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PlayStation lawsuit explodes after Sony claims 'reasonable consumers' know they don’t actually own the games they buy
Sony Interactive Entertainment is facing growing backlash after a California class-action lawsuit challenged whether PlayStation users truly own the digital games they purchase. The controversy intensified after Sony argued in court that reasonable consumers understand they are buying limited licenses rather than owning permanent copies.

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'Reasonable' consumers know they don't own digital downloads, Sony says
Sony Responded to Lawsuit, Saying You Don’t Actually Own Digital Games
PlayStation Gamers Sue Sony Over What ‘Buying’ a Digital Game Really Means
Sony caused a stir among gamers in July when it announced the phase-out of physical PlayStation game discs starting in 2028.

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Sony Argues No One’s Dumb Enough To Think They Actually Own A Digital Game
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Sony Interactive Entertainment to pay $7.85 million settlement regarding digital game prices
Sony says people who buy games technically don't own shit
Sony’s response to the suit asserts that Section 1 of its Homeric Software Product Licensing Agreement explains that “the Software is licensed [,] not sold.”

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Sony lawyers argue that nobody is stupid enough to believe they actually own digital games, because then only one person could buy GTA 6
Sony Says You Already Knew Your PlayStation Games Weren’t Yours. Lawsuit Disagrees.

Sony’s Huge New Party Speaker Is Downright Bone-Rattling

Sony’s ULT line is back with new party speakers that are big enough to rattle your rib cage. In total, there are three new speakers, all part of Sony’s ULT Power Sound series, including the ULT Tower 5, the ULT Tower 7, and the ULT Tower Max.
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Sony settles $8m lawsuit over game prices and millions will get payouts

Sony has agreed to pay out almost $8 million to PlayStation players who paid higher prices for certain digital games, and you might be able to grab a piece of the pie.

Sony Says Selling More PS5s Is Now Secondary To Getting Its Players To Spend More

The recent, colossal price increases for the PS5 have marked the first time the console has gone up in price during its lifetime. Thanks to the component crisis and AI arms race, the PlayStation 5 now costs 30 percent more than it did at its launch in 2020,

Once a champion for physical media, Sony is now telling PlayStation customers they don’t actually own the digital video games they paid $70 for

A class action lawsuit filed in June alleges the PlayStation maker did not properly disclose that paying for a downloadable game is different than owning it.

Sony's New ULT Tower Are Party Speakers That Chain Together With Auracast

Sony has three new party speakers with a host of new features.

Sony RX10 V with 20.1MP Exmor RS CMOS sensor, AI autofocus, 4K 120p video and 25x optical zoom launched in India

Sony India has launched the RX10 V, the fifth-generation model in its RX10 series of all-in-one cameras. It combines a 1.0-type stacked Exmor RS CMOS sensor with approximately 20.1 effective megapixels, a ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T* 24-600mm F2.4-4.0 lens with 25x optical zoom, and an AI processing unit.
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Sony Electronics Unveils New ULT Power Sound Speaker Lineup

Sony Electronics has unveiled its new ULT Power Sound speaker lineup, with three different designs to really get the music flowing.

Sony Rolls Out New Customer Harassment Policy After Physical Disc Controversy Sparks Backlash

Sony Japan has introduced a new customer harassment policy following widespread backlash toward its decision to stop producing physical game discs starting January 2028.