Controversies

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• Sony has responded to sexism and misconduct allegations made by current and former PlayStation employees, following a lawsuit filing last November.

• "To be sure, SIE takes the substance of the newly submitted declarations seriously," the statement reads. "Although most are by former employees who no longer work at SIE, SIE either has addressed or will address the issues raised in them in due course, as SIE values its female employees and takes proactive steps to ensure they have every opportunity to thrive and be heard."

• Last week, eight women who work at or have worked at PlayStation or Sony Online Entertainment made a multitude of claims regarding demeaning comments, a feeling that women weren't considered for promotion, hostility from HR, and at least one incident of groping (via ).Axios

Company response

• Apology — Bethesda

  Sorry, all I can really say is, 'I apologize,' because I'm certain that's frustrating to folks, but there's not a whole lot I can do about it.

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• Sorry, all I can really say is, 'I apologize,' because I'm certain that's frustrating to folks, but there's not a whole lot I can do about it.

• After months of "will they, won't they" speculation, Microsoft and Bethesda have confirmed that upcoming RPG Starfield will be an Xbox Series X|S and PC exclusive.

• And though this may be frustrating for PlayStation owners, Bethesda's longtime marketing boss Pete Hines says he understands this is disappointing, and apologized.

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• A Sony Playstation user has sued the company over its alleged digital monopoly, saying that it allows Sony to charge supra-competitive prices for digital PlayStation games, the media reported.

• Lawyers claimed that “Sony’s 2019 decision to stop PlayStation users from buying third-party download codes is violating antitrust and unfair competition laws”.

• The suit seeking a class-action lawsuit has been filed in a court in California, reports The Verge.

Company response

• Investigation — PlayStation

  We are going to take a good hard look at how we behave as a company, and how we behave towards our community.

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• As part of this, PlayStation has pledged $1 million “to causes supporting the black community”.

• In the weeks since, protests around the world have called for an end to racial injustice, with many companies voicing their support for the Black Lives Matter movement.

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• Sony Interactive Entertainment Network Europe has been fined $3.5million (£2.8m) by an Australian court after refusing to refund customers who are believed to have purchased faulty digital products.

• By doing this, Sony was found guilty of breaking Australian Consumer Law (ACL).

• Sony have admitted liability resulting in the $3.5 million fine and will also contribute to the ACCC’s legal costs.

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• 就此事索尼互娱提出几点要求：1.“PlayTable”开发商Prizm Labs立即停止对“PlayStation”品牌的侵权行为，2.将PlayTable、PlayNetwork等名称问题交给索尼处理。

• 近日索尼互娱在美国加州地方法院起诉了即将发售的桌游主机“PlayTable”开发商Prizm Labs。索尼表示：“PlayTable”这个名字和我们的产品太像了，可能会对消费者产生误导。

• A court has ruled that a unit of Japan's Sony Corp broke the consumer law by denying customers refunds for faulty PlayStation games and ordered the company to pay a A$3.5 million (R41 million) fine, Australia's consumer watchdog said.