3 year old playstation sold as new

pgs1956

I thought this might be a common problem but googling has produced nothing relevant so apologies if this has been answered elsewhere.
I bought my grandson a new PS3 from Amazon last week, when we set it up I was surprised to see the clock was based on 2009 as was its software version.
So we have been sold a console which could have been made nearly four years ago and which will thus not have any improvements incorporated into PS3's during that time?
Any thoughts please?

regards

Phil Smith

wlasikiewicz

Get your money back and go and buy the newer version from the shop. Sony has made alot of improvements in the PS3 over 3 years.

Guardsman

How much did you pay for it ?

bris

Use the serial number for the manufacture date not the software.
Give Sony a call they will tell you when it was made.

in fact have a look for the sticker on the bottom with the build date on it.

mattyprice4004

I don't see why this is posted in Consumer Rights, this isn't a rights issue.The product is new even IF it has been sat on a shelf for 3 years.

You ordered a new PS3, yours is new and is a PS3.

Guardsman

mattyprice4004 wrote: »

I don't see why this is posted in Consumer Rights, this isn't a rights issue.The product is new even IF it has been sat on a shelf for 3 years.

You ordered a new PS3, yours is new and is a PS3.

Agreed it should be posted here
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=29

Forwandert

When you set it up all the software updates etc will come through to the Ps3 to update it. If it's not been used previously the item is new.

Hintza

wlasikiewicz wrote: »

Sony has made alot of improvements in the PS3 over 3 years.

Apart from software what have they actually changed?

Jimx26

Hintza wrote: »

Apart from software what have they actually changed?

Nothing other than the new hardrive sizes of 160 and 320 gb released in 2010.

Op what size hardrive do you have? If it is 120 or 250 it is an older version.