Why Playstation owners may soon receive a R130 cheque from Sony

22 June 2016

Playstation 3 owners are expected to start receiving $9 (R130) settlement offers from Sony, report ArsTechnica.

This follows a court ruling against the Japanese company which held that a 2010 firmware update that removed Linux from the PS3 operating system was unlawful.

Additionally if gamers can prove that they were actually using Linux on their PS3 at the time of the update they could be entitled to a $55 (R805) payout.

The details of the deal are still being ironed out but you can expect banner ads on some of the world’s biggest gaming sites notifying them of the settlement offer.

Did you ever use Linux on your PS3? Let us know in the comments below and in our forums.


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  1. Kenneth Masuku
    24.06.2016 at 02:16

    Yes I was using it mxm

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