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Sony PlayStation digital game ownership lawsuit - Consumer Rights Wiki

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Four California PlayStation buyers who each spent hundreds of dollars on digital goods over the past few years say they received only a limited, revocable license rather than ownership, and paid more than they otherwise would have.[1] The complaint alleges the PlayStation Store advertises digital games with ownership language such as "Buy Now" & "Confirm Purchase," and that the brief license disclosure above the "Confirm Purchase" button appears in comparatively small, unhighlighted text, short of the clear and conspicuous disclosure California law requires.[1] On June 18, 2026, Andrew Garcia, Edward Heycock, Jason Mendoza & John Salinas sued Sony Interactive Entertainment, LLC in the U.S.