Sony se enfrenta al fin de la demanda colectiva de PlayStation en el Reino Unido esta semana en medio de acuerdos en EE. UU.

Una demanda colectiva en el Reino Unido contra Sony por sus comisiones del 30 por ciento en las compras digitales de PlayStation llega a su conclusión esta semana. El caso, valorado en 2600 millones de dólares, abarca a los consumidores que compraron juegos a través de PlayStation Network desde agosto de 2016 hasta febrero de 2026. Esto sigue a un acuerdo antimonopolio por separado en EE. UU. que recibió aprobación preliminar el mes pasado.

La demanda sostiene que Sony mantiene un monopolio como la única tienda digital para las consolas PlayStation, lo que impide la competencia y resulta en precios más altos para los compradores. Sony ha argumentado que los lanzamientos multiplataforma proporcionan suficiente competencia y que las tarifas ayudan a mantener los precios del hardware más bajos. La compañía no logró desestimar el caso en 2023 tras una apelación fallida. Esta acción en el Reino Unido es distinta a un acuerdo de demanda colectiva de 7,85 millones de dólares recientemente aprobado de forma preliminar en EE. UU. (Caccuri v. Sony Interactive Entertainment) que cubre a los usuarios elegibles de PlayStation Network que compraron ciertos juegos digitales o vales entre 2019 y 2023.

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