Sony's Win a Major Blow for Importers

Joan Cross writes "Sony won a battle in the UK Courts over the importing to Europe of Playstation Portables by Lik Sang. They say that 'Ultimately, we're trying to protect consumers from being sold hardware that does not conform to strict EU or UK consumer safety standards, due to voltage supply differences et cetera'. Of course, the PSP comes supplied with a 100-240v adapter which is safe worldwide. Lik Sang has posted their reaction to the court decision. Could be bad news for those wanting PS3 Consoles on import."

Comments

Riiiiiight

[KU_Fletch]

Because when I think Sony, I think consumer protection.

Re:Riiiiiight

[RyuuzakiTetsuya]

The fact that when you turn on a PSP and the battery doesn't blow up in your la...

never mind.

Re:Riiiiiight

[eclectro]

I have always admired Sony's quality music CD offerings$$&&&+++NO CARRIER

The real news here...

[spongebue]

Could be bad news for those wanting PS3 Consoles on import.

I didn't know people actually wanted a PS3 to begin with :P

Re:Simple solution.....

[tehwebguy]

indeed. i'm sure there is another, less expensive system for mii

Since Sony's Losing Money on Them

[Greyfox]

And developers base their platform choices on the number of platforms in circulation I propose that we buy thousands of these machines for the purpose of epoxying them together into a giant angry penguin statue, 4 stories tall, to be erected across the street from the Sony corporate headquarters. Developers will know that thousands of the machines will never be used for gaming, Sony loses tens of thousands of dollars from their per-unit loss and we get to build a 4 story angry penguin statue out of consumer electronics. It's a win-win!

Re:Since Sony's Losing Money on Them

[Anonymous Coward]

Great. My teenage daughter read this over my shoulder and ran into her room crying. She's inconsolable.

Holy shit, a four story high penguin statue? Dear readers, do NOT fuck with this guy.

Re:Simple solution.....

[suv4x4]

indeed. i'm sure there is another, less expensive system for mii

Hey, did you read the news at all?

"Jokes incorporating puns on the trademark 'Wii' were outlawed in EU and USA yesterday, effective immediately. The decision was taken with in a record amount of time, after public outrage and pressure on the US senators and EU deputies from their local electorate. From now, this action will be punishable with jail time from 2 to 5 years, depending on the size and severity of the offence".

Hahah, I'll visit you in jail, sucker!

Re:What about Japanese exporters?

[jamiethehutt]

Price Japan will export just about anything Japanese to anyone in the world.
It cant cost much to post women can it?

You are delusional.. or something

[Ender Ryan]

I now wonder if Sony are monitoring me. They certainly are modding these posts flaimbait consistently.

No. *I* mod your posts down.

Are they going through my thrash, and obtaining my phone records as well?

A.) You are delusional. B.) You are not important.

Much of the money you spend buying Sony gear goes to support anti consumer efforts from DRM

Ditto for.. *every* consumer electronics, software, and media giant. Indeed, Microsoft is probably doing more than any other company to stuff DRM down our throats at the moment. Noone needs games and hi-def movies. Many people need to buy new Windows machines now and then. Why don't you go beat up on them in the Xbox 360 stories? Or do you? If not, then you're just a hypocrite with an axe to grind.