Sony is being sued for £5 billion over the costs of the PlayStation Store.

 Sony is being sued for £5 billion over the costs of the PlayStation Store.

The plaintiff is suing Sony for £5 billion ($5.9 billion) over the costs of its digital PlayStation Store, alleging that Sony is overcharging customers and exploiting its position as the platform's top digital retailer.

The legal case is being led by consumer rights campaigner Alex Neill, the former managing director of the nonprofit organisation Which UK that provides consumer information, who declared that "the game is up for Sony PlayStation."

According to the case, which was submitted to the Competition Appeal Tribunal on August 19, customers have been overcharged for digital game and DLC sales since Sony levies a 30% fee.

According to Neill, "I am standing up for the millions of UK citizens who have been unknowingly overcharged with this legal action." "We think Sony mistreated its consumers and exploited its power.

"Gaming has overtaken TV, film, and music as the largest entertainment sector in the UK, and many vulnerable individuals depend on it for connection and community. In particular, at a time when the consumer purse is being squeezed more than ever before due to the cost of living crisis, Sony's actions are harming millions of people who cannot afford it.

The lawsuit's main argument is that Sony has the right to raise prices since it is the main (and dominant) vendor of digital PlayStation products. It is alleged in the lawsuit that doing so violates competition law since it compels customers to overspend unjustly.

In-game material and PlayStation games are mostly distributed digitally by Sony, according to Natasha Pearman, the case's legal partner. "It has employed anti-competitive tactics, which have produced high pricing to customers that are out of all relation to the costs of Sony providing its services," the statement reads.

According to the complaint, the estimated damages for each person over the past six years have ranged from £67 (about $79) to £562 (roughly $664), minus interest, and have added up to a total of £5 billion.

IGN has contacted Sony for a response.