Sony has been fined by France antitrust regulators over 3rd party controller practices.

[The Mad Titan]

Filed by the regulator last month following a referral from French controller manufacturer Subsonic, its investigation found that Sony put counterfeiting measures in place in November 2015 that caused third-party controllers to regularly disconnect from the console during system updates.

The competition regulator also found that third-party manufacturers faced difficulty in joining its licensing program, which it alleged that Sony "refused to communicate" terms and criteria to manufacturers who'd requested it.

"The combination of these two practices significantly damaged the brand image of the third-party manufacturers affected," the trade body said, adding: "with regard to both players and distributors, slowing down their expansion in the market and leading to their possible foreclosure."

 

[MeachTheMonster]

I had a hell of a nasty time finding a PS4 controller at a reasonable price this Christmas

 

[Luke Cage]

I had a hell of a nasty time finding a PS4 controller at a reasonable price this Christmas

Sont stans

 

[Fctftl]

I had a hell of a nasty time finding a PS4 controller at a reasonable price this Christmas

 

[daze23]

will this kill the fighting scene?

 

[The Mad Titan]

 

[Canon]

no1care

 

[daze23]

no1care

real quiet in here

 

[MeachTheMonster]

Bought the cheap red one. It disconnects and fukks up all the time. More frustration than fun for my 8 year old. Who i’m definitely NOT buying an $80 official controller for.

 

[Canon]

@yourthreadfloppedb

 

[daze23]

@yourthreadfloppedb

Certain people are noticeably absent in this thread

 

[The Mad Titan]

@yourthreadfloppedb

Not harder than Sony Stan's

 

[Canon]

@daze23

why you posting like a female in 2024?

breh really searching post and being a 304. go to work nikka.

 

[Canon]

Not harder than Sony Stan's

3-1

 

[Canon]

yall really posting like bitter hoes in 2024

do better