A US law firm is investigating a potential class action over PlayStation 5 DualSense drift. Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith (CSK&D), the firm behind the ongoing class action lawsuit against Nintendo over Joy-Con drift, asked affected customers to get in touch via an online form . "CSK&D is investigating a potential class action based upon reports that Sony PS5 DualSense controllers for the PlayStation 5 console can experience drift issues and/or fail prematurely," the firm said. "Specifically, it is reported that the joystick on certain PS5 DualSense controllers will automatically register movement when the joystick is not being controlled and interfere with gameplay." CSK&D filed a class action against Nintendo of America in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington back in 2019 over Joy-Con drift after a similar call for affected customers to get in touch. The Court compelled the case to arbitration, although it … [Read more...] about Law firm investigates potential PS5 DualSense drift class action lawsuit
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Law firm files PS5 DualSense drift class action against Sony
A US law firm has filed a class action against Sony over alleged PlayStation 5 DualSense drift. This week Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith (CSK&D), the firm behind the ongoing class action against Nintendo over Joy-Con drift , asked affected customers to get in touch via an online form . Clearly, that call to action did the trick. The DualSense lawsuit has now been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of a plaintiff called Lmarc Turner, of Virginia, and other affected customers in the US against Sony Corporation of America and Sony Interactive Entertainment. The complaint, filed on 12th February and seen by Eurogamer, claims the DualSense is "defective". "Specifically, the DualSense controllers that are used to operate the PS5 contain a defect that results in characters or gameplay moving on the screen without user command or manual operation of the joystick. "This defect significantly interferes with … [Read more...] about Law firm files PS5 DualSense drift class action against Sony
PS5 drift class action has been filed by a US law firm
A US law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against Sony in relation to reports of PS5 DualSense drift. Reports of controller drift began to circulate last week , resulting in specialist class action firm Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith LLP issuing a request for information from players whose controllers are suffering from the issue. It would seem that the firm has now gathered the required details, as the suit was officially filed on Friday. A copy of the complaint sent to GamesRadar claims that "the DualSense controller is defective," thanks to the controller drift, which lawyers state "significantly interferes with gameplay and thus compromises the DualSense controller's core functionality." The suit also alleges that "Sony is - and at all relevant times has been - aware of the Drift Defect through online consumer complaints [...] and through its own pre-release testing." Despite allegedly knowing about drift issues since the days of the PS4, the … [Read more...] about PS5 drift class action has been filed by a US law firm
Tesla Buys $1.5 Billion In Bitcoin, Sends Price To New Records
Elon Musk's car company Tesla has purchased $1.5 billion worth of the cryptocurrency bitcoin and announced that it will accept the currency as a form of payment in the future. This investment has led to a huge rally in bitcoin's value, racing past $43,000 at the time of writing to set a new record.Tesla made the announcement in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday, February 8. Tesla said it earned board approval in January 2021 to "further diversify" its investment strategies to include new forms of currency, including bitcoin."As part of the policy, which was duly approved by the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors, we may invest a portion of such cash in certain alternative reserve assets including digital assets, gold bullion, gold exchange-traded funds and other assets as specified in the future," Tesla said in the filing. "Thereafter, we invested an aggregate $1.50 billion in bitcoin under this policy and may acquire and hold digital assets … [Read more...] about Tesla Buys $1.5 Billion In Bitcoin, Sends Price To New Records
CD Projekt hit by “targeted cyber attack”
CD Projekt has released a statement explaining it's been the victim of a "targeted cyber attack," with some of its internal systems compromised. On Twitter the company explained an unidentified actor had breached its systems and collected data belonging to CD Projekt, and was now threatening to release the contents. CD Projekt said some of its devices had been encrypted by the attack, but that company backups remain intact and it is in the process of restoring its data. Unusually, CD Projekt also released a copy of the ransom note sent by the unidentified actor. They claim to have gained access to "the source codes from [CD Projekt's] Perforce server for Cyberpunk 2077, Witcher 3, Gwent and the unreleased version of Witcher 3". They also claim to have gained access to "all of [CD Projekt's] documents relating to accounting, administration, legal, HR, investor relations and more," although the exact nature of these isn't detailed. The note demands CD Projekt contact the sender, or … [Read more...] about CD Projekt hit by “targeted cyber attack”