Gamers must agree not to sue Sony in a class-action lawsuit if they want to use their PlayStation online. Picture: Getty Images. Source: Getty Images
- Sony changes their terms and conditions
- Gamers cannot sue in class-action lawsuit
- Players have 30 days to reserve right to sue
SONY seems to have as much to fear from disgruntled gamers as it does from the hackers that attacked PlayStation databases earlier this year.
The tech giant updated its terms and conditions last week forcing users to sign away their right to sue the company in a class action lawsuit if things go bad again.
Players are instead forced to participate in arbitration if their personal details are hacked, though disputes claimed in small-claims court are excluded from the new terms.
Gamers can still reserve their right to file a class-action lawsuit but they have a limited time to reject the new terms.
Players have just 30 days to void the arbitration agreement by mailing a letter to Sony refusing consent to the arbitration clause.
The update to the terms and conditions came just four months after hackers stole the personal details of more than 75 million PlayStation customers.
Sony quickly became the subject of a class action lawsuit in April that alleged the company did not take adequate steps to secure their network and failed to notify PlayStation users in a timely manner.
No one has taken credit for the attacks but Sony claims the hacking group Anonymous was involved.
The company alleges the group left behind a message containing their infamous tagline ?we are legion? in a computer file named ?Anonymous? following the attack which has cost the company more than US$170 million ($166 million) this financial year.
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