Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC

Allegations that Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC unlawfully eliminated competition and monopolized the market for Sony digital games, causing consumers to pay higher prices on the PlayStation Store.

A class action settlement has been preliminarily approved in the case of Caccuri, et al. v. Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC, pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The lawsuit alleges that Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC violated federal antitrust and state laws by eliminating competition and monopolizing the market for Sony digital games, leading to higher prices for consumers on the PlayStation Store. The settlement fund is $7,850,000. A hearing to approve the settlement is scheduled for October 15, 2026.

• Individuals who purchased one or more Sony video games through the PlayStation Store between April 1, 2019, and December 31, 2023, for which a game-specific voucher was available...
• Additionally, the post-discount price of the game must have increased by at least fifty cents from the period between January 1, 2017, and March 31, 2019, compared to the period...