Sony this month agreed to a $15 million preliminary settlement in a class-action lawsuit over the 2011 data breach of the PlayStation Network, Qriocity and Sony Online Entertainment services.

But the company continues to deny allegations that the company's network wasn't properly secured, leading to the hack.

"A proposed settlement has been reached in the class action lawsuits arising from the April 2011 criminal cyber-attacks on the PlayStation Network, Qriocity, and Sony Online Entertainment services," a representative told Polygon in a written statement. "Information regarding the proposed settlement, which is subject to final approval by the Court, is available in the settlement agreement and other documents filed with the Court.

 "While we continue to deny the allegations in the class action lawsuits, most of which had been previously dismissed by the trial court, we decided to move forward with a settlement to avoid the costs associated with lengthy litigation."

The official went on to say that no Sony entity have received "confirmed reports of identity theft linked to the attacks, and there is no evidence that anyone's credit card information was accessed.

"We are glad that the parties are working toward a resolution of this matter and that our gamers will continue to enjoy our entertainment services."

Under the terms of the agreement, if approved by a judge on May 1, 2015, eligible gamers will be eligible for a range of benefits.

http://www.polygon.com/2014/7/24/5933569/sony-we-settled-psn-hack-suit-to-avoid-trial-costs-but-continue-to

reaching a settlement, without declaring guilt is very common. this kind of shit ties up money/lawyers and bad pr for years.


i think i heard i get like 3 months of Plus. Not that bad really. They also initially gave me LBP, Since then i have bought LBP2 and karting, plus my son has bought crap loads of content. The initial gift they gave to me, has been returned and more so. lol

Aren't they right about the part about no stolen stuff? Though that wouldn't prove the allegations are wrong but still
Eu doesn't get the benefits right

Yeah I'm surprised the EU hasn't gotten something too. 

Didn't EU users recieve some free games a couple of years back? I never owned PS3 so I don't know first hand, but some of my friends got a few free games like Dead Nation and some others.

This settlement will give the same to US users.

Today's settlement, which has yet to be approved by the judge, offers plaintiffs benefits such as free PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable games, free PS3 themes, free subscriptions to PlayStation Plus, free subscriptions to the Music Unlimited service and free SOE Station cash.

Claims made by those who didn't participate in PlayStation's "Welcome Back" package — a program in which Sony offered PSN members free games as thanks for their loyalty after the security breach — will be honored on a first-come, first-serve basis, subject to an aggregate cap of $6 million. Claimants will be able to choose two separate benefit options or two instances of one PSN benefit option.

Those who did participate in the "Welcome Back" package will be eligible to receive one game benefit, a theme benefit or a PlayStation Plus subscription benefit. Participants will also be honored on a first-come, first-serve basis to an aggregate cap of $4 million.