It ought to be plenty obvious by now thatSonyis rather serious about diversifying its PlayStation branding in a way that’s almost unprecedented. Efforts that started off with a successful campaign to launch previously exclusive PlayStation games on PC now include Sony’s dedicated gaming hardware, Inzone. However, there may be problems with this particular endeavor.
Namely, aSonyInzone user alexniclo has reported via Reddit that they’ve had terrible luck when purchasing the company’s top-of-the-line M9 monitor. According to their post, both M9 monitors they bought have had serious quality control problems, with apparent panel damage being present out of the box.
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WhenSony launched the Inzone hardware brandtargeting PS5 and PC gamers on equal terms, much of the community got excited at the prospect of what this approach might mean for Sony and its fans in the long run. While the reviews have been reasonably favorable towards Inzone products, alexniclo’s findings suggest that it’s not all milk and honey. Alexniclo posted a number of pictures on Reddit that illustrate their point: both M9 monitors have substantial panel damage with large green spots present at all times.
More images can be seen onReddit.
It’s no secret that Sony’s biggest success lies in its PlayStation console, at least in recent years. In fact,PS4 moved twice the units Xbox One didin the previous console generation, underlining the idea that Sony should have had a good quality control pipeline in place for some time now. For whatever reason, it’s possible that Sony might not have an equivalent system for Inzone products, as alexniclo ordered his first faulty Inzone monitor from Best Buy and the other one via Amazon.
Sony has worked hard to position itself as one of the pinnacles of modern gaming innovation. A recentPlayStation controller patent describes using non-Newtonian fluidsfor smooth joystick operation, for example. If alexniclo’s claims are true, however, and if Inzone indeed has such a propensity for faultiness, then this may lampshade future problems with the company’s advanced hardware outings.
Naturally, alexniclo could simply have been very unlucky in this particular instance. Much like any other hardware manufacturer, Sony too is prone to making mistakes every so often, and absolute quality assurance isn’t always easy to pull off. In fact, even PlayStation consoles have had their fair share of difficulties over the years, with aclass action lawsuit filed against Sonyin July over an alleged PS5 defect. If alexniclo’s experience proves emblematic of Inzone’s QA in general, of course, it won’t take long until this information is revealed.
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