Eerste zittingsdag voor Sony in Nederlandse rechtszaak over PlayStation Store - Stichting Massaschade & Consument
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Op maandag 29 juni 2026 vindt de eerste zitting plaats voor de rechtbank Midden-Nederland in de collectieve rechtszaak van Stichting Massaschade & Consument tegen Sony. De stichting daagde het bedrijf…

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1248556/fair-playstation-sony-is-facing-a-lawsuit-seeking-more-than-eur400-million-in-damages-on

Lucia Melcherts, chair of Stichting Massaschade & Consument statement:

The end of physical discs removes the last place where a PlayStation game could still be bought and sold at a competitive price. No discs means no second-hand market and no alternative to the PlayStation Store, so from 2028, Sony alone decides what a game costs and even how long you are allowed to use it. That is exactly the harm our Fair PlayStation claim is about: a price can never be fair when the buyer is left with no ownership and no alternative.

  • drcobaltjedi@programming.devEnglish
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    3 months ago

    I don’t disagree that there needs to be regulation. I fully agree there needs to be regulation. Companies can and will fuck customers over with little to no concern. See for example the enshitification of pretty much everything.

    All I am saying is that there are times when voting with your wallet has successfully bullied companies into complying with the will of the people.