Sony faces an anti-trust complaint in Mexico over ending PlayStation physical media

Key Points:

• Mexican Federal Representative Iraís Reyes and Senator Luis Donaldo Colosio plan to file a complaint with Mexico’s National Antitrust Commission against Sony’s decision to end PlayStation disc manufacturing by January 2028, citing anti-competitive and anti-consumer concerns.
• The complaint argues that Sony's move will eliminate competition among retailers like Liverpool, Sanborns, and GamePlanet, potentially creating a monopoly by forcing consumers to buy games exclusively through Sony’s digital store.
• Reyes and Donaldo Colosio warn this could harm the second-hand and game trading markets, reduce price competition, and violate Mexico's Federal Economic Competition Law.
• They also highlight issues such as Sony’s recent removal of digital movies and TV shows without refunds as a precedent for potential future consumer harm within Sony’s controlled ecosystem.
• The complaint raises concerns about the impact on consumers in areas with poor internet infrastructure, emphasizing that a fully digital model assumes universal access to reliable high-speed internet, which is not the case in many parts of Mexico.