Financial Times reportSony's PlayStation is being sued in the UK for £900 billion, alleging that it "extorted" more than 50 million consumers by using its market competitive advantage.
This class action lawsuit was filed by Alex Neill and others, who claim that Sony, in order to gain a competitive advantage in the gaming market, requires game developers and publishers to pay an additional 30% profit share, causing consumers to have to pay higher game purchase costs and damaging their rights.
The lawsuit also mentioned that consumers have spent up to 6 billion pounds on game purchases over the past six years, which means that each consumer has incurred additional expenses ranging from 50 to 67 pounds. Sony has influenced game sales pricing through its dominant market position in the PlayStation game console, causing consumers to spend more to purchase game content as the cost of living gradually increases.
The lawsuit requires Sony to provide compensation to consumers in the UK who purchased games or paid downloads through PlayStation consoles or the PlayStation Store online service after August 2016, 8.
