PlayStation Sony Facing $7.9 Billion Class Action Lawsuit

[Demon_Skeith]

Reuters is reporting that a class action lawsuit filed against Sony Interactive Entertainment has been allowed to move forward by a London Tribunal. It is alleged that Sony is "abusing its dominant position" by requiring software to be bought and sold only on its online marketplace. Because of Sony's 30% commission on all PlayStation Store sales, it is argued that consumers are forced to pay a higher price for entertainment than they should otherwise.

While the lawsuit has been allowed to continue, it does so without people who made purchases on the PlayStation Store since the case was initially filed in 2022. Again, Sony lawyers have tried to get the case thrown out entirely, claiming it was "flawed from start to finish." It has been to no avail, however, the case has been allowed to continue.
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[froggyboy604]

$7.9 Billion dollars is a lot of money to lose if Sony loses this lawsuit. I wonder if Sony even have $7.9 Billion in cash since Sony has $2.09 trillion in debt according to How much debt does SONY have? (2023)


Hopefully, there will be a fair settlement in this lawsuit.

 

[Artisan Vistra]

This case makes sense. If and only if the PlayStation 5 is a functional console without a need to update itself and there exists a game out there that is digital that doesn't require an update that isn't sold physically in any form which trivializes the need to buy it online.