SonyのPlayStationを巡る英国の集団訴訟、米国の和解を受け今週結審へ

PlayStationのデジタル購入における30%の手数料を巡りSonyを訴えていた英国の集団訴訟が、今週結審を迎える。この訴訟は2016年8月から2026年2月までの期間にPlayStation Networkを通じてゲームを購入した消費者を対象としており、請求額は26億ドルに上る。なお、米国では先月、別の反トラスト法訴訟に関する和解案が予備承認されている。

この訴訟では、SonyがPlayStationコンソール向けの唯一のデジタルストアとして独占的な地位を維持することで競争を阻害し、購入価格を引き上げていると主張されている。これに対しSonyは、クロスプラットフォームでのリリースが十分な競争をもたらしており、手数料はハードウェアの低価格維持に寄与していると反論してきた。同社は2023年に訴訟の棄却を求めたが、上訴は認められなかった。今回の英国での訴訟は、米国で先月予備承認された785万ドルの集団訴訟和解(Caccuri v. Sony Interactive Entertainment)とは別個のものである。米国の和解は、2019年から2023年の間に特定のデジタルゲームやバウチャーを購入したPlayStation Networkのユーザーを対象としている。

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