nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year agoSony Fined $14 Million For Damaging Third-Party PlayStation Controllerswww.thegamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1179arrow-down12
arrow-up1177arrow-down1external-linkSony Fined $14 Million For Damaging Third-Party PlayStation Controllerswww.thegamer.comnanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square29fedilink
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebarlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 year agoIf Sony caused them to malfunction to the point where the user bought a new controller, then I’d consider that damaged. The controller could no longer be used for its intended purpos.
minus-squarePrincessEli@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·1 year agoWhy is it sonys responsibility to maintain functionality for a bunch of knockoffs?
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebarlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIf they intentionally made 3rd party controllers not function with their product, that’s monopolistic behavior and should absolutely be stopped. If Sony didn’t provide any message saying it was an unsupported device and caused people to buy new devices, that would be considered damages.
minus-squarePrincessEli@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down5·1 year ago If they intentionally made 3rd party controllers not function with their product, that’s monopolistic behavior and should absolutely be stopped Fucking hardly. It’s their shit, they can make it compatible with whatever they like.
If Sony caused them to malfunction to the point where the user bought a new controller, then I’d consider that damaged. The controller could no longer be used for its intended purpos.
Why is it sonys responsibility to maintain functionality for a bunch of knockoffs?
If they intentionally made 3rd party controllers not function with their product, that’s monopolistic behavior and should absolutely be stopped.
If Sony didn’t provide any message saying it was an unsupported device and caused people to buy new devices, that would be considered damages.
Fucking hardly. It’s their shit, they can make it compatible with whatever they like.