PlayStation Causes Bomb Scare & Evacuation At Boston Airport
A PlayStation console was mistaken for an explosive device at Boston Airport this past Sunday, leading to an evacuation and a visit from a bomb disposal unit. Sony's flagship gaming console is typically associated with high-fidelity graphics and technical power, with a rumored ray-tracing-enhanced PS5 Pro set to further that reputation, so this case of mistaken identity will likely be alarming to fans of the system.
When it comes to advanced technology in gaming, Sony is typically considered to be one of the companies leading the charge, at least when it comes to consoles. The Japanese gaming giant broke onto the home console market in the 90s with the original PlayStation 1, which sold exceptionally well and proved to be a worthy competitor to other leading systems like the Nintendo 64. The company has since maintained this competitive edge, going toe-to-toe with Microsoft's Xbox over the last two decades, as each platform seems to respond to each other by offering high-quality games and features. While the PS5 was released in Fall 2020 and is still difficult to find, there have been reports of even further expansion from Sony, including rumors of PlayStation 3 emulation on PS5 systems.
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Few Sony employees and consumers could have predicted that one of these advanced pieces of technology would lead to Sunday's events at Boston Airport, however. According to NME, a PlayStation console in "degraded condition" alarmed technicians when it passed through an X-ray machine, prompting them to call for an evacuation of Terminal A and contact a bomb squad. After the travelers were evacuated and the terminal was closed, it was determined that the device that caused all the
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