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US court preliminarily approves $7.85 million Sony PlayStation digital games antitrust settlement
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A federal judge in the Northern District of California has granted preliminary approval to a $7.85 million class-action settlement against Sony Interactive Entertainment over alleged anticompetitive practices on the PlayStation Store. Eligible US PlayStation Network users who bought certain digital games or vouchers from April 1, 2019, to December 31, 2023, could receive automatic store credits or refunds, even if accounts are inactive (contact lawyers if former user). A final fairness hearing is set for October 15, 2026.
Sacred Symbols podcast host Colin Moriarty briefly lost access to his PlayStation Network account despite two-factor authentication. The incident occurred after he received a warning message about an impending attack.
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Sony intends to abandon the PlayStation Network and PSN brands by September 2026, according to an internal email reported by Insider Gaming. The move is a purely visual change to simplify branding, leaving all features intact. Signs of the shift have already appeared on PS5 menus.