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Sony Gives Me Game To Make Up For Hard Drive It Won't Admit It Lost

Sony Gives Me Game To Make Up For Hard Drive It Won't Admit It Lost

By Phil Villarreal 8.2.10

Chris says he sent his broken PS3 to Sony, which sent it back sans the upgraded hard drive he’d installed, claiming Chris had sent the console to them that way. He fought the callous treatment and received a consolation prize: A game the CSR semi-suggested he could sell to help pay for a replacement drive. [More]

My Repaired PS3 Came Back Without A Hard Drive

My Repaired PS3 Came Back Without A Hard Drive

By Phil Villarreal 7.23.10

Many a video game character begins his story with amnesia, and the malady has befallen Chris’s real-life PS3. He sent his system in with an upgraded hard drive he’d installed because he was told he had to do so and even made a special note that he’d need the drive back. [More]