Does YN (your nation) sue Sony over Playstation discs?

[Wairiensies]

In Wairiensies, we sued Sony for announcing the end of physical PlayStation discs by January 2028 for their digital games in July 2026. And people in my nation would agree that this is a very bad decision by Sony.

[DutchFormosa]

The people here acknowledged it was a terrible decision on Sony's part, but not to the point in where we'd want to sue them over it

[Quesbia]

PlayStations were banned in Quesbia as a result of the "removal of physical media/discs in January of 2028 (Gregorian)"

[Geraluden]

Playstation purchases have immensely dropped in Geraluden, as well as some protests about how physical discs are legally the property of whoever has bought it. Haven't sued Sony yet. YET.

[Luziyca]

Even if Sony and Playstation exist in the universe that Rwizikuru is in (which they don't: the closest equivalent to your Sony is the Senrian company Maeda, which produces an equivalent to the Playstation whose name is currently unknown to me), and even if Maeda did the things that Sony is doing in your timeline (which I am not sure if they will given I'm not in charge of it), few Rwizikurans own consoles to begin with (as they are incredibly expensive here), and of those who own SonyMaeda consoles, it's very unlikely that any of them will be able to sue them for it simply because:

1. Rwizikuran laws do not prohibit companies from doing that sort of thing, so there aren't a lot of legal grounds for any would-be plaintiff to sue SonyMaeda for no longer selling disks and going digital-only.
2. Even if they were to find a reason to sue SonyMaeda for no longer selling disks and going digital only, the would-be plaintiff is going to have a hard time fighting against a multinational conglomerate with an army of lawyers who know every trick in the book to quash the plaintiff's claim.

However, if Maeda did what Sony's doing (which, again, I'm not sure), SonyMaeda console sales would probably drop like a rock.

[Shangtianhua]

No because the whole debacle is considered nothing more than a massive non-issue especially since the national government has more important issues to focus on, plus given Huaxia's gargantuan gaming industry, PC gaming is far more popular than console gaming.

[Beroslavakia]

No, because the government banned Sony products due to political tensions.

[The Neighland State]

In Wairiensies, we sued Sony for announcing the end of physical PlayStation discs by January 2028 for their digital games in July 2026. And people in my nation would agree that this is a very bad decision by Sony.

“Any lawyer, even the most unscrupulous, will tell you that you cannot simply sue someone for something that you merely think is a bad idea. I don’t think I need to say any more.”—Guidepost, Minister of Law

“Well… maybe they have a law.”—Minister Advisor and President Matrix Ace

“Okay, fine, I’ll ask.”—Guidepost

What gives the Holy Empire of Wairienses the right to bring such a claim?

[Neo Lunatea]

Sony of Neo Lunatea intentionally ignored the 'shutting down' announcement, as it's required by law for media that aren't games like Fortnite or mobile games to have either have a physical version or be available on the Internet Archive after the 2024 Physical Media Act, which was created and put into law following the shutdown of The Crew.

So we didn't sue Sony at all, they just kept making discs to stay in the Neo Lunatean video game market.

Microsoft, on the other hand, has not shown any signs of stopping their shift away from discs, even in Neo Lunatea, so the Xbox market is expected to be effectively dead in Neo Lunatea by the 2030s.

Nintendo has continued to make physical games and shows no sign of stopping, so of course this remains the same in Neo Lunatea.

[Kogure]

No

[Gandoor]

When Sony made this decision several years back, the Government of Gandoor did not sue Sony over this decision for one simple reason: it is not anything of importance to the Government.

There are no laws in Gandoor which can be interpreted or read as requiring any video game company to manufacture physical discs for a video game console, so there would be no grounds for Sony to be sued on by either government regulators or Gandoorese citizens on the simple basis of 'They need to keep making discs'.

Regulators and lawmakers, however, did strengthen Gandoorese laws regarding digital licenses and ownership.

Under the auspices of Digital Ownership Act 2027, all platform-owned storefronts selling digital video game products (with the law explicitly defining 'platform-owned storefronts' refers to things such as the PlayStation Store, Nintendo eShop, Xbox Marketplace, Steam, Epic Games Store, etc. and not general physical or online retailers such as Amazon which sell digital codes which must then be redeemed on a platform owner's storefront) must provide users of these services the ability to transfer or sell purchased and owned digital video games to other users of the platform. Platform owners are permitted under the law to take a maximum of 10% of a digital resale as a fee.

Of note is that while the law requires such a service be offered, it does not mandate that games be eligible for the feature. However, any such digital video game on a storefront which is not eligible for transfer/resale must clearly and explicitly state on both the storefront and purchase page that one is paying for a non-transferable and revocable license for the video game. (e.g. A storefront cannot hide in the fine print that what you are paying money for isn't a copy of a game you own, but a license. It must be stated clearly and explicitly)