April 08, 2026
A California federal court gave its initial approval for a $7.85 million settlement resolving antitrust claims from gamers over Sony's restriction of retail codes for PlayStation games, after rejecting two previous requests for approval.
March 02, 2026
Gamers leading a putative class action tried again last week for approval of a proposed $7.85 million settlement resolving antitrust claims over Sony's restriction of retail codes for PlayStation games, attempting to address a California federal judge's concerns by effectively removing two of the three named plaintiffs.
August 19, 2025
Gamers who struck a $7.85 million settlement with Sony Interactive Entertainment to resolve their antitrust claims over downloadable game card prices have renewed their motion for preliminary approval of the deal, addressing issues a California federal court found in a previous request, including Sony's provision of account credits.
July 18, 2025
A California federal judge found "glaring shortcomings" in a $7.85 million deal Sony Interactive Entertainment struck to resolve antitrust claims over downloadable game card prices, saying that settlement credits are "generally disfavored," and the preliminary approval motion lacked information on what might have been won at trial.
December 16, 2024
Sony Interactive Entertainment will pay $7.85 million to more than 4 million gamers to settle a proposed class action accusing the company of overcharging PlayStation Store customers via a monopoly on downloadable game cards, according to a motion for preliminary approval filed Friday in California federal court.
May 24, 2024
A California federal judge Friday denied Sony's preemptive bid to deny class certification in a suit accusing it of overcharging PlayStation Store users through a monopoly on downloadable game cards, saying Sony has yet to show that the plaintiffs are bound by class action waivers, or it can enforce arbitration.
May 01, 2024
Sony and PlayStation Store users fought before a California federal judge Wednesday over the company's bid to deny class certification to users who claim it overcharged them through a monopoly on downloadable game cards, with the users arguing that Sony waived its arbitration arguments under the Ninth Circuit's recent Hill ruling.
January 02, 2024
Video game players pushed back against Sony's bid to upend a proposed class action in California federal court alleging the company overcharged them through a monopoly over the sale of digital versions of PlayStation games.
November 17, 2023
Sony filed a motion Thursday urging a California federal judge to deny class certification to PlayStation Store users who claim Sony overcharged them through a monopoly on the platform's downloadable game cards, saying the judge need not wait for the gamers to file their certification request to rule in the company's favor.
February 08, 2023
A California federal court shut down Sony's attempts to throw out an updated version of a consumer lawsuit accusing the Playstation maker of overcharging gamers through a monopoly on the platform's downloadable game cards.