Sony Lawsuit Settlement Over PS Store Prices Rejected by Judge
A U.S. District judge has rejected Sony’s antitrust settlement with a group of gamers over alleged “supracompetitive” PS Store game prices. The $7.85 million settlement was originally announced in December 2024, with Sony denying any wrongdoing.
Sony settled lawsuit over PS Store prices for $7.85 million
According to Bloomberg, Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín said that the settlement, which was finalized in March 2025, lacked clarity and did not follow the guidelines set by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The plaintiffs — a group of gamers — have been given an opporunity to “remedy the deficiencies within 30 days.”
The class action lawsuit was filed by PlayStation gamers back in 2021, two years after Sony announced that retailers will no longer be able to sell digital game codes for the PS Store. The plaintiffs argued that “Sony’s monopoly allows it to charge supracompetitive prices for digital PlayStation games, which are significantly higher than their physical counterparts sold in a competitive retail market, and significantly higher than they would be in a competitive retail market for digital games.”
Sony denied any wrongdoing, but said that it decided to settle the lawsuit to avoid a costly battle and prolonged litigation. The company has been facing legal action over PS Store prices in several countries.
