PlayStation Settles Class Action over Functionality

You are a Class Member if you purchased a Fat PS3 in the United States between November 1, 2006 and April 1, 2010 from an authorized retailer for family, personal, and/or household use and you: (1) used the Other OS functionality; (2) knew about the Other OS functionality; or (3) contend or believe that you lost value or desired functionality or were otherwise injured as a consequence of Firmware Update 3.21 and/or the disablement of Other OS functionality in the Fat PS3.

You are eligible to receive a cash payment of up to $65 if you submit a valid and complete Claim Form. Because settlement funds will be distributed to Class Members on a pro rata basis, the exact dollar amount that each Class Member will receive will depend on the total number of valid claims that are submitted.

In order to be eligible for a claim, you must provide at least one of the following: (1) your PS3 serial number; or (2) the PlayStation Network Sign-In ID (email address) you used to create a PlayStation account associated with your Fat PS3; (3) or the PlayStation Network Online ID (the handle you chose for communicating and game play on the PlayStation Network) associated with the PlayStation account you used with your Fat PS3.

If you previously submitted a claim form in the earlier settlement in this matter, you will automatically be included and do not need to submit another claim form.

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Posted by
Thomas McCabe
on August 6, 2024

Is it to late to file a claim? I just found out about this. I bought 3 ps3’s and had these issues with all of them during that time

Posted by
Rachelle Miller
on January 22, 2022

I have had 3 fat ps3’s and all of them got the “light of death”

Posted by
Calandria Robinson
on July 9, 2021

I have had the same problem

Posted by
Pat
on November 10, 2019

The buttons don’t work on the PlayStation

Posted by
nikkie
on August 12, 2018

I have purchased a PS3 and the very issues have occurred.

Posted by
Crystal Bonham
on May 15, 2018

PS3