
Sony took quick action in response to both controversies - it walked back the PS3 and PS Vita store shutdowns, and reports suggest that Sony may be working on a fix to the battery vulnerability.īased on those reports, I’ve received several questions as to whether Sony could get into legal trouble based on these problems. More recently, fans discovered a vulnerability in PlayStation 5’s CMOS battery (similar to one in PlayStation 4) that could prevent PS4 and PS5 owners from playing digital downloads if an internal PS5 battery dies and the PlayStation Network shuts down.

At the end of March, Sony announced plans to shut down the digital stores for PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable (PSP), and PlayStation Vita. In the past few weeks, Sony has been the subject of two controversies regarding the future of its digital marketplaces.

This week, we’re going to talk about Sony.
