Sony faces a proposed $7.85 million (roughly £6.2 million) settlement in a US class-action lawsuit alleging it created an unlawful monopoly over digital PlayStation game sales. The case, preliminarily approved by the US District Court for the Northern District of California, centres on Sony's PlayStation Store pricing policies and takes on added significance as the company moves towards an all-digital future for its consoles.

The lawsuit, filed in 2024 by three PlayStation users on behalf of a wider group, covers digital purchases made through the PlayStation Store between April 2019 and December 2023. It targets Sony's Global Developer and Publisher Agreement, which gives Sony sole control over digital game pricing, and a 2019 policy that barred retailers from selling PlayStation download codes, effectively eliminating price competition. If approved at an October 2026 fairness hearing, eligible US customers would automatically receive compensation via their PSN accounts.