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Demi Williams

PlayStation users are now being asked for age verification in the UK and Ireland, or risk losing access to communication features when it soon becomes mandatory

Person playing PS5 games on a TV with a DualSense wireless controller.
  • PlayStation age verification has begun rolling out for users in the UK and Ireland
  • As part of the UK's Online Safety Act (OSA), age verification will be mandatory in June
  • Many communication features will be unavailable if the user doesn't verify their age

Sony has begun rolling out PlayStation age verification for users in the UK and Ireland.

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