Sony is screwing me and a bunch of people over!!!

Don\'t think I\'m bashing the PS2.  I\'m not...I love my system.  I am bashing Sony in general right now.  They put out so many crappy machines at launch it is ridiculous.  I don\'t know the exact number but already 2 of my 5 friends that bought a PS2 at alunch have sent theres in to get repairs and now I am sending mine in for repairs, but wait, I frickin\' can\'t send mine in, not yet anyway...

I spent $321 on the system (the extra $21 is from tax) and got a nice and wonderful 90 day warranty.  Of course we all know that\'s not the games that I bought too.  Overall I spent about $500 on launch for 2 games and another controller and a multitap.  I am happy with what I\'ve got.  I really am!!!

Now 6 months later (180 days- past warranty) My system will only read DVD movies and DVD games and music CDs.  For some frickin reason it won\'t read my Cd based games.  So Sony is going to have me send mine in for repairs.

It is going to cost $119 frickin dollars!!!  That doesn\'t include my shipping fees either.  I am so pissed off!!!  I am being screwed over royally!  I guess this is our reward for standing in lines for 10 hrs, anticipating this machine more then anyone else, and spending $321 on the damn thing!  I feel so SPECIAL now.  ARGHHHHH!!!!

I can\'t afford to fix my sytem right now.  For instance:


2 proms: $80+35 for ticket pricing

Tux:  $90x2  I\'ve got to wear something nice.
Other expenses: $100  We\'ve got to go out and eat too.  Many other things like flowers and fuel (I\'m driving 249 miles to get there) and so on...

Trip to Six Flags for Choir at my school: $102

In other words...I AM BROKE!!!  And I WILL BE FOR ATLEAST ANOTHER 2 MONTHS!!!!!!!!!!!!

SONY is screwing people that got their systems during the launch.  Count me out on buying the PS3 during its launch...In fact, the only thing that\'ll convince me to even buy a PS3 is if it gets the games I want.

Call this immature if you\'d like, but I\'ve got a major grudge against SONY right now.  It\'s going to be a lot easier for Nintendo to win over my support right now then it has ever been, even though I haven\'t been real particular to the Gamecube in the past.  I am just so pissed...

I have had no problems yet, but like you, I hear many did. Too bad

I (and everyone I know) had problems with Playstation though....

Sony, you raggamuffins...

mate i feel for u they really dont look after people the way they should

but what can we do !!!!!!!!!!

Originally posted by METALGEAR007
mate i feel for u they really dont look after people the way they should

but what can we do !!!!!!!!!!

Well i was treated superbly by Sony when MY PSX brokedown, they sent a replacement the next day and the only question they asked was if i has my unit chipped or not.

Hey maybe this is a Secret plan by SONY to Catch people who chip there systems :rolleyes:......

hmmm 90 days warrentee... is it 90 days or a year\'s worth of warrentee in the UK ?

Originally posted by RichGUK
hmmm 90 days warrentee... is it 90 days or a year\'s worth of warrentee in the UK ?

last time i checked it was a year for UK residents (due to diffrent trading standards etc etc etc)

Ah it\'s good to be Brittish.

yeah 1 full year s guarantee

Thanks for the quick reply, i can always count on 007 (-edited, and you metalgear) for UK related PS2 news

I suspected it was a year as they were willing to swap my ps2 a little while back even though I got my ps2 at christmas. Didn\'t go through with the swap but its nice to know I can swap it if I need to.

I spent $321 on the system (the extra $21 is from tax) and got a nice and wonderful 90 day warranty.

Are you sure about that? Cause everyone I know(including myself, people from the forum, people from school, friends, relatives) got a 1 year warranty. I\'m pretty sure thats standard for all PS2s. So if it really is only 90 days then its not Sony who\'s screwing you over, its the store you bought it from.

heh i have a 1 year warranty plan with a bonus 3 years added good ol\' australia..

USA:  90 DAYS WARRANTY as stated in the back of the PS2 manual

I had a hellacious time with Sony and their poor customer service.  I lost a lot of respect for Sony after hearing about all these people with deffective units.  And Sony won\'t do a damn thing about it b/c it would be admitting a mistake and they won\'t do that with the X-box and Gamecube coming out.

I doubt I\'ll ever buy anything Sony again.

That sucks dude. Hate to jinx myself, but mine has been fine from the start..

Just do the good \'ole switcharoo. Find a place that has PS2s.. buy a new one, swap it with yours, return it. That\'s what I do.
(Lifetime warranty)

- dm
- what\'s in the f\'cking box?

Originally posted by EmperorRob
USA:  90 DAYS WARRANTY as stated in the back of the PS2 manual

I had a hellacious time with Sony and their poor customer service.  I lost a lot of respect for Sony after hearing about all these people with deffective units.  And Sony won\'t do a damn thing about it b/c it would be admitting a mistake and they won\'t do that with the X-box and Gamecube coming out.

I doubt I\'ll ever buy anything Sony again.

Then you\'re a nutcase. You\'re seriously going to tell me that you\'re going to boycott a company because they made one simple mistake? The amount of good units far outnumbers the amount of bad ones.

actually I don\'t blame you. if I had these trouble I would probably condemn Sony myself

BUT, I have bought 3 PS2\'s one for me one for my step-son and one for my Brother-In-Law and no one has had even a slight problem

Originally posted by Solid Snake 88


Then you\'re a nutcase. You\'re seriously going to tell me that you\'re going to boycott a company because they made one simple mistake? The amount of good units far outnumbers the amount of bad ones.

Actually in my case it was 2 mistakes they made on the same unit.

Just think of how many people who post here have a PS2 and how many of them have had problems with it.

Besides it\'s not like I said "Hey Sony I got a problem" and they said "Here" and fixed it.  Oh no, I had to go through 2.5 months of bullsh1t.