Man Files Class Action Lawsuit Against SONY

Bold, I've been trolling and always will, Next in the line is Nintendo ;) , not really a "xbox fanboy" though, i do love community gaming on one hand, 360 is definitely #winning this one. PC GAMES ALL DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Eh, I'd be careful about any preemptive 360 trumpeting. I'm saved by my PSN account information being hopelessly out of date. (Card's expired, that address has been shut down for 2 years, and I'm not even living at the same address anymore) But if the same people are trying to crack Xbox Live? (And honestly, why wouldnt they?) My $60 a year isn't going to guarantee **** against them being able to pull off the same thing, assuming this wasn't some bullshit exploit a couple of 4chan script kiddies could pull off; and since I'm an active XBL player AND a Mass Effect DLC whore, all my info on that is up to date.

My only comfort is Crysis PC multiplayer is scratching the itch to take Crysis 2 on my PS3 online for a spin.

Some relevant bits from the PSN ToS:

"SCEA has no obligation to reverse or refund unauthorized charges made on your credit or debit card."

"All services and content are provided “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” with all faults."

"YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE RECOURSE IN THE EVENT OF ANY DISSATISFACTION WITH OR DAMAGE ARISING FROM SONY ONLINE SERVICES OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND SCEA’S MAXIMUM LIABILITY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR WITH RESPECT TO YOUR USE OF OR ACCESS TO SONY ONLINE SERVICES SHALL BE LIMITED TO YOUR DIRECT DAMAGES, NOT TO EXCEED THE UNUSED FUNDS IN YOUR WALLET AS OF THE DATE OF TERMINATION."

But having said all that, not informing customers about compromised financial data for a freaking WEEK is egregious to the point where I think almost anyone would have a legitimate case on those grounds alone.

Ya know, if Game Revolution wasn't already my favorite gaming site, it certainly would be after including a Busdriver song in an article. Well played.

And as Nick wrote in the newer article, Sony put that thing in their EULA contract. They'll probably settle out of court and give everyone a little something or other.

I agree. I'm not a big rap fan, but Temporary Forever is actually a pretty cool album.

I'm not thrilled about the way Sony went about handling the situation. In an attempt to avoid bad PR they just ended up making themselves look worse. I don't think the lawsuit will accomplish much though. A free game? Gee, thanks...I would have rather not had to have canceled my credit card and change a bunch of personal information. What's the old saying about closing the barn door after the horses have taken off already? What I am curious about is how Sony will handle things going forward after they fix it. Will they act like nothing happened? Will they promise to make our personal info more secure? I don't know about other people but after I change my info I will be a bit more reluctant to use their services in the future.