Sony Settles $7.85 Million PlayStation Store Antitrust Case

Sony Interactive Entertainment has agreed to a $7.85 million settlement to resolve a U.S. antitrust class action lawsuit alleging its elimination of third-party digital game vouchers harmed consumers. The settlement, which does not include an admission of wrongdoing by Sony, is pending final court approval at a hearing scheduled for October 15, 2026. The case, Caccuri v. Sony Interactive Entertainment, was filed in 2021 and accused Sony of unlawfully monopolizing the market for digital PlayStation games by ending the sale of game-specific vouchers through retailers like Amazon and GameStop in April 2019. The plaintiffs argued this move eliminated retail price competition, forcing customers to buy exclusively from the PlayStation Store at potentially higher prices. Sony has denied the allegations and any violation of antitrust laws. The court has not determined that the company broke the law. The proposed settlement is intended to end the litigation. Eligible U.S. customers who purchased specific digital games through the PlayStation Store between April 1, 2019, and December 31, 2023, are automatically part of the settlement class.