Two Mexican lawmakers filed an antitrust complaint against Sony Interactive Entertainment. The filing requests that regulators investigate Sony's plan to phase out physical PlayStation games by 2028.
Legislators argue that making the PlayStation Store the exclusive outlet for new games constitutes a monopolistic practice. This shift eliminates consumer choice and price competition from third-party retailers.
The digital-only model ends the secondhand market and forces purchases through a single storefront. Sony maintains total control over pricing within this ecosystem.
The action asks Mexico's Federal Economic Competition Commission (COFECE) to evaluate Sony's market power across console distribution and storefronts. Sony currently faces similar legal challenges in the U.K. and the Netherlands.