In these hours, A class action lawsuit was filed in the UK against Sony. At the heart of the initiative is a alleged abuse of Sony’s dominant position in the sale of software used for PlayStation consoles. Here are the details about the legal initiative that started this week:
Class Action against Sony in the UK: € 6 billion in compensation
Sony has been accused of abusing its dominant position in the UK. TOThe center of the matter is there 30% commission that the Japanese house charges on every digital game purchased from the Playstation Store.
At the heart of the class action, therefore, there is a “old question “. The fees charged by store owners who also distribute software have long been at the center of the debate in Europe and beyond. The class action aims to demonstrate Sony’s abuse of dominance that would use this fee to take advantage of the competition.
The class action against Sony was filed with the Competition Appeal Tribunal by the consumer protection site Resolver. The initiative was carried out in the “name of 9 million Playstation users” active on the British market. We will see what the evolution of the question will be.
In the future, the issue of store fees will continue to be a very topical topic for the tech world. More stringent regulations could regulate the issue with greater precision, limiting the power of the companies that own the stores themselves.