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February 15th, 2021, 23:22 Posted By: wraggster
Law firm Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith LLP filed a class action lawsuit against Sony regarding the PlayStation 5's DualSense controller drift.
The lawsuit was filed on February 12 in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, on behalf of plaintiff Lmarc Turner and "similarly situated consumers."
The lawsuit, a copy of which was sent to GamesIndustry.biz, argued that the DualSense controller is "defective" as it suffers from a drift defect, a problem that sees it recording input even when the player is not using it.
The issue "compromises the DualSense Controller's core functionality," the document continued, adding that Sony has been made aware of the issues through online consumer complaints. The lawsuit mentioned the case of a player encountering drift issues as early as ten days after their purchase, directly quoting the Kotaku report that unearthed the drifting issues last week.
First PS5 drift class action lawsuit filed against Sony | GamesIndustry.biz
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February 16th, 2021, 23:01 Posted By: wraggster
PlayStation 5's controller, the DualSense, is allegedly suffering from the same drift issues that have been widely reported in the Nintendo Switch's Joy-Con.
Players reported stick drift issues online as early as ten days after their purchase of Sony's console, Kotaku reported. The issue sees the DualSense controller registering movement even when it's not being used, which you can see in this video posted on Reddit by a Destiny 2 player.
Sony's customer support told Kotaku that controller drift is covered by the console's warranty, but you have to pay for the shipping fees yourself if you want to send the controller to a repair center.
GamesIndustry.biz reached out to Sony for comment.
PS5's DualSense controller also faces drift issues | GamesIndustry.biz
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February 16th, 2021, 23:14 Posted By: wraggster
Sony is to launch the PlayStation 5 in mainland China during Q2 2021.
The news was shared by Sony Interactive Entertainment Shanghai in a New Year greetings video from president Tatsuo Eguchi and vice-chairman Soeda Takehito, as reported by Niko Partners' senior analyst Daniel Ahmad on Twitter.
Ahmad added that the PS5 was originally given the greenlight to market in December, and is currently going through the last stages of the process, including "the relevant approval of software."
He added that Sony's official mainland China version of the console will likely have an "online services region lock at launch."
PS5 to launch in China in Q2 2021 | GamesIndustry.biz
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February 16th, 2021, 23:59 Posted By: wraggster
The PlayStation 5 sold 4.5 million units in the holiday quarter, despite supply shortages making the hardware difficult to find.
While Sony Interactive Entertainment had already said that the PS5 launch set a new record, Sony Corp.'s third quarter results offered the first official sales figure.
The new console hit 4.5 million units less than two months after its launch, on November 13, 2020. The PlayStation 4 also sold 1.4 million units during the quarter.
Hardware performance helped to drive Sony's Game and Network Services division to ¥883 billion ($8.4 billion) in revenue, up 25% over the same quarter last year.
The division made an operating profit of ¥80 billion ($762 million), an increase of 27% year-on-year.
Sony Interactive Entertainment's operating income was hampered by the cost of production of the PS5. According to Sony, "strategic price points for PS5 hardware...were set lower than the manufacturing costs."
Even with a new console launch, the majority of SIE's revenue still came from software, which helped to balance the impact of selling the PS5 at a loss.
The division earned ¥433 billion in revenue from digital software -- an increase of 42% over the prior year. Within that, only ¥51 billion was made from physical game sales, with the remainder coming from digital downloads (¥176 billion) and add-on content (¥256 billion).
PlayStation 5 sold 4.5m units in less than two months | GamesIndustry.biz
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