Sony agrees to pay millions to gamers to settle PS3 Linux debacle

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All the way back in 2010, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Sony after the ability to run Linux on the PS3 was removed. Last week, after six years of haggling, the company agreed to pay up.

As Ars Technica report, the decision was made last Friday, and—provided the judge agrees to Sony’s terms—will see anyone who used Linux on their PS3 able to claim $55. Those who went out and bought a PS3 because the ability to run Linux on it had been advertised can claim an additional $9.

Specifically, those eligible need to be have purchased a “Fat” (launch) PS3 model “in the United States between November 1, 2006, and April 1, 2010", and be able to “attest under oath to their purchase of the product and installation of Linux, provide proof of their purchase or serial number and PlayStation Network Sign-in ID, and submit some proof of their use of the Other OS functionality.”

Those are a lot of hoops to jump through for such an old purchase, so while Sony’s payouts have a technical ceiling of around 10 million people (the number of Fat PS3s sold in the US in that time), the real winners here are probably the lawyers who brought the suit, who were awarded “up to $2.25 million in attorneys’ fees”.

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Source: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/06/if-you-used-to-run-linux-on-your-ps3-you-could-get-55-from-sony/

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SegaPosted:

Was it really worth the $55? I don't think so..

Toasty-Posted:

didn't even know this was a thing cause I play xbox lol

urBeatsPosted:

wow after 6 years they get $55 definitely worth the wait

VDKPosted:

This is the past and they carry it on 6 years later?

MushroomElmPosted:

Potion Can almost guarantee this is going to be abused by PS3 owners. About 90% of them have probably never even used bash let alone even download a Linux distro.


attest under oath to their purchase of the product and installation of Linux, provide proof of their purchase or serial number and PlayStation Network Sign-in ID, and submit some proof of their use of the Other OS functionality.


This line, in the article, states that they need to have proof of using another OS. So..Good luck with that, on their part, lol. Not to mention, how many people kept the receipts or serial numbers from a console 6 to 10 years ago?

Boss34Posted:

Most people have most likely forgotten about this so they most likely will have like nothing to pay up.

BattleDemonPosted:

Took them a very long time. Most people will have forgotten and Sony will have less to pay out.

piPosted:

I can see the amount of people that are going to milk the shit out of this.

VepPosted:

A lawsuit that happened to 6 years ago. Half the people that the lawsuit would've helped I doubt still have their old phat ps3s

9ntyPosted:

Glad they sorted this problem but a lot of money to pay back. lol