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Sony bets on gaming market, ecosystem uniqueness to fend off UK mass-claim jeopardy

By Simon Zekaria ( March 9, 2026, 16:02 GMT | Comment) -- Sony's defense — at an upcoming mass claim trial in the UK over alleged exploitative conduct through its PlayStation operation — bets on convincing competition judges that the videogames sector has unique market and ecosystem characteristics. Risk for global digital platforms under the UK's collective action regime has intensified in the wake of Apple’s landmark loss over a lawsuit that focused on app-store charges.When Sony appears in court on Tuesday for a multiweek trial over a mass suit alleging exploitative conduct through its PlayStation videogames operation, the company will deploy a core defense argument: that its sector has unique market and ecosystem characteristics....

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