{"id":262481,"date":"2023-11-22T09:14:44","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T14:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=316705"},"modified":"2025-07-01T17:36:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:36:12","slug":"playstation-faces-a-thousand-million-dollar-fine-its-the-playstation-stores-fault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/playstation-faces-a-thousand-million-dollar-fine-its-the-playstation-stores-fault\/","title":{"rendered":"PlayStation faces a billion-dollar fine: the blame lies with the PlayStation Store"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The gaming sector is on the verge of a major shift following an approved lawsuit in the United Kingdom aiming to restore the rules of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/black-friday-nintendo-switch-deals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">playing field for online video game stores<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A lawsuit against Sony Interactive Entertainment, alleging that the company has imposed &#8220;excessive and unfair prices&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/playstation-adds-a-function-so-you-know-if-a-game-from-the-ps-store-is-worth-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">on PlayStation Store customers<\/a>, has received approval to proceed to trial in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/playstationyouoweus.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-21-CPO-notification-Sony-Playstation-press-release.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">The lawsuit<\/a> was filed by consumer advocate Alex Neill last year <strong>on behalf of approximately 8.9 million British customers, claiming they&#8217;ve been overcharged up to \u00a35 billion<\/strong> (around $6.26 billion) for digital purchases on the PlayStation Store over the past six years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This lawsuit alleges that <strong>Sony has abused &#8220;its dominant position&#8221;<\/strong> in the market and holds an &#8220;almost monopoly on the sale of digital games and additional content thanks to its control of the PlayStation Store.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A lawsuit over PlayStation Store prices that could cost Sony up to $7.9 billion is moving forward. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qw8Vhlgd9s\">https:\/\/t.co\/qw8Vhlgd9s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XQd580t5U3\">pic.twitter.com\/XQd580t5U3<\/a><\/p>&mdash; IGN (@IGN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IGN\/status\/1727152692651348111?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A lawsuit that could have international consequences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The consumer advocate alleges that <strong>the company imposes &#8220;strict conditions&#8221; on game developers and publishers, allowing Sony to charge a commission of around 30% on digital purchases<\/strong>, resulting in higher prices for consumers (via PlayStation You Owe Us).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As stated in a press release yesterday (November 21), Neill has received approval to proceed to trial, indicating that the lawsuit has been certified by the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the lawsuit succeeds, <strong>Sony could face compensation ranging between \u00a3600 million and \u00a35 billion<\/strong> (approximately $752 million to $6.26 billion) before interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sony fails to block lawsuit over PlayStation Store\u00a0prices<br><br>Case could cost the firm up to \u00a36.3 million in damages<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t9vBI2mMBb\">https:\/\/t.co\/t9vBI2mMBb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RsxoOqu9ai\">pic.twitter.com\/RsxoOqu9ai<\/a><\/p>&mdash; GamesIndustry (@GIBiz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GIBiz\/status\/1727269867747697067?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And <strong>each affected person could receive compensation ranging from \u00a367 to \u00a3562<\/strong> (approximately $84 to $704) before interests. Undoubtedly, it&#8217;s a substantial sum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;This is the first step in ensuring that consumers get back what is owed to them as a result of Sony&#8217;s law infringement. The loyalty of PlayStation players has been exploited by Sony, which has been charging them excessive prices for years,&#8221; Neill explained in the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The press release notes that anyone in the UK <strong>who purchased any digital game or in-game content between August 19, 2016, and August 19, 2022<\/strong>, potentially has a right to compensation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lawsuit against Sony Interactive Entertainment, alleging that the company has imposed &#8220;excessive and unfair prices&#8221; on PlayStation Store customers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9265,"featured_media":262484,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":1},"categories":[1015],"tags":[2808],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-262481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionplaystation-app"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9265"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=262481"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":316250,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262481\/revisions\/316250"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/262484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=262481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=262481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=262481"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=262481"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=262481"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=262481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}