Sony gets a class action

[damndl0ser]

twesterm said:

Sorcery said:

twesterm said:

All I have to say is have fun proving it was Sony's fault and not a coincidence because that's what they have to do.  They're the ones with the burden of proof.

I guess we all better start videotaping our TV's when we install new firmware.

That's just the way things are.  If you're going to sue someone you're the one that has to prove the other party is in the wrong, not the other way around.  Unless they can actually prove the update bricked their console, they're fucked.  Considering how small the percentage of people that had their consoles bricked, I'm going to guess it really was coincedence and common sense would tell any judege the same thing.

damndl0ser said:
It shouldn't be to hard proving that the update killed their system. I would imagine anyone who repairs these consoles could detect if its a firmware (basically bios) flash error or not.

Do you actually know this or are you just guessing?  I'm guessing you're guessing...

While I do not repair any type of console, I do work on electronic circuit boards and computers every day (gas pump dispensers).  There are codes for everything in those that tell you what the problem is and all you have to do is know what the error # is to get an idea what your problem is.  I would be willing to bet the PS3 has something similar.   It makes a tech repairman's life much easier.

 

Even without the error codes you can track everything down with a basic knowledge of the system and an ohm meter. It just might take forever.  So there are ways of knowing what has happend and why it has happend.  This would be just an experts opinion and I am sure Sony can produce people who disagree.  I guess its just which expert the jury believes most.