London (AFP) – Japanese electronics and video game giant Sony is the subject of a class action lawsuit seeking to pay £5 billion (about 5.9 billion euros or dollars) in the United Kingdom for abusing its dominant position in PlayStation-related sales.
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The complaint was filed on August 19 in the Competition Court of Cassation by the consumer defense platform Resolve, on behalf of nearly 9 million customers of the Sony PlayStation console in the country, according to a statement issued on the website dedicated to this process. “Playstationyouoweus.co.uk”.
It accuses Sony and PlayStation of violating competition law and “robbing people” by making them pay a 30% commission on every digital video game or in-game purchase in the PlayStation Store.
“Video games are now the main form of entertainment in the UK, ahead of TV, video and music (…). Sony’s actions are costing people millions who cannot afford to pay, especially when we are in the middle of a cost of living crisis,” Alex Neil, CEO of Resolve, said in a statement. statement:
Agence France-Presse requested a response from Sony, but has not received a response yet.
Game development company Epic Games, creator of Fortnite, has also entered into a legal dispute with Apple over the business model of its App Store.
In November, a US federal judge forced the Cupertino giant to change its model, which appealed the ruling.
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