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An antitrust complaint has been announced in Mexico, following the decision by PlayStation to abandon physical media starting in January 2028. The announcement has caused significant frustration among PlayStation users, as the move will take away a lot of the freedom they have in terms of ownership and the control they have over their purchases. An all-digital future means users won’t be able to lend out, sell off, or trade in their used video games.
Federal representative Irais Reyes and Senator Luis Donaldo Colosio have announced plans to file an antitrust complaint in Mexico against PlayStation over the company’s physical media plans. The two lawmakers have argued that the move could give the PlayStation Store a monopoly, while also hurting stores that specialize in selling used games. Reyes and Colosio plan to file the complaint with the National Antitrust Commission as private citizens. PlayStation’s digital push limits the concept of ownership, and the complaint will address the fact that users will be forced to pay to license software instead of owning it.
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