Sony could face a $7.9 billion lawsuit for charging more for games on PlayStation Store

Sony is about to face a lawsuit worth up to $7.9 billion over alleged allegations that the PlayStation maker abused its position to unfairly price customers, according to a London court ruling, according to a London court ruling. to ‘Reuters’.

Last year, Sony Interactive Entertainment was sued by almost nine million people in the UK who purchased its digital games or complementary content through Sony’s PlayStation Store.

Alex Neill, a consumer rights lawyer, is filing a lawsuit against Sony that is valued at $6.23 billion plus interest. The lawyer claims that the company abused its dominant position in the market by demanding that digital games and add-ons be purchased and sold only through the PlayStation Store, which charges a 30% commission to programmers and publishers.

The complaint alleges that customers paid higher prices for games and add-on content than they should have paid. Sony’s lawyers have previously argued that this case was a “failure from start to finish” and that it should be dismissed.

However, the competition appeal court ruled that Neill’s case could continue, on the condition that people who made purchases at PlayStation Stores after the case was opened in 2022 were excluded from the process.