SCEE expresses "serious concerns" over Watchdog report accuracy

SCE UK boss Ray Maguire has expressed "serious concerns" about a Watchdog program airing tonight in the UK, which takes on PS3 hardware failures.

"From [our] correspondence to date, I have serious concerns as to the accuracy of these allegations and the likely tone of the Watchdog report," said Maguire in a six-page letter you can read in full on GI.

"The information that you have provided suggests a fundamental misunderstanding of the technical issues and a mis-characterisation of SCEUK’s OOW repairs policy."

Maguire added: "We entirely refute the suggestion that PS3 consoles have an inherent defect or other design issue which is akin to any warranty issue experienced by another console manufacturer.

"SCEUK has sold 2.5 million consoles in the UK since March 2007 and stands by the quality of its products. Clearly the allegations you propose to air in your program might have the potential to adversely effect Sony Computer Entertainment’s reputation for supplying high quality products and customer service and we take very seriously any issues that can impact the public’s or our customers’ confidence in those products."

This is going to be awesome. Have a read of the letter, then watch Watchdog at 8.00pm BST on BBC 1 tonight.