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Netherlands takes Sony to court over digital-only walled garden allegedly costing 1.7m citizens 435 million euros since 2013

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In the EU, a class action lawsuit has been leveled against Sony for what the claimants say are artificially high prices on the PlayStation store. The lawsuit claims Sony's monopoly and control over pricing on its proprietary store has cost Dutch PlayStation gamers 435 million euros since 2013.

According TechSpot the case began when the Mass Damage & Consumer Foundation launched the 'Fair PlayStation' campaign back in February this year. In a few days the petition garnered the interest of over 20,000 Dutch residence who believe they've been taken for a ride by Sony's business practices. Since then the case has grown into a class action lawsuit with at least 1.7 million PlayStation owners potentially seeking compensation.

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