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Sony sending $10 settlement checks for PS3 "Other OS" lawsuit

Sony is sending out settlement checks for 2016's PS3 "Other OS" lawsuit.

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Skull5212008d ago

Well that's a sad amount but I'm looking forward to my check anyways, guess it's a free meal.

kneon2007d ago

This is how these always go. The only people who make any real money out of it are the lawyers.

darthv722007d ago

I never filled out the form so i never settled. Other OS is to near and dear to my heart to settle for a pittance.

Plus i actually have a 60gb unit in the box that still has it on there.

nitus102007d ago

May I ask what did you use the "Other OS" feature for?

FYI. I have been professionally running a Linux distribution since 1998 (my latest OS is Fedora 29) and found the "Other OS" feature of the PS3 (my original PS3 still works) to be pretty much useless. Anyway, I buy a gaming machine to play games.

BTW, It was optional if you downloaded the update to remove the "Other OS" feature but if you did not do that you would not have access to the PSN.

rainslacker2007d ago

$10 for the removal of a feature you, and likely 99% of the people who brought a PS3 and also got a check never used?

Seems more than fair to me.

What's weird is I got a check for it yesterday, and I don't recall opting in to the class action, because I don't recall caring that much, or thinking I deserved it. I must have though.

Cmv382007d ago

Just send me 10 dollars psn and you get your money right back Sony lol

ZaWarudo2007d ago

Would've preferred a $10 PSN credit lol. Too lazy to head down to the bank fkr $10.

ccgr2007d ago

Ha! I still cash 0.01 checks from my old employer because it costs more to mail the check than it's worth

B_Rian892006d ago

most banks have apps that allow you to deposit checks from your phone. just take a pic and upload it

DaGR8JIBRALTAR2007d ago

Me too..I thought we were getting 60?

v_eno_m2007d ago

yeah, wtf happened to the $60?

franwex2007d ago

Maybe too many people participate

rainslacker2007d ago (Edited 2007d ago )

Lawyers take their cut.

Otherwise, it is based on number of people, as the settlement amount was determined before hand. If not enough people settled, then the max amount they'd get would be $60.

Theoretically, if one didn't opt in, they could sue Sony separately, but then they'd have to claim they lost out somehow, which may be hard to do. A class action means anyone can get money, even if they didn't really lose anything.

xRacer74x2007d ago

Got mine yesterday. It was actually 10.07. I thought it was going to be 50 or 60 when you first filled out the form. Guess a lot of people filled out the form.

Retroman2007d ago

Where did you get the form from??? thru mail , online survey??

franwex2007d ago

It was an email. Looked fake.

xRacer74x2007d ago

Its 10 bucks hardly worth the time. specially since you have to find the serial number to your ps3 which is either in a closet or still hooked up either way not worth the time.
@Franwex. yea but it was all over this site talking about it so you knew it was legit.

dudeOplenty2007d ago

@xRacer74x

$10 for 90 seconds of minimal effort isn't that bad. Got mine... can confirm it's 10.07. News reports before the judge extended the submission date and qualifications were $50 - $75 I believe.

rainslacker2007d ago

I got mine through email. however, they would have sent them through regular mail if that email was no longer valid. They're responsible to make a good faith effort to contact those who would be eligible for a settlement.

I remember getting the email, but don't recall filling it out. However, I got a check yesterday, so was kind of surprised.

@Racer

I looked at what was required, and you didn't need a serial number. You would have gotten one if you registered your system, or were the first to activate a new system during the time that OtherOS was an advertised feature. This would affect the systems sold in the first few years or so.

As I recall, the only information that it asked for was your PSN ID, current address and phone number, and some questions on if you knew about the feature when you brought the system.

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7 Deserving Games That Never Got Backward Compatibility

Backward compatibility works for many games on newer consoles, but titles such as The Simpsons: Hit and Run have been left out.

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20 Best Survival Games of All Time

From base building to swinging willies, here are the best survival games around, which include a couple of less than obvious picks.

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Vader821d 16h ago

No 7 days to die is criminal

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Microsoft once tried to nab LittleBigPlanet from Sony after a few drinks

It turns out that many moons ago, Microsoft once had its eye on the Sony published LittleBigPlanet series.

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XiNatsuDragnel4d ago

Microsoft had a good idea but fumbled it again.

Cacabunga3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Project Spark idea was decent but they quickly gave up ..
LBP was wonderful

ApocalypseShadow4d ago

Microsoft in a nutshell. Always tried to poach Sony employees, games, 3rd party games and devices like the depth camera that was turned into Kinect but was running on PS2 before Xbox 360. Wouldn't be surprised they wanted LBP. Just like they worked behind the scenes pushing the MLB to bring Sony's baseball game to Xbox instead of making their own.
https://www.playstationlife...

They didn't spend years trying to develop their own baseball game. They wanted Sony's game.

They're scum.

Zachmo1823d ago

Microsoft didn't force MLB on Xbox. MLB gave Sony 2 options either go multiplat or risk losing the license.

Rynxie2d ago

And why do you think MLB said that? I believe Ms approached MLB.

ApocalypseShadow2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Totally ridiculous comment.

The only exclusivity Sony had was to their own creation of The Show. Microsoft could have paid the MLB for the license just like Sony did and made their own baseball game.

Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox. They're worth 3 TRILLION dollars. You think that's not enough money to make their own baseball game? Don't be delusional.

Microsoft spun it like they always do and told the media that they had to trust Sony with their hardware. After they put Sony in that position of not having a choice. Either go multiplatform or stop making one of their successful games. That's a no win scenario.

And what did Microsoft do? They didn't try to sell the game to the Xbox community. They put it on game pass to hurt Sony. Pushing the idea of why buy games that are $70 when you can play them in their cheap service for $10. It was a dirty tactic.

You fell for the Kool aid drink Microsoft served you instead of spitting it out. Hope it tasted good because you were fooled by Phil and the gang.

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Hereandthere2d ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

Bond revealed that MLB The Show “always came up” in conversations between Microsoft and the Major League Baseball organization. “We always said, ‘We love this game. It would be a huge opportunity to bring it to Xbox.'” she recalled. However, when Microsoft’s efforts materialized, it put the company in an awkward situation where it had to send in pre-release consoles to a rival company.

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Notellin2d ago

"Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox."

Take a nap, conspiracies are rotting your brain.

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Hereandthere2d ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

ApocalypseShadow1d 20h ago

Lying to yourself is unbecoming.

Article link tells you all you need to know in Sarah Bond's own words.

Hereandthere2d ago

They were too cheap/inept/lazy to develop their own mlb game, so they port begged for years and bribed the mlb to make the show multiplatform. Like i said many times, xbox brought nothing to the table their 24 years, ZERO.

ApocalypseShadow1d 21h ago

At least you and others get it. Note drank the Kool aid and asked for seconds thinking it was refreshing.

Most don't even know how it all played out but it's there in black and white for all to see. Microsoft brought it up for years until the MLB forced Sony's hand. It was a win win for Microsoft. Kill one reason to buy a PlayStation or kill the game by dropping it in a cheap service to kill Sony's sales numbers on PlayStation.

OtterX3d ago

"However, Healey said Media Molecule wouldn't have felt right doing that, adding it would have been "morally corrupt"."

Major kudos to Media Molecule for being an upright studio with principles.

Cockney1d 15h ago

They chose well, Sony gave them the backing to pursue their dreams with no restrictions even tho their games especially dreams have very niche appeal. Media molecule and Sony deserve respect for this in an age of risk averse publishing.

RNTody3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Great, more stories like this please. Show the last of the zombies holding the line what we've been saying for years: Microsoft is anti competition, anti industry and has no interest in making games at all.

But hey, at least there's an Xbox Games Showcase to look forward to, right?

Inverno3d ago

Well considering SONY just killed the series, LBP would've been dead by now either way. Though MM probably wouldn't exist by now either, so I'm glad they stayed with SONY, hopefully they don't get shut down any time soon or ever honestly.

Inverno3d ago

They shut down the servers, that's millions of user created levels gone. That and dead are pretty much the same, it's also been years since 3 and they cancelled HUB soooo.

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fsfsxii2d ago

They shutdown the servers because no one was playing, no one in the community cared about the user created levels so why keep them up? Wtf you guys would never succeed in running a business.

Inverno2d ago

Yea dood no one was playing so they shut off the servers. Cause people with enough common sense can't just Google why they were actually shut of, right?

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