FTC charges Sony for misleading, deceptive Vita advertisements and promises. Early adopters get cash compensation.

48 Responses

  1. jpum48 says:

    Maybe now Sony will not be so half arsed with handheld consoles.
    Maybe not.

  2. Libios says:

    US only. Damn, I actually bought vita before june 2012…

    • Mr. MaGoo says:

      Same here. I actually picked it up when they had the 2 weeks early sale and it was as much as a new ps3 bundle. It was my valentines to myself. I think I spent more on my present than the wife’s, Lol.

    • MoColoCo says:

      WoW… I bought my Vita on release day in the U.S. and have since traded it in. What a huge disappointment for a revolutionary handheld. My original PSP is so much better, I still have it. That’ll be the last $ony handheld I invest in.

      • lmao says:

        I could see that for western audience, but as someone who own Japanese PSN account, i’m more or less satisfied.. and i hope they keep making handheld and do better next time.

  3. ghostofmichaeljackson says:

    Well I hope this teaches Sony a lesson,don’t mess with Americans with those false ads I bought mines thinking I’d be able to play bf3 with remote play with didn’t,only was able to play shadow of Colossus collection which got old really quickly,I will gladly take credit cuz I still do play my vita now and then.

  4. Dann says:

    How? The Amazon.com shopping is on the list?

  5. bubbles says:

    This news is old….whats going on whith psv hack scene? RELEASE THE BUBBLE

  6. lollypop says:

    lol
    what if i wend on to say the ftc dont comply regulating the trade commsions.
    this is current technology tech.
    but is being worked on towards the next-next-gen-)

    allthough i wanted those features … i aint complaining tho
    i think every device has its cons and pros
    i like my vita
    leave me alone ftc.

    • Raul says:

      Did you read whole article? Do you understand what is it about?

    • Telgardrakore says:

      wut? You didnt even *** read this article did you, the FTC is saying Sony LIED to us and is making them pay the consumers back for their lies, how is that bad?

  7. lollypop says:

    well it sounds like a good deal if we all get 25 dollars/euros soemthing.
    but im just fed up by the commision arch

  8. Insaneicide says:

    dang, just outside this got mine in late november 2012 definately would like $25 for another game on my vita, oh well. hows the hacking scene? anything usefull with the bubbles yet?

  9. alpmaster says:

    How are they going to know our email when i purchased my vitas they did not ask what my email is?

    • metafenikusu says:

      They will use the PSN account and the date when you registered your vita… I think… XD

    • Telgardrakore says:

      When you purchased your Vita you should have turned it on, registered a PSN account to it, and probably played with some of the built in apps or the game you purchased with it (I unfortunately got no games with it, I simply wanted a first model in case the first ones were easier to hack, and the starting games didnt interest me).

      That PSN registration marks when you got the Vita.

      • Charles Fasano says:

        I didn’t register mine on PSN right away. Didn’t even update as I wanted to see about hacks and stuff first. I don’t even have my receipt from when I got mine.

  10. Jason says:

    I got mine in March 2012
    Where’s my money liars.

  11. X--JollyRoger--X says:

    Had 2 before they even launched for a job I had at the time and then my own personal preorder that I received on launch day and I’ve not seen any such email.

  12. Thomas Wade says:

    I got my original Vita in March 2012. Will people in the UK be getting any of this compensation?

    • Casavult says:

      Nope. US only.

      • Thomas Wade says:

        That’s not exactly fair then. I had a lot of trouble back then as well due to having a fault with an analogue stick and they wouldn’t do anything even though it was still in warranty (the Vita had been out for 10 months at this point) because the stickers from the bottom fell off.

  13. Dan says:

    I got mine exactly in june 1 2012 ;_;

  14. X--JollyRoger--X says:

    Does anyone know what this email is supposed to look like?

    Subject, Sender, etc? I’d like to know what I should be looking for.

  15. Modasucka says:

    Mane, this sucks. Instead of paying consumers back, why don’t they just lower prices on the Vitas. It’s too overpriced. The Vita, without any exploits, is not worth the $200. Its at least worth $149.99 plus a Molly.

  16. Leon says:

    Well I bought mine on lauch at february 2012… from here: https://www.estarland.com
    Will I get this even if i’m from brazil?…. =S

  17. Brandonheat8 says:

    Well I am from the US. And I bought mine and registered it online in February when Ithe came out so I’ll probably have the choice of 20 dollars or 50 PSN dollars, I’ll choose the 50 PSN dollars because since then they have given us a lot of free games and great new games lIke freedom wars, and I’ll use that money to buy more things from them, like any hack game you guys announce lol 🙂

  18. Smoker1 says:

    Not to mention, what is the Accessory Port for??????????????? Nothing

  19. lollypop says:

    im just saying so says the commision …
    i mean
    if u happen to have a ps3 cfw 3.55 and a psvita 1.69
    remoteplay would works and u could edit the cfg of the ps3 game
    to allow ps3 serving remote play to psvita
    but u cant do the same on a playstationtv tho

    im just thinking the commision is wrong.
    becuz those AAA titles are refused for mobile encounters by prolly the same commision.

    now the only thing i could want is
    a psvita second player
    a playstationtv second player
    a pcsx2online bubble
    or even a ps3 remoteplay on playstationtv

    as not to mention i aint a us resident thus dont get my commision trade ofc.

  20. Rclr says:

    So are we getting any money from this? Or ftc has all the money?

  21. Tnutbutter says:

    I actually bought my vita quite early. I can’t remember the month, but here’s hoping I get a voucher.

  22. Will Lewis says:

    personally, I’d rather them complete the task and give us remote play for PS3. money for a vita game < my entire ps3 library IMO.

  23. Sakuryu says:

    Wow, I bought mine in July 2012.

  24. mofon says:

    Great! This mean i will receive a $50 voucher code 😛

  25. alpmaster says:

    $ony might as well send me a new vita since at least bought over all 5 vitas from june 2012 😀 including those stupid 3G/Wifi vitas!!!

  26. X--JollyRoger--X says:

    I get this feeling this only includes those that registered the device with Sony on their website, methinks this will prevent them from having shell out more money as these are the only ones who can be proven to have owned a vita at the time of launch through June 2012. They could make a claim that anyone else could have just registered a psn on a friends vita. And without registry of the console there is no proof… 90% of us are likely f*cked

    • alpmaster says:

      I was thinking the same thing unless the SONY store had my purchases in archive I would be willing to ask just for the loss 😀 I bought two of those 3G/WIFI gimmick systems but I don’t ever remembering registering any of my vitas 🙁

  27. Darkenvy says:

    Seriously, how do I go about this? I qualify! I have my receipt!

  28. Josh says:

    So how do I get my money? I bought it in may 2012 and still have it lying on my desk, with a dead battery.

  29. APISMEDIA says:

    This does not seem to have occurred with VAST.

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