Warning: Do not buy GT5 from PSN (if you want to use with another/subaccount)

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I'd go ahead with the chargeback and if they lock you out of PSN I'd sue them for false advertising and for breaking your PS3; I have no doubt that a consumer rights advocacy group would support you and cover legal fees. Of course you understandably may not want to invest the time and effort in such a mess, but you'd be in the right.

I own a PS3 and I'm not anti-Sony at all (I also have an SXRD and have owned their DVD players in the past), but that's just horse sh!t. Depending on what state you live in you're likely covered by an implied warranty of merchantability as well, which always supercedes manufacturers' warranties (or lack thereof).

To DaleDark: Yes, you're right that this is an anti-piracy move, and I appreciate that companies don't want to have people steal their products, but you'll excuse me if I care more about the OP's legitimate gripe than that of a multi-billion dollar company who is using their leverage to strip him of his property rights. HE was not stealing, and he's been threatened with innapropriate action against a product he owns (PS3) over a legitimate discrepancy in how the product (GT5) is represented vs how he recieved it.

Protecting IP by overstepping the rights of honest customers is like randomly stopping motorists and giving out tickets because some of the might be speeding.