As device complexity increases, The risk that a design flaw could manifest itself also increases exponentially. very direct in its operation. We are reasonably used to knowing about design flaws in all kinds of products, from smartphones to cars, and the legal processes that can be launched if the companies responsible for them are unable to respond quickly and effectively.

As we can read in Hothardware, it seems that this It’s a case Sony will face in the United States as a result of a hypothetical PlayStation 5 failure.. In particular, a Japanese multinational company is facing a class action, so we will have to wait to verify the number of affected users who choose to join it, although as we can read on some forums, there is already evidence of this problem, due to which we can expect that there will be relatively few participants.

The demand as it is formulated, yes, is not very precise, as it points to a problem that may have multiple causes, and that in each case the dice may be caused by others, perhaps some attributable to Sony and others not. And what is frowned upon is that occasionally the console will shut down by surprise, causing the player to lose any progress they have made since the last moment or save point of the game interrupted by the shutdown.

According to the claim, the problem occurs with greater intensity when users play games designed specifically for the PlayStation 5, which would force them, always by demand, to resort to the PlayStation 4 versions of the games to avoid the problem. Something that, if so, would mean a significant drop in the gaming experience with the latest generation of Japanese technology to date.

The main (albeit justifiable) problem with the demand is that does not indicate any possible cause, that is, what is the design flaw that causes the console to shut down unexpectedly. It states the following:

«A common and significant problem among PlayStation users is that the PS5 freezes or shuts down while playing video games. According to information and belief, the console’s flaw is most noticeable, but not only when users play next-gen PS5 games. This aspect of the defect is crucial because playing PS5 games is the main purpose for which consumers purchase the PS5.«.

However, despite the fact that the lawsuit does not explain the reason for this problem, yes, it states that sony is aware of this as a result of warranty claims and user complaints on the site accusing the technology company of concealment, something that, if proven, would leave the company in a more difficult situation. The difficulty, of course, is that both points can be proven, so it will be very interesting to see how this experiment develops.

A) Yes, from the outside looking in, demand doesn’t seem very strong, but it wouldn’t be the first time we’ve seen an action of this type feed off the content once it gets going to the point where it completely changes the original expectation. Is it true that Sony knows about the PlayStation 5 design problem and is hiding it, or are we facing isolated incidents for various reasons?