Until recently, consumers could purchase download codes for digital PlayStation games from the same online and brick-and-mortar retailers who also sell physical games, such as Amazon, GameStop, Best Buy, and Wal-Mart. “In 2020, digital downloads made up 62 percent of sales for PlayStation games, compared to only 43 percent in 2018,” the claim says. The brand now includes an online store for purchasing and downloading digital video games directly to the console - the PlayStation Store, plus a number of other features.ĭespite the immense popularity of the PlayStation console, the bulk of Sony’s profits come from the digital video games and other digital content sold through the PlayStation Store and the PlayStation Network, which produced over $17 billion in revenues for Sony in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021, the claim states. Sony, which manufactures the popular video game console PlayStation, has used the console’s popularity to build PlayStation into a multinational and multifaceted digital entertainment brand, according to the class action lawsuit. The nationwide class action lawsuit was filed in San Francisco on May 5 by lead Plaintiff Agustin Caccuri, who alleges that Sony violated federal and state antitrust and unfair competition laws by restricting who could sell digital PlayStation Games. Sony has created a monopoly over the sale of digital PlayStation games and charges supracompetitive prices for the games, a new class action lawsuit alleges.
The plaintiffs had alleged that Sony violated federal and state antitrust and unfair competition laws by restricting who could sell digital PlayStation games.District Judge Richard Seeborg granted Sony’s motion to dismiss the class action complaint against it but gave plaintiffs leave to amend the complaint.
A California federal judge has thrown out a class action lawsuit against Sony that alleged it created a monopoly over the sale of digital PlayStation games and charged supracompetitive prices for the games.(Photo Credit: Djordje Novakov/Shutterstock) Update:
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