Legal claims in the UK could lead Sony to pay up to £5 billion ($6 billion) in compensation for allegedly overcharging customers on its online PlayStation store since 2016.to raise the price as sky news (opens in new tab) report.
Which one is headed by the former executive director of a consumer rights group? UK, Alex Neal, This case includes anyone in the UK who has used his PlayStation Store since August 19, 2016. It is said to be about 9 million people. Each user can receive up to £562 ($664) in rewards plus possible interest.
Neil told Sky News: We believe Sony has abused its position and defrauded its customers. ”
“Gaming is now the UK’s largest entertainment industry, ahead of TV, video and music, and many vulnerable people rely on them for community and connection. [are] It costs millions of people who can’t afford it, especially when we’re in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis and consumers’ wallets are being squeezed like never before. ”
The case hinges on the terms Sony imposes on publishers selling on the PlayStation Store. It calls them unfair and says they are pushing prices on the consumer. Sony is responsible for his 30% of all transactions on the PlayStation Store. This matches Microsoft’s amount from the Xbox store and Nintendo’s amount for digital Switch purchases. Google cut the cut in his first $1 million in revenue coming from the Google Play Store in 2021 from 30% to 15%. This is consistent with Apple’s previous cuts. Valve gets him a 30% cut off Steam purchases, but lowers this below a certain threshold the more money a game makes, the Epic Game Store is weird, only 12% occupy a share. No company other than Sony has been named in the UK lawsuit, but Valve faces lawsuits in the US and uses its policies to keep prices high and control the market.
Sony has yet to comment on the matter, but can we expect the company to take strong defenses? bloomberg (opens in new tab)a U.S. federal judge filed a similar class action lawsuit centered on the PlayStation Store. , did not allege violations of: Sherman method (opens in new tab) But you can still fix their case.
