Sony sued for limiting purchases of games to PlayStation Store

By Robert Burnson

A vendor displays a PlayStation 4 (PS4) game at his shop. People end up paying as much as 175% more for downloadable games than the same ones on disk, according to the suit. — AFP

Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC is operating an unlawful monopoly by restricting purchases of PlayStation games to its inhouse store, consumers claimed in a lawsuit.

In a proposed class action suit, the gamers said Sony stopped allowing third-party retailers – including Amazon.com Inc, Best Buy Co and Walmart Inc – to sell download codes for PlayStation games two years ago.

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