Sony Settles Class Action Suit on PS2
If you’re one of the masses of unhappy PS2 owners whose systems fell victim to the infamous “disc read error” bug, you may get something back from Sony. A class action lawsuit was filed against SCEA, Sony of Canada, and Toys R Us of Canada. The parties reached a settlement in the matter recently.
The settlement is still pending approval by the courts in both the US and Canada. If it’s approved, anyone who has recently repaired or lost use of an affected PS2 will be eligible to receive a check for $25, a free PS2 game (from a specified list), or a free or “reduced cost” repair or replacement. What you get depends on what “subclass” you’re in.
Sony, of course, is not actually admitting that anything was wrong with the machines, but states that a settlement was reached to “avoid the costs and risks of a trial”. Anyway…
If you think you might be eligible, the settlement website has more information.
From Gamespot
November 23rd, 2005 at 1:09 pm
my playstation i purchased on dec 2004 and oct 2005 it is not working . It is reading disc read error and will not read any disc. It is also one of the recalled cords
December 17th, 2005 at 7:26 pm
I also have been having problem with my playstation. I bought it last year and the problems have been not letting play discs.
July 13th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
I purchased the game Metallica twice to find out that you cannot get a refund on a disc and that the PS2 needed to be upgraded but on the game it said nowhere that you needed an upgraded PS2. Wal-Mart nor Sony would assist inthe matter and I am out $100 dollars for the games. All of my other games work so I know that the PS2 is good. This is Bull crap.