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In the latest repercussion of Sony's troubled firmware update, NeoGAF forum moderator ‘iapetus‘, cited European law to argue that his original 60GB console no longer operated as advertised.

The online retailler gave the gamer a refund - without return - of around 20 per cent of the console’s original value. The EU law, Directive 1999/44/EC, cited by 'iapetus' states: "(a product) be fit for the purpose which the consumer requires them and which was made known to the seller at the time of purchase.”

Amazon had to shell out rather than Sony as the directive puts the onus on the retailer rather than manufacturer, although the cost will probably be passed on to the electronics giant.

Sony maintains it can change software as it doesn't alter hardware. It will be hoping other PS3 owners won't be following 'iapteus' actions otherwise it will be forced, either to reinstall the 'Other OS' feature or go to court to show it's acting legally.

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Personally I think this is ridiculous...
but then again, why should Sony remove a feature for all the early adopters of their system, if you think about it, that is one of the features we PAID FOR, what gives them the right to remove something we own just to cover their own backs?

they should have left the otheros feature on the ps3