Sony for millions of euros for restricting competition

In November 2020, game lovers saw the arrival of one of the most anticipated gaming consoles of all time. We are, of course, talking about the Sony PlayStation 5 console, which has been in huge demand since the very beginning of sales. Fans of console games were initially offered two versions, namely the classic PlayStation 5 and the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition, which does not have an optical drive. Recently, they were joined by an even thinner version of the novelty, which can be purchased in the USA.

Although today only the PlayStation 5 game console is being talked about, the Sony company was recently fined for restricting competition with the PlayStation 4 game console. The computer giant was fined 13.5 million euros for the Dual Shock 4 game board. limited the operation of gaming boards, which were manufactured by external companies without using its license, with technical measures.

The renowned manufacturer of high-quality, but still cheap Subsonic game boards has been sued by Sony to the French competition watchdog. This is indeedč had quite a few problems when preparing a gamepad for the PlayStation 4 game console. In addition, users complained about the occasional unreliability of the gamepad. Although the fine of 13.5 million euros will not jeopardize the operation of Sony, let's hope that it will not be more than that. limit competition in the future.