Sony is officially ON NOTICE

I previously mocked the state of the corporate giant with my post “Where Is Mighty Sony?” But I’ll be damned if they don’t keep falling on their face over and over.

First up, the battery recall. Seems Sony was a popular provider of Lithium-Ion batteries for companies like Apple and Dell. Suddenly, it was discovered the batteries can “short-circuit, causing some computers to overheat or even burst into flames.” as a Yahoo report stated. 9.6 Million batteries have been recalled at a cost of over $429 Million in US dollars.

Next, the deal with Lik-Sang. Lik Sang was a popular import shop that provided gamers the world over access to new games and systems. When Sony pushed back its release of the PSP last year in Europe, Lik-Sang filled the gap by allowing many to buy the portable from its stockpile. Taking notice of possible lost revenue in their important European Launch (and overlooking that any PSP sold is still a dollar in their pocket) Sony filed suit that the import was unlawful. Lik-Sang, unable to fight the injunctions and legal accusations in the multiple European nations it delt to was forced to close shop since they could not afford to fight the case. Gamers and Bloggers are furious, but Sony seems to think they did their EU customers a favor by protecting them from using voltage adapters to plug in their games.

Finally, a report today reveals the PS3 is more than just the most powerful game system, its a power hog! The PS3 will gobble up a whopping 380 watts! The Xbox 360 only takes 160 watts. I certainly hope the PS3 overheats as it will keep your gas bill down so you can spend more on electric this winter, because this will cost consumers more if you play the PS3 regularly.

On the bright side, Sony Announced a Silver PS2, and it looks like I might finally break down and buy one. That is unless Sony breaks down before I get the chance.

Update: Minutes after posting this article, I see the Japanese PS3 Launch is Downgraded to 80,000. Whether this will lead to more Wii sales or grudging acceptance of Microsoft’s gaijin console, only time will tell.