even go to court yet. What a fucking idiot, how the hell is he going to prove FF XIII broke his system?
#14
polygem
06/06/10, 7:41 pm
sued for what?…there´s FINAL fantasy written on the package. can´t these kids read?
#15
Happy Hardon Harry
06/06/10, 11:17 pm
Square Enix should be sued for making such a shit game in FF XIII.
#16
Erthazus
06/06/10, 11:49 pm
@15 +100
Maybe i should do it?
#17
adam13
07/06/10, 11:06 am
5 mill, really? what did the ps3 explode and demolish his whole neighborhood…this guy is a joke.