California Scandal Lawsuit: Sony Explains Why Copies Purchased From PS Store Don't Belong to Players
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California scandal lawsuit: Sony explains why copies purchased from PS Store don't belong to players
As part of its legal response to a class-action lawsuit, Sony has officially said that buyers of PlayStation games cannot actually own a digital copy of the project due to the way the online store works. The lawsuit involves allegations of violations of the California Digital Products Act of 2025 and a lack of user […] The post California scandal lawsuit: Sony explains why copies purchased from PS Store don’t belong to players appeared first on …
CD Project RED plans a physical box for The Witcher 4. However, Sony's 2028 disc stop could leave the PlayStation case empty.
CD Projekt Red has confirmed that The Witcher 4 will be released in a physical box for collectors of the game, even after Sony discontinues disc support in 2028. Studio co-president Michał Nowakowski confirmed this in an interview with... Full version of the website: https://ithardware.pl/aktualnosci/wiedzmin_4_wydanie_fizyczne_srodek_plyta-53634.html
Sony remains determined on the goodbye to the PS5 discs since 2028. Rumor of possible postponement, but for now nothing official; even Microsoft focuses on digital.Update: according to Richard Browne (veterano of the industry with a past in Sony, Psygnosis and Tencent) there would have been no discussion about Sony's retrofront on the adoption of digital format. The goodbye to the physical format on PlayStation remains scheduled for January 2028…
They counter that the terms of service state that the software is licensed, not sold.
Sony's defense thinks it's impossible to own a digital version. This summer, Sony announced plans to eliminate PlayStation game discs. Some gamers are not happy with the prospect of turning into a digit: the secondary disc market will disappear, Sony will be able to dictate prices, and users will no longer own games. Technically, "the digital version of the game" is a license. ... The post lawyer Sony stated in a lawsuit that the digital game bu…
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