▲ 64 ▼ Sony facing $7.9 billion mass lawsuit over PlayStation Store prices (www.reuters.com) submitted 2 years ago by HowSwayy@lemmy.ml to c/gaming@lemmy.ml 8 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] n3m37h@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GiantRobotTRex@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 2 years ago That's not why they're going after Sony though. She says the company abused its dominant position by requiring digital games and add-ons to be bought and sold only via the PlayStation Store, which charges a 30% commission to developers and publishers. Maybe Nintendo has a similar practice with their Nintendo shop that they could be sued over, but regardless they're still allowed to price their own games however they want. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SatouKazuma@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Ultimately, I suspect the entire model for digital game delivery on consoles will have to change as a result of this case. Not that those changes would be bad, of course (indeed, they're sorely needed), but they will occur as a result of console manufacturers having to open up their consoles to...sideloading (not sure this is the word, but it's all I've got right now)? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GiantRobotTRex@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 2 years ago That's not why they're going after Sony though. She says the company abused its dominant position by requiring digital games and add-ons to be bought and sold only via the PlayStation Store, which charges a 30% commission to developers and publishers. Maybe Nintendo has a similar practice with their Nintendo shop that they could be sued over, but regardless they're still allowed to price their own games however they want. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SatouKazuma@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Ultimately, I suspect the entire model for digital game delivery on consoles will have to change as a result of this case. Not that those changes would be bad, of course (indeed, they're sorely needed), but they will occur as a result of console manufacturers having to open up their consoles to...sideloading (not sure this is the word, but it's all I've got right now)? permalink fedilink source parent