A certified class of Sony PlayStation users won initial approval of a $7.85 million antitrust deal to settle yearslong claims that the Japanese company inflated prices of digital games.
The plaintiffs’ request for preliminary approval of the settlement was granted Wednesday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. Under the deal, Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC will pay $7.85 million in account credits to be distributed to approximately 4.4 million eligible class members’ accounts.
“Though the recovery for each class member is quite low, a class member will be able to purchase PlayStation digital gaming content without ...
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