If you don't opt in this new agreement and there is a new firmware that fixes....I don't know....let's say....the blue ring of death (I know, very original)....then a PSN subscriber won't be able to download the new update to fix whatever the PS3 is having an issue with....? Is that how it's going to be Sony? OK.....I'm GLAD I don't have 1.
Firmwares can be downloaded directly from Sony's website and installed via flashdrive, no PSN access required, not that you need a PSN account to download firmware directly on the PS3 either. Educate yourself before making comments about something you admittedly don't own.
Yea cuz suing Sony individually is cheap...
I wish this were illegal of them to do. This basically prevents middle class people and below to be able to take action against Sony (worth more than 1500$) unless they borrow money and put their life savings into legal fees. Only the rich can protect themselves, fuck the rest right?
Have you ever been in a class action lawsuit? Because I have, and despite getting settlements of millions of dollars, the most I ever saw was ~$100, and that is typical of class action lawsuits. You are way better off taking it to small claims.
Just think how many people are going out today to buy a PS3 not knowing this info. Seems to me it should be placed on the box somewhere so you understand what your getting yourself into. Corporations rule the world now not politicians.
Every single one of them knows this info. It is presented to them right when they turn the unit on and create a PSN account. If they don't like it, they can box it back up and take it right back to where they bought it for a refund.
How many of them do you think are going to do that though? My guess is 0.
Now my question to all of you that are saying you are glad you don't have a PS3 or think this is a bad move on Sony's part is.
Do you own an Xbox 360 and have a Live account?
Because here are some gems from the Live ToS:
We do not guarantee the suitability, reliability, availability, accuracy or timeliness of information available from the Service, or that the Service will be uninterrupted, secure, error-free or that data loss will not occur.
Translation = Security, we don't have any, but you know that now so we are off the hook if your data gets stolen.
You can recover from us for all successful claims only direct damages up to a total amount equal to your Service fee for one month. You cannot recover any other damages, including consequential, special, indirect, incidental, or punitive damages and lost profits.
If you sue us, for any reason, even if we gave away your social security number and credit cards directly to criminals on purpose, the most you can sue us for is about $8. Good like fuckers!
I think those two are faaaaaar worse than Sony saying you can't file class action lawsuits against them but you can still sue individually. No?
Not a fan of Xbox Live, ok lets look at Steam:
IN NO EVENT WILL VALVE BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH STEAM, THE SOFTWARE, MERCHANDISE THAT YOU ACQUIRE VIA STEAM, ANY INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, OR THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE MERCHANDISE OR ANY INFORMATION, EVEN IN THE EVENT OF FAULT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, BREACH OF CONTRACT, OR BREACH OF VALVE'S WARRANTY AND EVEN IF VALVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Translation = We can't be held liable for anything, even if we know about the security issue and do nothing about it. Hell, we can advertise to all the hackers how to exploit the security hole(that would be negligence) so they can steal all your account info, and we still can't be held liable for damage. Holy shit, that is MUCH worse than "you can still sue us, just not in a class action"!
Don't like Steam? Ok, what about WoW. Everyone plays WoW, right?
IN NO EVENT SHALL BLIZZARD, ITS PARENT, SUBSIDIARIES, LICENSORS OR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, LIQUIDATED, OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER UNDER CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE GAME OR THE SERVICE.
Translation = Pretty much the same as Steam. They can walk down the street, handing out your credit card info to every person they pass, and you can't do a thing. Suddenly, Sony's ToS doesn't seem to bad...