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======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 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 3 Incidents===

=====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======

{{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.

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===

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======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]]======

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 ======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 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 3 Incidents===
+=====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======
-{{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===
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 ======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]]======
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