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Some Vitas Reportedly Burning While Charging

by Jim Reilly on July 25, 2012 at 10:59 AM
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A Japanese government agency is investigating a number of cases where the PlayStation Vita charging port would burn while plugged in.

According to a new report from Yomiuri, a newspaper in Japan, there have been a total of 31 cases of burning Vitas since launch last year in Japan. 23 were in Japan while the remaining 8 were in North America, UK, and Australia.

No injuries have been reported so far. Sony says the problem is not related to product malfunction and instead with people getting liquids or other objects in the port. Those with a burnt connector will have to pay for their own repairs. There will not be a recall as of now.

[Source: Andriasang]

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  • by Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 11:01 AM
    Oh god no! I was to buy one next month
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    by Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 11:03 AM
    bahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahaahhaha ohh Sony you fail yet again
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    by Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 11:05 AM
    This issue may heat up! Let the lawsuits (and the puns) begin!
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    by Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 11:06 AM

    And I thought my iPod got hot while charging, but enough to burn me!? No. I'm still going to buy one of these eventually, though. I don't care if it burns.

  • by Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 11:07 AM
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7KK7bXJV2c
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    by Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 11:08 AM
    Hopefully this won't be an issue with the white Vita coming out this October, cause that's the one I plan on getting. Judging from the article though, it's the consumer's fault and problem. Whether or not that's true remains to be seen.
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    by Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 11:09 AM
    I was thinking about getting one of these, is it worth it?
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    by Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 11:09 AM

    Oh God why?

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    by Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 11:10 AM

    Whoa

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    by Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 11:14 AM

    That's a, uh... Slight issue...

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    by Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 11:16 AM
    31 cases out of how many units sold? I'd be more willing to believe this was a product defect if a few hundred had this happen, but with 31 that's a low enough number to figure people are the problem.
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    by Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 11:17 AM

    Well, that dampens my thoughts of getting it.

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    by Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 11:19 AM
    31 out of how many hundreds of thousands of them bought? Oh well, I just hope it doesn't happen to me. I have mine plugged in the charger quite often.
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    by Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 11:20 AM

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    by Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 11:22 AM

    More bad news for Sony on the Vita front.

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    by Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 11:22 AM
    get your Playstation Vita here! get em while they're hot!
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    by Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 11:33 AM

    Never buy a system when it first comes out.

  • by Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 11:35 AM
    I really don't see how Sony is failing or how this is a problem. Based on the comments its clear not many people fully read the article. " Sony says the problem is not related to product malfunction and instead with people getting liquids or other objects in the port. Those with a burnt connector will have to pay for their own repairs. There will not be a recall as of now." Its the consumers that are to blame. If you spill liquid on anything electronic, there is a possibility that said unit may burn out.
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