French antitrust body fines Sony 13.5 million euros


FILE PHOTO: A visitor looks at displays of Sony's PlayStation 4 at Tokyo Game Show 2017 in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Japan, September 21, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) - France's antitrust body on Wednesday fined Japanese company Sony 13.5 million euros ($14.8 million) for what it said was Sony's abuse of its dominant position in the market for the supply of video game controllers for PlayStation 4 (PS4).

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