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Source: You must login or register to view this content. // By: -Dave- // February 28, 2011

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In recent weeks LG have claimed the PlayStation 3 infringes on a number of its patents relating to Blu-ray technology, and they have managed to secure a preliminary injunction against Sony for customs to seize and confiscate all PS3s coming into Europe for up to ten days, granted by the civil court of justice in the Hague. The consoles are reportedly being temporarily held in Dutch warehouses until the case moves forward.

The Guardian believes retailers will have enough PS3s to last two to three weeks. Sony have the right to file an appeal to the patents office - but if the court eventually rule in favour of LG, Sony will be forced to compensate the company for every PlayStation 3 which has been sold around the world to this day.

If LG wins this goodbye PlayStation network and goodbye PlayStations all future PS3s!

At least IF this happens i can focus on school alot more ( or buy a xbox :carling: )

PlayStation won't go anywhere, they will just owe LG money on every system sold. It will become a less profitable product then it already is, but they are definitely not going to close there doors over a hundred million(plus?).

But with a system already screwed (CFW) and millions of fans turning on them, maybe, just maybe they might think "**** IT!!, WHY BOTHER!!" and that will be the end of that.

This will definatly hit sony

if this is true and sony has to owe LG you can say good bye to PS3 that would be the 1st thing cut since its Sony's least profitable thing then add on top of it for every system sold LG gets a cut it would leave sony even more in the hole then it is now on its consoles but i dont think this will go anywhere

The bannings were done by Treyarch. The players brought it upon themselves.




I love your estimations...

you dont understand fully, LG makes more than washers and dryers and such, they also have companies they own that make parts for blu ray and design stuff. just like HONDA, they make leaf blowers and lawn mowers as well as tvs and cars. its just not something you hear LG doing everyday..and sony has more than enough money to compensate LG for their losses if it comes to that. imagine 20 million consoles x 300 or 400$ and in early times it was 500$ plus...so..they got the bank to back all this, besides they are worth billions besides the ps3, being the biggest maker and seller of electronics..they have more money than god himself.
but it puts sony too much in the spotlight now.

Think you're missing the point Chrome. If this was to go through (which I'm sure it won't, but that removes the point of this thread, we're talking hypothetically) Sony would be in massive trouble. They can't just pay off $16 billion and carry on with their business, something like this could definitely leave the company in ruins, as I'm sure they're already in millions of debt and have other contracts set up which required money.



Have a look at the previos page numbers in this thread, it will be around $16 billion owed to LG, not a hundred million.