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    Sony agrees to $8m settlement over Play. Station game prices

    Ahad Raza MirSeptember 2, 2026 2 min read
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    Sony agrees to $8m settlement over PlayStation game prices
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    Sony has agreed to pay almost $8 million to Play. Station players who purchased certain digital games following a lawsuit over game pricing. Sony has agreed to an approximately $8 million settlement invo…

    Station players who purchased certain digital games after the company stopped allowing third-party retailers to sell individual digital download codes in 2019. The lawsuit alleged that Sony’s decision forced customers to purchase digital games directly through Play.

    Station, potentially resulting in higher prices. Sony denies any wrongdoing, and the settlement does not represent a court judgment against the company., eligible players in the US will receive their portion of the settlement as credit to their Play.

    Station Network accounts without needing to submit a claim. Players whose accounts have been disabled may instead request payment by cheque, although the deadline for cheque requests was August 27. Extensions may be possible for those receiving legal assistance.

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    Eligibility is limited to US residents who purchased one of the games covered by the court documents between April 1, 2019 and December 31, 2023. Players can check their Play. Station purchase history to determine whether they bought an eligible title.

    The games covered by the settlement include titles across Play. Station platforms and publishers.

    Among them are Trials Fusion, Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China, Destiny – The Collection, Call of Duty Classic, Demon’s Souls, Persona 4 Golden, Need for Speed Rivals, Battlefield Hardline, Star Wars Battlefront, Mass Effect Trilogy, NieR: Automata, Resident Evil 4, No Man’s Sky, Human: Fall Flat, Bloodborne Complete Edition Bundle, Until Dawn, The Last of Us Remastered, Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection, God of War III Remastered, Shadow of the Colossus and Freedom Wars.

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    Written by Ahad Raza Mir

    Aman-e-Pakistan Senior Journalist & Bureau Reporter

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