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Stop Killing Games has joined a lawsuit against Sony's move to digital-only sales: 'You won't have any choice at all'

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Stop Killing Games has joined a lawsuit against Sony's move to digital-only sales: 'You won't have any choice at all'

Stop Killing Games has joined a lawsuit against Sony over the company's decision to stop selling physical disks for its games. According to the Dutch consumer group Stichting Massaschade & Consument (SM&C), this move would give Sony complete control over the pricing and availability of games on the PlayStation Store, beginning in 2028.

SM&C argues that the lack of a second-hand market and the elimination of alternative sales channels would ultimately give Sony the power to dictate how much games cost and how long users can keep them. The consumer group has gained support from Stop Killing Games, a video game rights movement, which posted a video on YouTube backing SM&C's lawsuit.

The video explains that digital PlayStation games are often more expensive than their physical counterparts, raising questions about Sony's monopoly on digital game sales and the potential consequences for gamers once physical disks are no longer sold.

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