The São Paulo Court of Justice has apparently ordered Sony to ?unblock? PlayStation 5 consoles that it banned for violation of its terms of service.
According to a report by Metropolis (translation via ResetEra), consoles that were used to violate Sony?s ToS were essentially bricked. Instead of merely banning accounts, Sony ensured that the consoles no longer worked. It?s unclear if this only applies to the PS5 Digital Edition or not. Metropolis? report doesn?t specify whether both versions of PS5 were somehow affected, but did say that ?the device stops working and cannot be used for any purpose? following the punishment.

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