Heute am Abend veröffentlichte einer der größten Videospiel-Importeure der Welt, Lik-Sang die Mitteilung, es werde Aufgrund der permanenten Klagen Sonys (seit dem verspäteten Release der europäischen PSP) aufhören zu existieren.

Die Texte hier:

" Lik-Sang.com, the popular gaming retailer from Hong Kong, has today announced that it is forced to close down due to multiple legal actions brought against it by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Sony claimed that Lik-Sang infringed its trade marks, copyright and registered design rights by selling Sony PSP consoles from Asia to European customers, and have recently obtained a judgment in the High Court of London (England) rendering Lik-Sang’s sales of PSP consoles unlawful.

As of today, Lik-Sang.com will not be in the position to accept any new orders and will cancel and refund all existing orders that have already been placed. Furthermore, Lik-Sang is working closely with banks and PayPal to refund any store credits held by the company, and the customer support department is taking care of any open transactions such as pending RMAs or repairs and shipping related matters. The staff of Lik-Sang will make sure that nobody will get hurt in the crossfire of this ordeal. "

Erste Pressemitteilung:
" Fighting multiple lawsuits in different countries at the same time and paying high premiums to expensive lawyers is an overwhelming situation for a small company like Lik-Sang. Launching separate court actions with separate claims and different judges is completely unnecessary, except for the fact that it helps reaching one single target: outspend Lik-Sang to death. 'Pay Beyond.' "

Auch für Menschen wie uns, die wahrscheinlich nie bei Lik-Sang bestellt haben, ist es bedenklich wie boshaft und konsumentenfeindlich das Verhalten der großen Konzerne (in diesem Fall Sony) gegenüber jenen Spielern ist, die gewillt sind mehr zu zahlen, früher zu Spielen, und vor allem Spiele zu Spielen die sowieso nie in unsere Gefilde schaffen werden.

Shame on you Sony!

Jakob
(wie immer zu spät)

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