Answer (without even needing to read the article): they can’t legally brick your console, but we live in an oligarchy that refuses to enforce the law against the powerful.
While these kinds of “bricking” clauses haven’t been tested in court, lawyers who spoke to Ars felt they would probably hold up to judicial review.
This is laughable at best, would 100% never go to court. The cost of losing would destroy so
many models… and defending in it in the light of real consequences is going to make them popular… Ask the RIAA how suing customers made them look.
Assuming this article is talking about the USA? This doesn’t sound like the kind of thing that would fly anywhere with half-decent consumer protection laws.
What other industry is allowed to just do this? Its robbery. If I want to buy an Xbox and mod it to hell I should be able to. At most they should be able to disconnect me from their online infrastructure. Not brick my console.
The only place I’ve seen it is if you didn’t finish paying for it (like getting a fence replaced at your house and then not paying them will get it torn down)
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Answer (without even needing to read the article): they can’t legally brick your console, but we live in an oligarchy that refuses to enforce the law against the powerful.
so, chair makers can unchair your chairs??
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You should have thought it twice when you used it to reach that top shelf
That would be the last console I ever bought.
“Your game console”
If you live in a shit hole like the US, yes.
It’s totally illegal over here.
This is laughable at best, would 100% never go to court. The cost of losing would destroy so many models… and defending in it in the light of real consequences is going to make them popular… Ask the RIAA how suing customers made them look.
The threat of doing it is way more powerful.
Threat? Have you not seen Nintendo suing their customers the last 4 decades or so?
Assuming this article is talking about the USA? This doesn’t sound like the kind of thing that would fly anywhere with half-decent consumer protection laws.
Because capitalism and Greed. You pay money for some piece of hardware and expect to own it? In what world are you living?
I will just not purchase an console anymore, don’t need one anyway due to have a good PC.
God we are still going to Milk this story 2 weeks later?
What other industry is allowed to just do this? Its robbery. If I want to buy an Xbox and mod it to hell I should be able to. At most they should be able to disconnect me from their online infrastructure. Not brick my console.
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The only place I’ve seen it is if you didn’t finish paying for it (like getting a fence replaced at your house and then not paying them will get it torn down)
You get a lien, not your fence torn down usually. Cant do anything to the property until it’s paid
Printers
Pretty sure cars are basically the same now.