I Refuse to Pay Sony

I love my PS3. It has a bunch of great games: Uncharted 2, Demon's Souls, Killzone 2, MGS4... all of which I can no longer play.

After downloading firmware 3.10 with that stupid Facebbok application, my Bluray drive can read discs no more.

Sony expects me to pay them $150 to repair my PS3.

I absolutely refuse to pay them for breaking my PS3; they should be paying me! You're a crook, Sony!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm FURIOUS.

I'm not really sure what you expect us to say...

I'm basically saying why haven't they been sued yet??

This has happened to a lot of PS3 owners!

In order to play it again, you have to send it in to Sony and pay them $150!!

Ridiculous!

I'm basically saying why haven't they been sued yet??

This has happened to a lot of PS3 owners!

In order to play it again, you have to send it in to Sony and pay them $150!!

Ridiculous!

Amaru50

Why would sony force you to pay to repair something that their own software bricked?Greyfeld

This is ridiculous.

Capitalism, I hate you.

Get some new games or pay the money. Whining about it isn't going to fix the PS3, raise the money, or avert your attention to different games.

Cheese with that whine, sir?

[QUOTE="Greyfeld"]Why would sony force you to pay to repair something that their own software bricked?samuraiguns

I remember i read an article where somebody is already trying to sue sony because of software and how it bricked his system also Nintendo because he needs homebrew but then nintendo bricks it hilarious but hopefully he is successful with sony so that people with situation might actually have hope....

unless the blu ray drive died the second the update installed then it maybe have been just a coincidence

I love my PS3. It has a bunch of great games: Uncharted 2, Demon's Souls, Killzone 2, MGS4... all of which I can no longer play.

After downloading firmware 3.10 with that stupid Facebbok application, my Bluray drive can read discs no more.

Sony expects me to pay them $150 to repair my PS3.

I absolutely refuse to pay them for breaking my PS3; they should be paying me! You're a crook, Sony!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm FURIOUS.

Amaru50

i doubt it was the firmware. if it was lots more ppl would be experiencing this problem also ( for instance like the controller connecting to the ps3)

Im pretty sure its not teh firmware, but even so, nows an excuse to buy a slim? huh?

First I heard of this,,,especially on here you have a good couple of 100 people who come on here and all downloaded the update,,,but just your drive failed????

My ps3 broke almost a year ago and I was freaking pissed.......1st system ever to break on me... With aliitle blowing into the games my original nes, super nes, atari and coleco vision work very good.....

How do updates break PS3s? I have 4 different models and download every update and the systems work absolutely fine all the time. Maybe your internet didn't work properly while it was downloading? Like disconnecting and reconnecting while it was downloading and it fouled it up. Because PS3s are made to take updates not reject them and break the system.

I doubt it was because of the update.

TC let me give you a word of advice. ALWAYS BUY AN EXTRA WARRANTY!!

The exact same thing happened to one of my friends, he has a 40 gig that did it too. Funny though, my 60 gig is still fine. But I would not pay them either.

Sorry, but I highly doubt it has anything to do with their firmware specifically. Perhaps some kind of hitch when you were downloading/installing the files caused it to go badly.raven_squad

I understand where your coming from, if that was to happen to my PS3 i would be extremely furious aswell. I suggest that you buy a brand new PS3 slim.

Okay well I was playing it the day before with no problems. The next day I downloaded the update and BAM goodbye disc drive.

my ps3 died for the second time yesterday. i'm gettin a slim-- you should too.

Maybe something happened to your ps3 while downloading that was your fault?

lol since when do a lot of people break their PS3 because 3.10 update? nice try to spead out false information.

Im pretty sure its not teh firmware, but even so, nows an excuse to buy a slim? huh?

White_wolf_eye

Why would he pay 300+ when he doesn't even want to pay a simple 150 just to fix his console?

Thats why its important to get the warranty, my PS3 stopped reading discs a while back, all i had to do was take it to best buy, show them my warranty receipt, and i got a new one onthe spot.

Restore it to factory default in the "system" section, and see if once the firmware is removed it the BD drive works again. Make sure you backup all of your files first. Then try to reinstall the latest firmware... I'm not sure if it will work but it sounds to me like it's worth a shot right?

I'm basically saying why haven't they been sued yet??

This has happened to a lot of PS3 owners!

In order to play it again, you have to send it in to Sony and pay them $150!!

Ridiculous!

Amaru50

Have you tried downloading 3.15?

Sounds like we have a melting pot for socialists here. lol

This belongs in your BLOG. You're not even creating conversation. Besides, no firmware update could ever effect your disc drive. Your PS3 died, and it just so happens it was around the same time as the update.

A number of these stories have popped up so it certainly isn't unheard of that updates brick systems. What I find appalling is that gamers are siding with Sony and not a fellow gamer.

then buy a wii after see ya later aligator

Mate.. just being up that Act which says something about a item you buy must do it's job for some amount of time or something. If you say that, they just give it to you for free, because a blu-ray disc that stops working is a main use of the item. Trust me, I know LOADS of people that have done this. Unfortunately, I can't remember the name of the act so you'll have to do some research. Anyway, Firmware didn't do that to your drive. It's just knackered after use and managed to break as you downloaded.Adziboy

You mean the Sale of Goods Act.

Sorry, but I highly doubt it has anything to do with their firmware specifically. Perhaps some kind of hitch when you were downloading/installing the files caused it to go badly.raven_squad

unless the blu ray drive died the second the update installed then it maybe have been just a coincidence

xxgunslingerxx

i doubt it was the firmware. if it was lots more ppl would be experiencing this problem also ( for instance like the controller connecting to the ps3)

LP4EVA2005

Im pretty sure its not teh firmware, but even so, nows an excuse to buy a slim? huh?

White_wolf_eye

How do updates break PS3s? I have 4 different models and download every update and the systems work absolutely fine all the time. Maybe your internet didn't work properly while it was downloading? Like disconnecting and reconnecting while it was downloading and it fouled it up. Because PS3s are made to take updates not reject them and break the system.

patriots7672

I doubt it was because of the update.

SouL-Tak3R

It is entirely possible your Blu Ray drive died on it's own and coincidentally it occurred when you updated your console. I had a hard drive and video card both go bad at the same time as I was flashing my BIOS on my PC. I thought I had ruined my motherboard, but it turned out I had both a faulty HDD and video card... It happens.cametall

Maybe something happened to your ps3 while downloading that was your fault?

GodofEmpires

lol since when do a lot of people break their PS3 because 3.10 update? nice try to spead out false information.

oajlu

This belongs in your BLOG. You're not even creating conversation. Besides, no firmware update could ever effect your disc drive. Your PS3 died, and it just so happens it was around the same time as the update.

rawr_xd

There's always 1.. or in this case 10. Just because 999 people have a problem, but 1 person doesn't Does Not mean it doesn't it exist, it just means the probablity for the average person is less than 1%, not 0. In this case with technology, it's hard to discern the exact problem unless someone spent time researching and discovering the problem. Sony has and stated FW is not the issue *cough Yeak ok wink wink*. In my case, I was playing Heavenly Sword for a frew hours, but after it kept freezing I decided to update to 3.00 and low and behold it stop reading discs. Now I will not say the firmware directly destroyed my PS3, but I am positive it played a role in the process. Coincidence? Don't make me laugh..

Me personally, I'm waiting it out with my PS2 hoping something changes down the road. In a year or so, I'll probably pay the repair fees or just purchase a new slim. ps the Sale and Goods Act only applies to the UK, so us US folks are sol

[QUOTE="Adziboy"]Mate.. just being up that Act which says something about a item you buy must do it's job for some amount of time or something. If you say that, they just give it to you for free, because a blu-ray disc that stops working is a main use of the item. Trust me, I know LOADS of people that have done this. Unfortunately, I can't remember the name of the act so you'll have to do some research. Anyway, Firmware didn't do that to your drive. It's just knackered after use and managed to break as you downloaded.Hexagon_777

You mean the Sale of Goods Act.

This is ridiculous.

Capitalism, I hate you.

Amaru50

A number of these stories have popped up so it certainly isn't unheard of that updates brick systems. What I find appalling is that gamers are siding with Sony and not a fellow gamer.

Hexagon_777

Pay 150 to get my ps3 fixed... if that happened to me I'd sell all my ps3 games and put more money into my pc and get a PS3 like three years later when they are dirt cheap or something. I like my ps3, great console. But a majority of my games are multiplatforms, that I could just buy on PC save for the exception of MGS4 and... yeah that's the only console exclusive I actually care for, the other being God of War III. But hopefuly that won't happen to me. I'd still like to keep playing PS3 games.