Amerikanere der købte en PlayStation Vita før 1. juni 2012 får snart penge tilbage fra Sony. Det sker, fordi konsolfabrikanten kom med misvisende udsagn i sin markedsføring, der blandt andet sage at den håndholdte konsol ville"revolutionize gaming mobility".
Derfor har Sony Computer Entertainment America indgået forlig med Federal Trade Commission (FTC), og førnævnte kunder vil kunne vælge mellem at få $25 udbetalt kontant, eller $50 til brug på PSN på spil eller andre ydelser.
FTC skriver:
"Sony claimed, for example, that PS Vita users could pause any PS3 game at any time and continue to play the game on their PS Vita from where they left off. This feature, however, was only available for a few PS3 games, and the pause-and-save capability described in the ads varied significantly from game to game...."
3G-versionen af PS Vita levede heller ikke op til løfterne, mener FTC:
"Sony's PS Vita ads falsely implied that consumers who owned the 3G version of the device (which cost an extra $50 plus monthly fees) could engage in live, multi-player gaming through a 3G network. In fact, consumers could not engage in live, multiplayer gaming.... In reality, most PS3 games were not remote playable on the PS Vita."
Det ser ikke ud til at en lignende sag er på vej i Europa.
Tak, MCV.