Four gamers are suing PlayStation maker Sony Interactive Entertainment and seeking class-action status under California's digital goods transparency law, AB2426, which took effect in 2025. In short, companies are required to tell customers that digital goods like video games and music are licenses, not outright purchases like a physical object. PlayStation does feature language with the intent to disclose this information, but the lawsuit alleges it is not enough.
The timing is likely not a coincidence. In recent weeks and months, several video games have been shut down, and those who own them are unable to continue playing them once they are completely offline. While many of these games are not PlayStation's own, it's worth highlighting the recent shutdown of online services for Destruction AllStars. Published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, Destruction AllStars was a 2021 PS5 exclusive that was delisted with online servers shut down in May 2026. The only thing remaining on it is the single-player mode, which is a shell of what the game was, and it too will be gone on November 25. Such shutdowns are not outright named in the lawsuit, but it is reflective of its direction.
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