Sony, one of the world’s largest technology companies, is one of the leading companies in the gaming world with its PlayStation game consoles and some of its own productions. But a recent development seems to change the players’ perspective on the company.
Sony is allegedly overcharging gamers
Sony allegedly took more money from players than it should have in the PlayStation Store, the play store of PlayStation console players. There has been a new development regarding the class action lawsuit filed by users for this claim.
According to the information conveyed, this class action lawsuit application of 7.9 billion dollars filed against Sony Interactive Entertainment was accepted by the London Court. So it was decided to continue the case. There were rumors that Sony lawyers were trying to remove this case file from the process. However, this seems to be a bit difficult in the current process.
Sony’s 30 percent commission on game sales on the PlayStation Store has been linked to the high price of games. Sources claim that the company earns this commission by selling games at prices above their actual value.
In other words, if a game was originally priced at $100, Sony would sell it for $130 and take a $30 commission. Ideally, however, the game should have been priced at $100. Of course, in this case, the developer did not actually pay a commission.
The lawsuit also alleges that Sony abused its dominant position in the market. It is currently unclear what the outcome of the case will be. If the case ends in favor of the people in the class action lawsuit, the company may have to return the money. So all in all, Sony seems to be in trouble.
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