GoKawiilYou may be eligible to claim part of an upcoming $7.85 million settlement payout if you’re a PlayStation customer who lives in the US. The case centered on an allegation that Sony “unlawfully eliminated competition and monopolized the market for (its) digital games” by discontinuing the sale of game-specific vouchers that allowed PlayStation owners to buy digital games from other online retailers.
The class-action lawsuit Caccuri v. Sony Interactive Entertainment alleged that Sony’s actions caused “consumers to pay more for certain digital games than they otherwise would have paid on the PlayStation Store.” It alleges that this action is a violation of antitrust laws, as it forces PlayStation customers to buy from a single storefront at an inflated price.
Put simply, the lawsuit alleges that Sony limited the sale of digital games on other marketplaces, funneling customers into its own PlayStation Store. Some of these games include PlayStation exclusive titles, such as The Last of Us, as well as third-party games, like Mass Effect Trilogy and Resident Evil 4.
The lawsuit was initially settled in 2024, but the settlement was rejected twice during the approval process — most recently in July 2025 (PDF), when the presiding judge said the proposed plan “[did] not provide an estimated recovery or a range of potential recovery for class members.” The approval process was reinitiated in April.
Sony denied any wrongdoing or that settlement class members were damaged by its actions, and the court has not decided if the company violated any laws. Despite this, the court has preliminarily approved the $7.85 million settlement payment, subject to the court’s final approval hearing.
The settlement website is live now. The hearing is scheduled to take place on Oct. 15, and it’s meant to confirm the settlement sum, allocate up to 25% of the funds for attorneys’ fees and create a plan to distribute the rest of the money to eligible class members.
If you fit all of the criteria to be part of the Sony PlayStation game-voucher settlement, you’re automatically a class member in this lawsuit and will be able to collect a portion of the settlement money — added directly to your PlayStation Network account wallet — sometime after the final approval hearing.
Gamers who have deactivated their PlayStation Network accounts can apply for the settlement payment by sending qualifying purchase information to the email address [email protected]. Customers with deactivated accounts will receive cash payments instead of PSN account accreditation.
The option to opt out of the settlement to retain your right to sue Sony separately in regard to its game-voucher sales practices closed on July 2. A written request to the court opting out of or objecting to the settlement had to be received by then; otherwise, you will remain part of the settlement class.
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