I bought inFAMOUS last week Friday, and had it sent from Amazon with Saturdar shipping. Yes, I was excited about it. The game gets here, I put it in, and now I have to update my console’s firmware once again, this time to 2.76 which claims it improves playback on some PS3 titles.
Cue ahead to 5 minutes later, the system restarts and the BD drive no longer is recognized by the system. DVDs aren’t recognized either. When a disc is placed in the slot, it’s accepted, and then the indicator that it’s reading shows in the upper right, but nothing ever happens.
I’m not the only one it would seem.
Contacting Sony yields the response that since my system is out of warranty I should pay them $149 plus tax for the repair. I’ve sent links to other people experiencing the same problems, and explained that things were perfect up until the update, just like they were with all these other people, and I just get the same response, which is:
We apologize if this has caused you any inconvenience or concern. The information available to our Consumer Services Department does not suggest that this is a problem PlayStation(R) owners are likely to experience. Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) strongly supports the quality of its products and backs them with full confidence.
I… guess…? I mean, it says they strongly support the quality of their products, but also that the information does not suggest that this is a problem I’m likely to experience. But… wait… I am experiencing it, no matter what the actual odds of that are, and if you strongly support the quality, why don’t you fucking fix the shit you just fucking broke with your broken ass update, you fucks?
Sony, you’re dead to me. You were already on my shitlist with your arrogance and your proprietary nonsense, but this really pushed you over the edge. If I detect that Sony will make ANY money from a purchase, I’m out of there. That includes Sony Pictures Classics showing up on a movie, that includes a memory card reader that reads your bullshit memory stick format, all of it.
I was thinking of seeing Angels and Demons, I guess I’ll take a pass on that. And I really wanted to see Year One, oh well I’ll live without it.