A class action lawsuit has been brought against Sony and Square Enix over copies of Final Fantasy XIII that are said to have caused “drastic damage” to PS3 consoles.
Filed by California resident Daniel Wolf early this month “on behalf of all purchasers of Final Fantasy XIII for PS3”, the suit alleges that the game has caused "severe and widespread damage" to numerous consoles since launching on March 9, 2010.
“The internet is awash with consumer complaints arising from the use of Final Fantasy XIII video game discs on PS3 game consoles,” it reads (via IGN). “Consumer complaints pervasively describe the purchase of a PS3 game system for up to $600, subsequent purchase of a supposedly PS3-compatible version of Final Fantasy XIII for approximately $60, and resulting PS3 system inoperability or outright failure when the two products are used together for their intended purposes.
"Both defendants are eminently aware of the damage being caused by their defective products, and have chosen to do nothing about it… In response to voluminous consumer complaints, defendants have taken to blaming the problem on each other.”
It goes on to say that neither party has offered to pay for console repairs, with Square Enix arguing that Sony’s hardware is the problem, and Sony blaming the issues on faulty Final Fantasy XIII discs.
The class action suit is seeking more than $5 million in damages and other relief.