Sony must face a mass lawsuit worth up to 6.3 billion pounds ($7.9 billion) over claims the PlayStation maker abused its dominant position leading to unfair prices for customers, a London tribunal ruled on Tuesday.
    • @GiantRobotTRex@lemmy.sdf.org
      14•2 years ago

      That’s not why they’re going after Sony though.

      She says the company abused its dominant position by requiring digital games and add-ons to be bought and sold only via the PlayStation Store, which charges a 30% commission to developers and publishers.

      Maybe Nintendo has a similar practice with their Nintendo shop that they could be sued over, but regardless they’re still allowed to price their own games however they want.

    • @SatouKazuma@lemmy.world
      2•2 years ago

      Ultimately, I suspect the entire model for digital game delivery on consoles will have to change as a result of this case. Not that those changes would be bad, of course (indeed, they’re sorely needed), but they will occur as a result of console manufacturers having to open up their consoles to…sideloading (not sure this is the word, but it’s all I’ve got right now)?

  • ampersandrew
    10•2 years ago

    Platform lock-in sucks, and it would be nice if a ruling on one of these became legal precedent so that console players also got a choice on their digital purchases.

  • regulatorg
    6•2 years ago

    wouldn’t xbox store have the same developer fee?

    And isn’t this the same battle epic fought with Apple?