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Sony Legally Argues That Digital Game Ownership Is Not Plausible
📌 概要
Sony has filed its response to a proposed class action lawsuit over how the PlayStation Store discloses its digital licensing terms. The company's stance is that no reasonable buyer expects to actuall
⚡ 关键要点
- ▸Sony has filed its response to a proposed class action lawsu
- ▸To support the point that digital ownership "is not plausibl
Sony has filed its response to a proposed class action lawsuit over how the PlayStation Store discloses its digital licensing terms. The company's stance is that no reasonable buyer expects to actually own a digital game. The suit, Heycock v. Sony Corporation of America, was filed on June 18 by four PlayStation owners in the Northern District of California. It alleges that Sony's checkout violates AB 2426, a California law requiring clear disclosure when a digital purchase only grants a license. Sony's August 21 response argues that "reasonable consumers would not be misled" into believing they own their games, since buyers agree to the Software Product License Agreement (SPLA) before purchase, which states plainly that "the software is licensed to you, not sold."
To support the point that digital ownership "is not plausible," Sony's lawyers cite two of the plaintiffs' own purchase histories: Jason Mendoza bought Resident Evil Requiem on February 14, 2026, and Edward Heycock bought the same digital copy for $69.99 just 11 days later. If ownership was genuinely transferred at purchase, Sony argues that Heycock's transaction couldn't have occurred, since Mendoza would already own it. Judge Vince Chhabria is set to hear both the arbitration motion and Sony's fallback dismissal argument on October 1 in San Francisco. Sony has confirmed it will stop producing physical PlayStation discs for new releases starting January 2028, leaving digital licenses as the only option for future titles.
To support the point that digital ownership "is not plausible," Sony's lawyers cite two of the plaintiffs' own purchase histories: Jason Mendoza bought Resident Evil Requiem on February 14, 2026, and Edward Heycock bought the same digital copy for $69.99 just 11 days later. If ownership was genuinely transferred at purchase, Sony argues that Heycock's transaction couldn't have occurred, since Mendoza would already own it. Judge Vince Chhabria is set to hear both the arbitration motion and Sony's fallback dismissal argument on October 1 in San Francisco. Sony has confirmed it will stop producing physical PlayStation discs for new releases starting January 2028, leaving digital licenses as the only option for future titles.
