Japanese electronics and video game giant Sony has been hit with a class-action lawsuit demanding £5,000 million (about €5,900 million) in the UK over the abuse of a dominant position in PlayStation-related sales.
The complaint was filed August 19 in a competition court by consumer advocacy platform Resolve, on behalf of nearly 9 million Sony PlayStation console customers in the country, according to a statement on the website dedicated to the process. Playstationyouoweus.co.uk.
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Sony and PlayStation are accused of breaking competition laws and “stealing people” by making them pay a 30% commission on every digital video game or in-game purchase on the PlayStation Store.
“Video games are now the main form of entertainment in the UK, ahead of television, video and music (…). Sony shares are costing millions of people who can’t afford to pay, especially when we are in the midst of expensive Resolve CEO Alex Neal said. In the statement “Life Crisis”.
AFP has requested a response from Sony but has not received any response yet.
Game developer Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite, has also entered a legal dispute with Apple over the business model of its App Store.
In November, a US federal judge forced the Cupertino giant to change its model, which appealed the ruling.
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