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PlayStation 3 Incidents

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	===PlayStation 3 Incidents===		===PlayStation 3 Incidents===
	~~'''PlayStation 3~~ Removal of OtherOS~~'''~~ {{Main\|PlayStation 3 Removal of OtherOS with System Update 3.21}}PlayStation 3 systems supported a feature known as "OtherOS" until system update 3.21 on April 1, 2010 with Sony stating it was removed due to "security concerns".		=====Removal of OtherOS=====
			{{Main\|PlayStation 3 Removal of OtherOS with System Update 3.21}}
			PlayStation 3 systems supported a feature known as "OtherOS" until system update 3.21 on April 1, 2010 with Sony stating it was removed due to "security concerns".

	======"Yellow Light of Death" bricks the console======		======"Yellow Light of Death" bricks the console======
	{{Main\|PlayStation 3 "Yellow Light of Death"}}Due to a likely defect in the 90nm graphic processing units (GPUs) of early PlayStation 3s, these models are extremely prone to GPU failures.		{{Main\|PlayStation 3 "Yellow Light of Death"}}
			Due to a likely defect in the 90nm graphic processing units (GPUs) of early PlayStation 3s, these models are extremely prone to GPU failures.

	===PlayStation 4 Incidents===		===PlayStation 4 Incidents===

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I added a incident to the page

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	{{Main\| Sony's attempted removal of "purchased" content}}'''[[Sony]]''' initially announced that it would remove purchased Discovery TV shows from [[PlayStation]] users' libraries due to licensing issues		{{Main\| Sony's attempted removal of "purchased" content}}'''[[Sony]]''' initially announced that it would remove purchased Discovery TV shows from [[PlayStation]] users' libraries due to licensing issues

	====== PlayStation Network Account Requirement for PC Games ======		======PlayStation Network Account Requirement for PC Games======
	{{Main\|PlayStation Network Account Requirement for PC Games}}Sony requires a PSN account be made or used for Playstation games ported to PC and sold on the PC, including games that were solely single player such as Last of Us Part 2.		{{Main\|PlayStation Network Account Requirement for PC Games}}Sony requires a PSN account be made or used for Playstation games ported to PC and sold on the PC, including games that were solely single player such as Last of Us Part 2.

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	===PlayStation 3 Incidents===		===PlayStation 3 Incidents===
			'''PlayStation 3 Removal of OtherOS''' {{Main\|PlayStation 3 Removal of OtherOS with System Update 3.21}}PlayStation 3 systems supported a feature known as "OtherOS" until system update 3.21 on April 1, 2010 with Sony stating it was removed due to "security concerns".

	======"Yellow Light of Death" bricks the console======		======"Yellow Light of Death" bricks the console======

Laranxas at 15:00, 14 March 2026

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	Often, [[Sony]] has banned consoles from playing online to the point where it is baked into the hardware, making you have to replace the hardware to get unbanned.		Often, [[Sony]] has banned consoles from playing online to the point where it is baked into the hardware, making you have to replace the hardware to get unbanned.

	====== Sony's attempted removal of "purchased" content on the playstation library ======		======Sony's attempted removal of "purchased" content on the playstation library======
	{{Main\| Sony's attempted removal of "purchased" content}}'''[[Sony]]''' initially announced that it would remove purchased Discovery TV shows from [[PlayStation]] users' libraries due to licensing issues		{{Main\| Sony's attempted removal of "purchased" content}}'''[[Sony]]''' initially announced that it would remove purchased Discovery TV shows from [[PlayStation]] users' libraries due to licensing issues

			====== PlayStation Network Account Requirement for PC Games ======
			{{Main\|PlayStation Network Account Requirement for PC Games}}Sony requires a PSN account be made or used for Playstation games ported to PC and sold on the PC, including games that were solely single player such as Last of Us Part 2.

	===PlayStation 2 Incidents===		===PlayStation 2 Incidents===

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I added a incident to the page

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	======Hardware bans from online services======		======Hardware bans from online services======
	{{Main\|Sony Playstation hardware bans from online services}}		{{Main\|Sony Playstation hardware bans from online services}}
	Often, Sony has banned consoles from playing online to the point where it is baked into the hardware, making you have to replace the hardware to get unbanned.		Often, [[Sony]] has banned consoles from playing online to the point where it is baked into the hardware, making you have to replace the hardware to get unbanned.

			====== Sony's attempted removal of "purchased" content on the playstation library ======
			{{Main\| Sony's attempted removal of "purchased" content}}'''[[Sony]]''' initially announced that it would remove purchased Discovery TV shows from [[PlayStation]] users' libraries due to licensing issues

	===PlayStation 2 Incidents===		===PlayStation 2 Incidents===
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	======PlayStation restricts how developers can give upgrades to "PS5" editions======		======PlayStation restricts how developers can give upgrades to "PS5" editions======
	{{Main\|PlayStation restricts how developers can give upgrades to "PS5" editions}}		{{Main\|PlayStation restricts how developers can give upgrades to "PS5" editions}}
	Sony have restricted how and what developers can offer people upgrading from a PS4 edition to a PS5 edition of a game post launch.		[[Sony]] have restricted how and what developers can offer people upgrading from a PS4 edition to a PS5 edition of a game post launch.

	======Introduction of [[Electronics leasing]]======		======Introduction of [[Electronics leasing]]======

Laranxas: A more specif subcategory sistem

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A more specif subcategory sistem

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	[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]		[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
	~~[[Category:Sony]]~~
	[[Category:PlayStation]]		[[Category:PlayStation]]

Laranxas at 19:42, 13 March 2026

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	{{CompanyCargo		{{CompanyCargo
	\|Industry=Video Games		\|Industry=Video Games, Consoles
	\|ParentCompany=Sony		\|ParentCompany=Sony
	\|Website=https://www.playstation.com/		\|Website=https://www.playstation.com/
	\|Logo=PlayStation logo.svg}}		\|Logo=PlayStation logo.svg\|Founded=1990-02-28\|Type=Subsidiary\|CompanyAlias=PS, Sony's PlayStation}}

	The '''PlayStation''' is a line of consoles developed by [[Sony]].		The '''PlayStation''' is a line of consoles developed by [[Sony]].

Laranxas at 19:38, 13 March 2026

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	This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

	=== ~~Non-Model-Specific~~ Incidents ===		===Online Services Incidents===

	====== Hardware bans from online services ======		======Hardware bans from online services======
	{{Main\|Sony Playstation hardware bans from online services}}		{{Main\|Sony Playstation hardware bans from online services}}
	Often, Sony has banned consoles from playing online to the point where it is baked into the hardware, making you have to replace the hardware to get unbanned.		Often, Sony has banned consoles from playing online to the point where it is baked into the hardware, making you have to replace the hardware to get unbanned.

	=== PlayStation 2 Incidents ===		===PlayStation 2 Incidents===

	=== PlayStation 3 Incidents ===		===PlayStation 3 Incidents===

	====== "Yellow Light of Death" bricks the console ======		======"Yellow Light of Death" bricks the console======
	{{Main\|PlayStation 3 "Yellow Light of Death"}}Due to a likely defect in the 90nm graphic processing units (GPUs) of early PlayStation 3s, these models are extremely prone to GPU failures.		{{Main\|PlayStation 3 "Yellow Light of Death"}}Due to a likely defect in the 90nm graphic processing units (GPUs) of early PlayStation 3s, these models are extremely prone to GPU failures.

	=== PlayStation 4 Incidents ===		===PlayStation 4 Incidents===

	=== PlayStation 5 Incidents ===		===PlayStation 5 Incidents===

	====== PlayStation restricts how developers can give upgrades to "PS5" editions ======		======PlayStation restricts how developers can give upgrades to "PS5" editions======
	{{Main\|PlayStation restricts how developers can give upgrades to "PS5" editions}}		{{Main\|PlayStation restricts how developers can give upgrades to "PS5" editions}}
	Sony have restricted how and what developers can offer people upgrading from a PS4 edition to a PS5 edition of a game post launch.		Sony have restricted how and what developers can offer people upgrading from a PS4 edition to a PS5 edition of a game post launch.

	====== Introduction of [[Electronics leasing]] ======		======Introduction of [[Electronics leasing]]======
	{{Main\|PlayStation Lease with Flex}}		{{Main\|PlayStation Lease with Flex}}
	At the start of 2026, Sony announced the '''Lease with Flex''' service in partnership with [[Raylo]] for its PlayStation hardware. Advertised on the PlayStation Direct website, the service allows users in the UK to lease consoles and accessories on flexible monthly terms or fixed 12–36-month plans with no upfront cost.		At the start of 2026, Sony announced the '''Lease with Flex''' service in partnership with [[Raylo]] for its PlayStation hardware. Advertised on the PlayStation Direct website, the service allows users in the UK to lease consoles and accessories on flexible monthly terms or fixed 12–36-month plans with no upfront cost.

Laranxas: Added a controversy to the lists and console model based organization of them

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Added a controversy to the lists and console model based organization of them

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	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
	This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
	~~===PlayStation restricts how developers can give upgrades to "PS5" editions===~~
	~~{{Main\|PlayStation restricts how developers can give upgrades to "PS5" editions}}~~
	~~Sony have restricted how and what developers can offer people upgrading from a PS4 edition to a PS5 edition of a game post launch.~~

	===Hardware bans from online services===		=== Non-Model-Specific Incidents ===

			====== Hardware bans from online services ======
	{{Main\|Sony Playstation hardware bans from online services}}		{{Main\|Sony Playstation hardware bans from online services}}
	Often, Sony has banned consoles from playing online to the point where it is baked into the hardware, making you have to replace the hardware to get unbanned.		Often, Sony has banned consoles from playing online to the point where it is baked into the hardware, making you have to replace the hardware to get unbanned.

	===Introduction of [[Electronics leasing]]===		=== PlayStation 2 Incidents ===

			=== PlayStation 3 Incidents ===

			====== "Yellow Light of Death" bricks the console ======
			{{Main\|PlayStation 3 "Yellow Light of Death"}}Due to a likely defect in the 90nm graphic processing units (GPUs) of early PlayStation 3s, these models are extremely prone to GPU failures.

			=== PlayStation 4 Incidents ===

			=== PlayStation 5 Incidents ===

			====== PlayStation restricts how developers can give upgrades to "PS5" editions ======
			{{Main\|PlayStation restricts how developers can give upgrades to "PS5" editions}}
			Sony have restricted how and what developers can offer people upgrading from a PS4 edition to a PS5 edition of a game post launch.

			====== Introduction of [[Electronics leasing]] ======
	{{Main\|PlayStation Lease with Flex}}		{{Main\|PlayStation Lease with Flex}}
	At the start of 2026, Sony announced the '''Lease with Flex''' service in partnership with [[Raylo]] for its PlayStation hardware. Advertised on the PlayStation Direct website, the service allows users in the UK to lease consoles and accessories on flexible monthly terms or fixed 12–36-month plans with no upfront cost.		At the start of 2026, Sony announced the '''Lease with Flex''' service in partnership with [[Raylo]] for its PlayStation hardware. Advertised on the PlayStation Direct website, the service allows users in the UK to lease consoles and accessories on flexible monthly terms or fixed 12–36-month plans with no upfront cost.

Laranxas: Added the categories Sony and playstation

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Added the categories Sony and playstation

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	[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]		[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
			[[Category:Sony]]
			[[Category:PlayStation]]

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	===Introduction of [[Electronics leasing]]===		===Introduction of [[Electronics leasing]]===
	{{Main\|PlayStation Lease with Flex}}		{{Main\|PlayStation Lease with Flex}}
	At the start of 2026, Sony announced the '''Lease with Flex''' service in partnership with Raylo for its PlayStation hardware. Advertised on the PlayStation Direct website, the service allows users in the UK to lease consoles and accessories on flexible monthly terms or fixed 12–36-month plans with no upfront cost.		At the start of 2026, Sony announced the '''Lease with Flex''' service in partnership with [[Raylo]] for its PlayStation hardware. Advertised on the PlayStation Direct website, the service allows users in the UK to lease consoles and accessories on flexible monthly terms or fixed 12–36-month plans with no upfront cost.

	Unlike traditional installment purchases that lead to eventual ownership, Flex and other leasing models do not result in the consumer owning the console outright. Once the contract term ends, the hardware must be returned regardless of payments already made, or the consumer must enter a separate purchase negotiation.		Unlike traditional installment purchases that lead to eventual ownership, Flex and other leasing models do not result in the consumer owning the console outright. Once the contract term ends, the hardware must be returned regardless of payments already made, or the consumer must enter a separate purchase negotiation.
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	'''Controllers:'''		'''Controllers:'''

	* DualShock (1997)		*DualShock (1997)
	* DualShock 2 (2000)		*DualShock 2 (2000)
	* Sixaxis (2006)		*Sixaxis (2006)
	* DualShock 3 (2007)		*DualShock 3 (2007)
	* DualShock 4 (2013)		*DualShock 4 (2013)
	* DualSense (2020)		*DualSense (2020)

	==See also==		==See also==