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Digital PlayStation games cost 47% more than physical copies. That's not a glitch. It's by design. And yes, that figure shocked me as well. We’ll get to it’s source soon - but here’s what matters. PlayStation just paid $7.8 million to settle one lawsuit about it.
Sources:
law360.com/technology/articles/2274493
https://x.com/Wario64/status/1109210884486754304
direct.playstation.com/en-gb/buy-games/death-stranding-2-on-the-beach-ps5
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/how-digital-is-the-video-games-market-in-2024
https://www.massaschadeconsument.nl/nieuws/2025-02-19-stichting-start-rechtszaak-om-buitensporige-%E2%80%98sony-tax%E2%80%99-bij-digitale-playstation-games/
https://www.massaschadeconsument.nl/nieuws/2025-06-24-sony-gedagvaard-in-collectieve-rechtszaak-om-kunstmatig-hoge-playstation-prijzen/
insider-gaming.com/disc-editions-make-up-82-of-all-ps5-console-sales
reuters.com/legal/government/sony-settles-us-consumer-lawsuit-over-playstation-game-sales-2024-12-16
https://iusomnibus.eu/ius-omnibus-v-sony-playstation/
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/polish-regulators-to-investigate-ps-store-and-steam-for-anti-competitive-practices
https://uokik.gov.pl/en/video-game-market-preliminary-investigation
https://bellular.games/ls-22-11/
playstationyouoweus.co.uk/news
00:00 The "Sony Tax"
00:58 PlayStation's Dominance
04:50 The Dutch Movement
07:04 Wider Global Pushback
09:25 The Next Generation
10:53 Scrutiny Is Good
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Digital PlayStation games cost 47% more than physical copies. That's not a glitch. It's by design. And yes, that figure shocked me as well. We’ll get to it’s source soon - but here’s what matters. PlayStation just paid $7.8 million to settle one lawsuit about it.
Sources:
law360.com/technology/articles/2274493
https://x.com/Wario64/status/1109210884486754304
direct.playstation.com/en-gb/buy-games/death-stranding-2-on-the-beach-ps5
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/how-digital-is-the-video-games-market-in-2024
https://www.massaschadeconsument.nl/nieuws/2025-02-19-stichting-start-rechtszaak-om-buitensporige-%E2%80%98sony-tax%E2%80%99-bij-digitale-playstation-games/
https://www.massaschadeconsument.nl/nieuws/2025-06-24-sony-gedagvaard-in-collectieve-rechtszaak-om-kunstmatig-hoge-playstation-prijzen/
insider-gaming.com/disc-editions-make-up-82-of-all-ps5-console-sales
reuters.com/legal/government/sony-settles-us-consumer-lawsuit-over-playstation-game-sales-2024-12-16
https://iusomnibus.eu/ius-omnibus-v-sony-playstation/
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/polish-regulators-to-investigate-ps-store-and-steam-for-anti-competitive-practices
https://uokik.gov.pl/en/video-game-market-preliminary-investigation
https://bellular.games/ls-22-11/
playstationyouoweus.co.uk/news
00:00 The "Sony Tax"
00:58 PlayStation's Dominance
04:50 The Dutch Movement
07:04 Wider Global Pushback
09:25 The Next Generation
10:53 Scrutiny Is Good
