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The emails landed in waves between August 18 and 22, subject line: “PlayStation Terms – Copy for Your Records.” Routine compliance communication, Sony might say. Spectacularly timed corporate self-own, say the thousands of PlayStation owners already organizing #PSBlackout — a week-long protest running August 23–30 in response to Sony’s plan to end physical disc production…

Over the weekend, Sony Interactive Entertainment sent out emails to players covering updated PlayStation terms for its games and services. The move only intensified ongoing backlash against the company over its decision to end physical game production, with players specifically highlighting a portion of the terms that confirms games are only licensed, not owned.

Sony is facing its biggest legal threat to the PlayStation Store’s business model in years. On August 10, 2026, the game-preservation advocacy group Stop Killing Games announced it is formally backing a Dutch class-action lawsuit that accuses Sony of running an illegal monopoly over digital game sales on PlayStation. The case, filed in February 2025…