Sony is facing a class-action lawsuit over drift issues with the PlayStation5 DualSense controller. The law firm Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith LLP filed the lawsuit on February 12th, in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of plaintiff Lmarc Turner and "all others similarly situated." According to GamesIndustry.biz, the filing argues that the DualSense controller is defective as it suffers from controller drift where the controller can "register input from the analog sticks even when a player is not actually using them." The lawsuit states,
"As a result of Sony's unfair, deceptive, and/or fraudulent business practices, owners of DualSense Controllers, including Plaintiff, have suffered an ascertainable loss, injury in fact, and otherwise have been harmed by Sony's conduct. Accordingly, Plaintiff brings this action to redress Sony's violations of state consumer fraud statutes, breach of warranty, and unjust enrichment. Plaintiff seeks monetary relief for damages suffered, declaratory relief, and public injunctive relief."
At this point, it's unclear what the outcome of this class action lawsuit will be.
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