{"id":15289,"date":"2025-07-22T11:28:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T11:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/15289\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T11:28:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T11:28:11","slug":"the-court-did-not-allow-sony-to-pay-7-85-million-in-vouchers-to-players-who-filed-against-it-in-the-playstation-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/15289\/","title":{"rendered":"The court did not allow Sony to pay $7.85 million in vouchers to players who filed against it in the PlayStation Store"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2021, a group of American gamers sued<\/a> Sony due to the inability to purchase digital versions of games for its consoles anywhere other than the PlayStation Store. They claimed the company created a monopoly which led to price increases. Recently, Sony attempted to reach a settlement with the plaintiffs, but the court did not approve<\/a> it.<\/p>\n

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Sony proposed to distribute vouchers worth a total of $7.85 million in the PlayStation Store among the dissatisfied gamers as compensation. Although the amount seems large at first glance, in reality, each plaintiff would receive very little. This is because a total of 4.4 million people signed the class-action complaint, meaning they would each receive approximately $1.80.<\/p>\n

The court noted that such \u201ccoupon\u201d deals are generally not well-received. Additionally, Sony did not adequately specify the structure of the agreement or how it plans to distribute the vouchers among the specific plaintiffs.<\/p>\n

It is notable that Sony did not admit fault. The company informed the court that it sought a settlement to avoid further expenses and to stop diverting attention to the litigation.<\/p>\n

Source:<\/p>\n



Reuters
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