In 2026, Sony faced criticism from all sides of the industry, mostly centered around their total abolition of physical media. In June 2026, a class-action lawsuit filed by Andrew Garcia, Edward Heycock, Jason Mendoza, and John Salinas, states that “PlayStation fails to clearly and conspicuously disclose to consumers at the point of sale that these transactions do not convey ownership of the digital games.” This class-action suit comes on the back of an anti-trust lawsuit in Mexico, and another suit in the Netherlands over allegations of artificially high prices in the PlayStation Store.
Well, Sony is firing back. Sony has released a controversial statement regarding the lawsuit that has those within and without the industry up in arms.
“As Plaintiffs admit, Section 1 of the SPLA likewise explains that ‘The Software is licensed to you, not sold.’ This makes sense. In the digital age, it is not plausible to allege that reasonable consumers believed they were obtaining ‘ownership’ of a digital game. Were that the case, then Plaintiff Edward Heycock would not have been able to obtain the game Resident Evil Requiem on February 25, 2026 for $69.99 from the PlayStation Store after Plaintiff Jason Mendoza had obtained Resident Evil Requiem on February 14, 2026, because Mr. Mendoza, not Sony, would have owned it then.”
People are rightfully outraged by the company’s response, myself among them. Not to be cliché, but back in my day, you bought your games (finished games, no less!) and then you simply owned them. No one could take them away from you. No ‘licensing’ involved! It’s true that the digital age is here to stay, and of course progress marches on, but Sony’s utter devotion to the ‘live services’ model is alienating and angering gamers—excuse me, consumers—all over the world.
Sony seems unconcerned, if their flippant comments are any indication. I suspect Sony believes the release of Grand Theft Auto 6 in November will absolve them of their sins, or at least distract from them. We’ll see if everyone is so quick to forget that Sony thinks ‘reasonable consumers’ should have never expected to own their games in the first place.
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