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Sony:"Nothing We Can Do About The Billing Error."

TheScrubDaily:"PSN users are getting charged for transactions that were suppose to have gone through weeks ago.

And as I was told, there’s nothing they can do."

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Abash4996d ago

Sounds like it's the bank's fault for these late transactions

TheSpoiler4996d ago

It wasn't.

When you ring up Sony at their support, they state (in one of those canned messages) it's their fault for the late transactions. Not only that, but mine say Pending at the top of my information so it's hard to miss them.

Pintheshadows4996d ago

It's good to know you've kept on top of it at least. Some people are unbelievably incompetent when it comes to their finances. It's a definite inconvenience but it happens.

antbolton894996d ago

How can you blame SONY they don't control your transactions the bank does

Godmars2904996d ago (Edited 4996d ago )

But said transactions are managed by Sony.

Though by the sound of it, people are being charged for things now that they should have been months before.

Edit:
Wait and see if this hits "PSN hacked" levels in the news before asking why all the attention. Right now its just a footnote.

antbolton894996d ago

Ok but why is that such a big deal, its not as if they are getting charged twice

TheSpoiler4996d ago

Imagine this:

Say last month, you had lotsa money. It was a great month for you. You bought a few games because, hey, you can afford it.

It's assumed that the money is taken out of your account, since you get the email for the transaction going through on Sony's end.

The next month, you didn't get paid a lot. In fact, you are barely surviving. Suddenly, you are hit with a few bills you shouldn't be paying at the moment. Maybe you only have a few dollars left, or your account is overdrawn.

That's why it's both the fault of the consumer and Sony. The consumer should have checked his or her accounts to make sure everything was in order (which is asking a lot, to be honest). Sony should have had all of the transactions occur within the same time frame as the purchase.

Pintheshadows4996d ago

So you're complaining about the money you would of spent anyway the month before on games not being available the next month which it wouldn't of been anyway if the transaction had gone through normally?

So do you hate shops for charging your account for something you willingly purchased, when a month later you need the money?

TheSpoiler4996d ago

Not that I haven't had an issue like this before. But it wasn't months later. It was just a few days, maybe three weeks at the most.

Ron_Danger4995d ago

So it's Sony's fault because you don't know how to balance a checkbook?

Jdoki4996d ago

Guess I must have missed the story where people complained they were getting free stuff from Sony!!

If people aren't smart enough to keep track of finances, tough luck.

Pintheshadows4996d ago

I've had this happen before on Amazon.

About a week went by with no charge. I went into my bank and to see if they could figure it out but the transaction just said pending. It went through after 2 weeks and I just had to make sure I had the money in my account.

If you manage your finances properly then this surprisingly common occurence isn't a big deal. I wanted to spend that money on CD's and i'd received them without being charged. I wasn't then STUPID enough to go out and spend that money that I knew for a fact would be taken from my account in due time.

Hicken4995d ago

Exactly. It'd be different if you were getting charged twice, but you're just getting charged late. It's extremely weird that it's taking so long to go through, but still.

Yes, LevelHead, I'm defending Sony again. Now come say something only half-related and expect me to rebut your inane claim.

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Final Fantasy X 25th Anniversary Website Launches With New Nomura Artwork and Merchandise

Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.

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-Foxtrot23d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle22d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7722d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

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15 Years Ago, Mortal Kombat (2011) Saved Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise

A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.

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italiangamer31d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde29d ago

Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.

Soy30d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand12529d ago (Edited 29d ago )

15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.

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PlayStation legend Shuhei Yoshida says Jim Ryan fired him because he didn't listen to him

Why did Sony push Shuhei Yoshida out of his role leading PlayStation's first-party games? He'd overseen some huge successes. Well, apparently, he didn't listen.

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Relientk7731d ago

Yeah I can see that for sure. Shuhei Yoshida should have been in charge not Jim Ryan.

Cacabunga31d ago

It should be free highway for him now.. but Sony are too stupid to see this, especially that moron Hulst

S2Killinit30d ago (Edited 30d ago )

Wtf why all that anger. PlayStation is dominating on every level. Besides I think there is a little more to hiring a CEO than just who is available. Its not like its a athlete your team wants to buy.

neutralgamer199230d ago

S2Killinit

live service failures, chasing trends, closing studios. yes dominating

Cacabunga30d ago

Sony is Dominating because competition is not existing. Compared to previous gens this is the poorest in terms of software offerings.

Last gen we got Uncharted 4 Lost Legacy and TLOU2 from ND alone.

This is so far a remasters gen, with no competition to lift up the quality

1nsomniac30d ago (Edited 30d ago )

..."PlayStation is dominating on every level"....

...Really???

PlayStation are soon heading into a new generation in the not to distant future. They currently have the worst customer satisfaction they've ever sustained as a company. The company is heading for a huge crash while at the same time they'll need to be planning how they are going to try and win back that favour and the build up to their new releases.

Yes financially they're winning but they're going to have to ride out this complete public corporate disaster. No one has faith in the company or the product anymore. They've damaged their public image so much this generation. Greed can kill anyone.

medman30d ago

Hulst is a disaster......

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blacktiger30d ago

He would've done the same thing and fire Jim Ryan and Shuhei would be the villain. Why?
Because Elite creates the narrative and distraction for gamers, users and citizens.

Outside_ofthe_Box31d ago

More confirmation that Jim Ryan is the culprit for what has happened to Sony. Hulst needs to go too. What sucks is that a lot of the good top heads at Sony are no longer there. I wish that guys that were forced out prematurely by Dumbo Jimbo like Shuhei and Layden came back.

robtion30d ago

Yep. Yoshida was responsible for bringing one of the best games of this generation to playstation (Stellar Blade). He is an actual gamer and is in touch with what gamers want (creative, fun games, not GaaS and agenda pushing). He also seems like a genuinely nice guy if you watch some interviews. Of course they got rid of him.

darthv7231d ago

Makes you wonder if MS even thought about hiring him after Phil and Sarah were leaving. He certainly couldn't make their situation any worse.

Agent7531d ago

Microflop. After Windows XP and Xbox 360, it all went floppy.

S2Killinit30d ago

Floppy 😆
No pun intended

badz14931d ago

Yoshida for President! Jim Ryan was and always be a hack! Sony should get Shu back

Lightning7731d ago

All the gamer/consumer lead heads are gone across PS and Xbox. shuhei gone phil's gone (questionable) but gone. The future of gaming is somewhat uncertain across the board.

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