A trial opened in London on Tuesday over a £2 billion ($2.7 billion) class action lawsuit that accuses Japanese entertainment giant Sony of breaching competition law by allegedly overcharging millions of UK PlayStation users.
The claimants argue that Sony has excluded competition and imposed excessive charges on digital games sold through its PlayStation Store for nearly a decade.
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