Det er rift om de sjældne PlayStation 4-konsoller, der er designede, så de ligner den første PlayStation-model. Det må Sony også sande efter at være blevet udsat for snyd i forbindelse med deres konkurrence, der lige nu kører i UK.
Ganske enkelt skal man gætte navnene på en række klassiske spilfigurer, og de første 100, der skriver svaret, kommer med i lodtrækningen. Det tog dog ikke længe før koden var knækket og svarene ude, nærmest inden Sony var parate med spørgsmålene. Dette skyldes ikke mindst en utilfreds PlayStation-fan, Dean Wild, der udtaler:
"I've published this information because this competition has been a complete scandal with people cheating and sharing the links on forums and Twitter." "My goal is to force Sony to shut down this shambles and distribute the consoles in a fairer way. Of course, they might just plug the hole so don't be surprised if this exploit stops working."
Sony svarer ifølge Eurogamer følgende til sagen:
"We launched #20YearsofCharacters on https://eu.playstation.com/20yearsofcharacters with the intention of giving our true fans the best opportunity of purchasing the PS4 20th Anniversary Edition console.
Following feedback from the PlayStation UK community we would like to remind everybody that the daily link for this activity won't be live until seconds before the clue is announced on twitter.com/PlayStationUK.
Unfortunately we are now aware of some users attempting to run programmes to reveal the URL early and give themselves an unfair advantage. Users we identify as using these tactics will be disqualified from the process and will continue to be. Since reports of this behaviour surfaced we have been adding additional encryptions and will continue to do so in advance of the final clue tomorrow."
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