From InfoWorld: Sony will offer partial refunds to customers to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission charges that its ads in 2011 and 2012 for the PlayStation Vita console's cross-platform sharing and other features were deceiving.
Sony Computer Entertainment America will provide people who bought the handheld console before June 1, 2012, either a $25 cash or credit refund or a $50 voucher for video games or services, the FTC said in a release Tuesday.
The company was also barred from making other deceptive advertising claims. The PS Vita sold for about $250 when it was launched.
The FTC said ads that promised the PS Vita could be used to remotely play games on a PlayStation 3, and that the former console could be used to continue games started on the latter, were misleading.
"For example, with respect to 'MLB 12: The Show,' consumers could only save the game to the PS Vita after finishing the entire nine-inning game on their PS3," the FTC said. "In addition, Sony failed to inform consumers that to use this feature, purchasers had to buy two versions of the same game -- one for their PS3 and one for the PS Vita."
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