Carrie
September 13th, 2005, 02:53 PM
The Register (http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2005/09/13/sony_ps2_power_recall/)
By Tony Smith 13 Sep 2005
Sony has asked certain slimline-model PlayStation 2 owners around the world to return their AC adaptors or risk what it calls "injury hazard".
At this stage, it's not known how many allegedly faulty adaptors Sony will have to replace, but it is believed to stretch well into the millions, with 843,000 units in the US alone. To date, Sony has shipped will in excess of 20m PS2 around the world. More than 16m slimline PS2s have shipped since the model's introduction last November, according to Sony's own numbers.
Full story (http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2005/09/13/sony_ps2_power_recall/)
By Tony Smith 13 Sep 2005
Sony has asked certain slimline-model PlayStation 2 owners around the world to return their AC adaptors or risk what it calls "injury hazard".
At this stage, it's not known how many allegedly faulty adaptors Sony will have to replace, but it is believed to stretch well into the millions, with 843,000 units in the US alone. To date, Sony has shipped will in excess of 20m PS2 around the world. More than 16m slimline PS2s have shipped since the model's introduction last November, according to Sony's own numbers.
Full story (http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2005/09/13/sony_ps2_power_recall/)