PlayStation Accused Of "Abusing" Games Industry With PS5 Exclusives
Xbox has been in the spotlight lately when it comes to the exclusivity of its games, whether it be due to the severe lack of them or PlayStation's fear it won't be allowed to play with Call of Duty anymore. Now PlayStation is the one being called out for its exclusive practices as the Romanian Competition Council has accused the platform's parent company of abusing its position.
Shared on ResetEra, the RCC has published a press release, which has been machine translated into English, detailing why it believes the way PlayStation markets and sells its exclusives needs to be reigned in a little. The biggest sticking points are PlayStation selling games exclusively through the PS Store, and not allowing third-party distributors to sell codes.
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“The competition authority has indications that Sony may have abused its dominant position in the video game console market both by selling online video games compatible with PlayStation consoles exclusively through the PlayStation Store platform and by prohibiting the sale of game activation codes video compatible with PlayStation consoles by competing distributors,” the RCC's press release reads.
“These practices would have reduced the purchasing options for PlayStation-compatible video games, leading to higher prices for video games for this type of console.” Since the only place to buy certain products is the PlayStation Store, Sony dictates the price and can effectively charge whatever it likes without worrying about its customers looking elsewhere for a better price because, well, there is no elsewhere.
The RCC is serious about this too. The release goes on to inform readers it has already carried out inspections of
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