Bad luck if its second hand. The store you got it from will offer something like a 3 month warranty, and then its up to you to go back to Sony if its older than that.
But if its more than 12 months from the "original" purchase date (which you can't prove)...
At worst, Sony should repair it for like 30%-40% the price of a new unit.
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