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Consumer Rights Wiki is archiving every time Sony said players own their PlayStation games
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (481+ words) The word "buy" is suddenly doing a lot of heavy lifting. Consumer Rights Wiki has started building a public archive of Sony materials that describe PlayStation games as something customers “buy,” “purchase,” or “own,” including digital titles. The page collects…...
PlayStation Tells A Court Reasonable Buyers Never Thought They Owned Digital Games
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (284+ words) Players still click Buy. The game still sits in the library for years. Sony’s filing treats that as licensed access, not title to the software. The company has pulled purchased games and other media from PS4 and PS5 libraries before. When a…...
PlayStation Store lawsuit: Sony asks court to dismiss digital ownership claims
1+ week, 4+ day ago (302+ words) Company says PlayStation Store sales clearly disclose revocable licenses Sony Corporation of America has asked a California court to toss a proposed class action over PlayStation Store purchases, arguing that when you “buy” a digital game there, you’re getting a…...
Sony’s defense against a digital ownership lawsuit is that you know you don’t own your games
1+ week, 4+ day ago (381+ words) Sony has filed a response to a class action lawsuit in California over how the PlayStation Store labels digital game purchases. According to GameFile, the company argues in its filings that its checkout process already meets state disclosure rules, and…...
Sony Tells Courts Any ‘Reasonable Customer’ Knows Digital Purchases Are Actually Licenses | Techdirt
1+ week, 4+ day ago (623+ words) Sony is bad enough at this that they can manage to piss me off even when I probably agree with them when it comes to a particular lawsuit. Let’s get through the part where I’m on their side first. Unfortunately…...
Sony’s Lawyers Argue Digital Game Buyers Already Know They’re Only Getting a License
1+ week, 4+ day ago (478+ words) GamingBolt Sony’s Lawyers Argue Digital Game Buyers Already Know They’re Only Getting a License The company's lawyers have claimed this in response to a lawsuit alleging that Sony has been breaching California's consumer laws. Posted By Joelle Daniels | On 02nd, Sep....
Sony Stands Its Ground That Customers Do Not Own Digital Games; They Are Just Purchasing a License to Use Them
1+ week, 5+ day ago (417+ words) The FPS Review Sony Stands Its Ground That Customers Do Not Own Digital Games; They Are Just Purchasing a License to Use Them The FPS Review may receive a commission if you purchase something after clicking a link in this…...
Sony Legally Argues That Digital Game Ownership Is Not Plausible
1+ week, 5+ day ago (11+ words) techpowerup.com...
The end of the game ownership dispute. Sony claims in court that it owns PlayStationYou don't buy anything, but it offers a Buy button
1+ week, 5+ day ago (234+ words) Digital games on PlayStationmaybe they are not "yours" as many players think. We have already talked about this they wroteSony is now defending in court the position that when a customer purchases a digital game, they do not acquire ownership…...
Sony Tells Court No Reasonable Gamer Thinks They Own Digital PlayStation Purchases — BigGo Finance
1+ week, 5+ day ago (240+ words) Sony is asking a federal court to accept a simple premise: no reasonable person who buys a game on the PlayStation Store actually believes they own it. The company made that argument in an August 21 filing responding to a proposed…...