Sony's Disc-Free 2028 Plan Hands it Total Price Control, Dutch Group Warns in Exclusive Wccftech Statement as €400M Lawsuit Escalates

2026-07-08 13:22 UTC

Apparently some lawsuits have started on Sony’s potential price-fixing of all games on their platform since they’re now the only retailer. Before anyone gets excited, these are probably going nowhere, but it’s neat that something is happening. The idea seems similar to the Epic vs Apple/Google lawsuits.

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@UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2026-07-08 14:23

total price control Isn’t this the same line they used with Steam? Can’t you just… buy a different console?

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@Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 2026-07-08 16:16

All resistance is futile, unless (the vast majority of) people will not buy it at all. But they, as usual, will do that anyway, no matter what. Most people seem to not see the longterm implications of things or just don’t understand or care.

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@dance_ninja@lemmy.world 2026-07-08 15:54

If we can’t choose to buy physical games, we need to have the option of where we can digitally buy them.

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@justsomeguy@lemmy.world 2026-07-08 14:15

The worse part is that Sony is already using adaptive pricing in their online store. Every user has a profile and the prices are based on previous behavior. Users who spent a lot and impulsively buy games no matter if they’re on sale will pay more. Greed is a demon.

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