Sony must face a mass lawsuit worth up to 6.3 billion pounds ($7.9 billion) over claims the PlayStation maker abused its dominant position leading to unfair prices for customers, a London tribunal ruled on Tuesday.
That’s how Xbox, PS, iOS and somewhat Android work. They all have their own store and don’t allow alternate stores, and charge a commision. I would like to see alternate stores but I doubt this lawsuit would make that happen.
Nintendo is also like this. They keep games full price on their store years after release.
Nintendo theirselves dont devalue their 1st party games, unless its a Nintendo Select title (which was last done in like 2016 towards the end of the WiiUs life).
If there is a price drop, its usually brick and mortar lowering their 30% cut, as nintendo is more of a buy one get another on a deal. Nintendo only offers deals when they struggle (e.g 3ds got 20 ambassador games, WiiU mario kart 8 purchase gave you a choice between windwaker, super mario bros u, or pikmin 4 for free).
What differentiates this case from the App Store on iOS, or any of the other marketplaces on consoles?
This is the best summary I could come up with:
LONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Sony (6758.T) must face a mass lawsuit worth up to 6.3 billion pounds ($7.9 billion) over claims the PlayStation maker abused its dominant position leading to unfair prices for customers, a London tribunal ruled on Tuesday.
Her lawyers said the aggregate damages estimate of the case was up to 6.3 billion pounds in court filings last month.
She says the company abused its dominant position by requiring digital games and add-ons to be bought and sold only via the PlayStation Store, which charges a 30% commission to developers and publishers.
The claim alleges customers have therefore paid higher prices for games and add-on content than they would have done.
Sony’s lawyers argued the case was “flawed from start to finish” and said it should be thrown out.
Neill said in a statement that Tuesday’s ruling was “the first step in ensuring consumers get back what they’re owed”.
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