Slightly alarming news for anyone who doesn’t already have a PlayStation 3 but wants one. Or, for that matter, anyone who has just suffered the Yellow Light of Death. It’s even slightly alarming if you were thinking of upgrading to a nice slim model.
Word has it, via MCV, that EU Customs officers have seized PlayStation 3 consoles at the request of LG Electronics who are currently embroiled in a heated legal dispute with Sony over the use of LG patents in the PlayStation 3 and in some Bravia televisions.
LG have asked European courts to halt the import of certain devices and now the civil courts of justice in The Hague have relented and agreed to seize any new units being imported into Europe. This will leave retailer’s stock levels under intense pressure as units sell out of shops and can’t be replaced.
According to the MCV report, Sony imports 100,000 consoles per week to Europe and, following these seizures, there may only be two or three weeks worth of stock left.
Time for a panic buy so you’re safe for the obviously impending zombie apocalypse? Probably not, these legal battles have a way of being worked out fairly quickly once profits are halted.
Update: We should have made it clearer that the injunction is only for ten days at this point so don’t worry too much…
Source: MCV
TheChaosGamer
I used to like LG, but after having terrible experience with customer support I no longer buy products.
stueeeee
Oh dear. Wonder if they’ll be able to extend it for longer. At least its not right before Xmas, otherwise they would be screwed.