Post by FyreeTSG on Nov 30, 2014 21:03:04 GMT -8
OUCH!
The Federal Trade Commission has just forced Sony to pay out refunds to PS Vita owners, those who bought a system before June 2012, due to the company's misleading ads for their Handheld system. Such ads claimed things that were false, which clearly led to the need for action to be taken, and will likely put a BOOT down on the PS Vita system, making it a no-doubt commercial failure.
“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.”
“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”
“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”
Not to say the Vita was a CRAP system, cause it had great games, but it just didn't have any real chance at becoming anything near Nintendo's DS and 3DS lines, or even approach the moderate success of the PSP.
Sony will be offering refunds of up to $50 to customers who purchased a Vita handheld before the 1st of June 2012.
But even THAT may not happen for everyone who owned a PS Vita, and sold it in a post Sony PSN Hacking 2011 world.
--FyreeTSG
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