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PlayStation receives million-dollar lawsuit for "overcharging" consumers
According to the UK consumer rights campaigner, the company has allegedly overcharged its customers for the past 6 years over their digital store.
5 billion pounds (just over $5.9 billion at the current value of both currencies). That is the staggering figure in the class action lawsuit Sony is facing. According to it, shared by Sky News, users would have been overpaying for their purchases over the last 6 years. Specifically, between £67 ($79.62) and £562 ($663.17) of overcharge per person.
Alex Neill, a consumer rights campaigner in the UK, is responsible for filing the lawsuit for an alleged "breach of competition law" and "ripping people off" by charging a 30% commission on each product, regardless of whether it is a physical or digital video game. According to Neill, any UK-based purchaser is within their rights to claim compensation, as long as the transactions are after August 19, 2016. "Sony has abused its position and ripped off its customers," her indictment reads.
Sony continues to chart its roadmap
At the time of writing, Sony has not commented on the matter. For its part, the PlayStation division continues to be immersed in its future plans: yesterday it made public the release date of PS VR2 for the beginning of 2023, the new version of its virtual reality device for PS5, and already at night, during the Opening Night Live of Gamescom 2022, it presented the DualSense Edge, a new high-performance customizable model of the console controller.
On the sidelines, if we focus on the exclusive games coming soon, there are two names on the calendars of millions of gamers: The Last of Us: Part 1, the remake of Naughty Dog's title, and God of War: Ragnarok, the new adventure of Atreus and Kratos through the 9 realms of Norse mythology. They will arrive on September 2 and November 9, respectively.