PlayMaster

The PlayMaster is an eighth generation video game console released in 2015. The console was advertised as helping gamers get better adjusted to online play while housing its own library of games. Owners of the console were able to access a social network to connect with other players, making it one of the first games with social networking capabilities. Since 2016, the console was embroiled in various controversies.

Structure
The console only contains a graphical board and a 3GB hard-drive, which is covered in a light plastic shell. The console was prone to breaking easily, overheating if left plugged in for too long (even when not in use) and getting fried on the inside due to the lack of cooling fans built into the console.

Osaka, Japan
In 2016, a young girl was found dead in her bedroom while playing a game on the system. Autopsies revealed that she died from a combination of malnourishment and a blood-clot that formed due to her assuming the same seating position for a sustained period of time (estimated to be around two days).

A suicide note was found on the girl's bed, where she blamed her wish to die from constant bullying on the console's social network. She was under the impression that her more personal information would be privatized, but it was available for other players to see and they presumably mocked her constantly.

PlayMaster Inc. responded to the suicide by denying any involvement and claiming that a privacy option was available, but it was revealed that they never implemented it. A movement was held to have the console taken off the Japanese market and it later succeeded.

Ontario, Canada
At a graduation party, a group of friends were playing on the console. During a game, one of the players jammed down one of the buttons, breaking through it and getting stabbed by a needle-sharp prong that held the button up. Whilst writhing in pain, he squeezed the controller hard enough to break through it and further damaging his hand on the sharp artifacts in the controller.

The company intended to pay off the damages, but were accused of bribery. One of the friends proceeded to make a YouTube video where he demonstrates how fragile the console is and warns gamers not to buy it. The video was taken down by the company.

Montepellier, France
An owner of the console left it plugged in for three weeks straight. The power caused the console to over-heat and burn through the floor. The console nearly killed a resident who lived on the bottom floor.