Remember when Sony was found guilty of a deceptive PlayStation Vita marketing campaign? The commercials talked up the possibilities of cross-save, and failed to include any disclaimers, leaving the firm in a legal tussle. It lost, and now anyone who bought the portable before 1st June, 2012 is entitled to compensation. You'll need to be from the United States, mind β the ads only ran overseas.
Should you have the time β and patience β to fill in the form found through here, you'll be entitled to one of three sweeteners: $25 cheque, $25 of PlayStation Network credit, or one of three different game bundles. These are separated into packs and include various first-party PlayStation 3 and Vita titles. The lineup is as follows:
- The Action/Adventure Bundle
- God of War Collection (PS3), Beyond: Two Souls (PS3), Twisted Metal (PS3) and Unit 13 (Vita). Retail price: $92.95.
- The Family Friendly Bundle
- LittleBigPlanet 2 (PS3), Puppeteer (PS3), Uncharted: Golden Abyss (Vita), and ModNation Racers: Road Trip (Vita). Retail price: $100.46.
- The Variety Pack
- God of War Collection (PS3), LittleBigPlanet 2 (PS3), ModNation Racers: Road Trip (Vita), and Unit 13 (Vita). Retail price: $66.46.
You'll need proof of purchase to claim your prize, and will need to have sent all of the relevant information off by 29th June, 2015. Can you be bothered overcoming this bureaucratic barrier? Fight for your rights in the comments section below.
[source vitaclaims.com, via eurogamer.net]
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@rockman29 Preach it, bruv.
Who saves proof of purchase before June 2012 for all these years? Couldn't they see who has a serial registered (I guess however that would be for when it was manufactured not purchased).
Best of luck to everyone who saved their proof of purchase all of these years.
@Malouff If you registered your device with Sony. You should receive an email with a link to an online form that does not require proof of purchase. I got mine Saturday and it only asked me to verify my email and pick my offer. if also had a spot for serial number, but that was optional.
@rockman29 Duke 3D almost makes me like the Vita. Almost...
Pretty sure I have everything needed to get $25 added to my account but I'm probably not going to bother. I got what I wanted out of the Vita experience even if the 'AAA' games didn't last for long. The ones I did play that I was looking forward to, I enjoyed.
What if I show that I bought mine before that date even though it was on eBay? Hmmm
Lawer's convince people to take a small amount of money while they rake in millions in fees, This is so wrong! Maybe enough to have given full refunds but that would also be wrong.
All there is: Final Fantasy 13 and 13-2 via PS Now on your vita.
I Waited until last year to get a vita, I really enjoy it along side my 3DS and because people don't have much confidence in it I get games for pretty cheap, got Killzone: mercenary for $9.99, uncharted for $20, gravity rush for 81 cents...
This form is a little ridiculous, but I understand why.. I'm guessing emails will be sent out for the next couple of days then?
I guess this won't apply to me, I'm in the less known country in NA.
Also the form looks like it was made to weed out those who don't have the patience to get their money back.
But personally speaking, I don't think I got ripped off on my Vita purchase. But people just love to sue.
I want my free titles here in South Africa as well.
@NAZA-187: Please watch the language -Tasuki-
Uncharted is family friendly? I'm Sure I capped several hundred henchmen on my way to platinum.
@Cowboysfan-22 Highly doubt that would count. You bought it from the seller and it was their responsibility, not Sony's. You may be in luck if you bought it brand new from an official eBay store for example when Argos sell stuff on there however.
Can't recall when I got mine. All I know, I bought it for danganronpa trigger happy havoc - and a rather spontaneous purchase of Ys when found in my local CeX. Either way, I'm not feeling duped - the niche games have satisfied me. Were those adverts that bad?
Not sure if I made the deadline on that or not... I got mine late may or early June 2012. Either way, I don't have my reciept anymore, so its a moot point. Ah well.
I brought. Ps vita the year it came out and I was so disappointed I ended up putting it back in the box and never touched it again until I sold it. Most boring hand held console made
@Liam1894
I believe the ringer was advertising PS3 streaming for all games when it only worked with select titles. That and the fact they showed Killzone 3 streaming to the Vita in the commercial, a game that didn't actually have the ability to stream.
I never registered my Vita, but I think I may have the box in my basement somewhere. I'll have to go look for it when I get home to get the Proof of Purchase from it.
:/ Dammit I got my Vita 13 days after the cutoff
Love my vita. I was never duped. People always say things and do other things. Also with money and business involved, goals change.
I love my vita.
I love my local business, they kept records of my purchase for the last 3 years. Now I can 'prove' I bought it.
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