Mexican Lawmakers File Antitrust Complaint Against Sony Over PlayStation's Physical Game Shutdown
- Sagar Mankar
- 4 minutes ago
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Mexican lawmakers have filed a formal antitrust complaint against Sony.
Federal deputy IraÃs Reyes and senator Luis Donaldo Colosio have taken their case straight to COFECE, Mexico's National Antitrust Commission, escalating a fight they first hinted at nearly a month ago.
What exactly are they accusing Sony of?
The complaint zeroes in on Sony's plan to end physical game support starting January 2028. Once that deadline hits, the PlayStation Store becomes the only place to buy new games. No discs, no resale, no lending, no trading. Just Sony setting the rules.
Both lawmakers explained the filing in a joint statement on Instagram:
"Today we filed a complaint against Sony with the National Competition Commission. Starting in 2028, PlayStation will stop releasing games on physical media. Their digital store will become the sole distribution channel in Mexico: with prices and terms dictated exclusively by Sony, without any possibility of reselling, lending, or trading."
"And what you buy digital isn't yours, it's a license that can be taken away from you. Already happening in Europe in 2022, it's happening with over 500 movies, and it's happening in the PS3 and PS Vita stores."
"You pay owner price. They give you tenant rights," the statement concluded.
Mexico isn't the first place raising these concerns, and it likely won't be the last. Sony is already dealing with antitrust-related lawsuits in the US, UK, Netherlands, and Portugal, all circling similar issues tied to its closed digital ecosystem.
In the US, the Caccuri v. Sony case ended with a $7.85 million settlement after Sony was accused of cutting third-party retailers out of digital code sales. The UK's PlayStation You Owe Us lawsuit, seeking close to £2 billion, wrapped up its trial in May 2026 with a judgment still pending. Meanwhile, a Dutch case is currently working through jurisdictional questions, and Portugal's Ius Omnibus lawsuit remains ongoing since 2023.
Reyes isn't new to gamer-focused advocacy either. Back in 2025, she successfully pushed back against a proposed 8% tax on "violent games," citing a lack of evidence linking gaming to aggression.