Sony PlayStation Digital Game Settlement: $7.8 Million Approved for Eligible PSN Purchases

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Sony Interactive Entertainment is set to pay $7.8 million to eligible PlayStation Network users in the United States as part of a preliminary class-action settlement.

The Northern District of California granted preliminary approval for the settlement on April 8, 2026. The Saveri Law Firm officially announced the news through a press release on April 29.

The lawsuit at the center of this case is titled "Caccuri, et al. v. Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC," originally filed on May 7, 2021. Lead plaintiff Agustin Caccuri accused Sony of monopolizing the digital gaming market by restricting third-party digital game sales on its platform.

It is worth noting that this case is entirely separate from the ongoing "PlayStation You Owe Us" collective proceedings that were filed against Sony back in 2022.

According to the official press release, "The Court has preliminarily approved the proposed settlement between the Plaintiffs and Defendant (the 'Settlement'). The proposed Settlement will provide for the payment of $7,850,000 (the 'Settlement Amount') to resolve Plaintiffs' and Settlement Class Members' claims against Defendant."

The settlement covers all persons in the United States who purchased specific digital games through PSN between April 1, 2019, and December 31, 2023. However, there is an important detail to keep in mind. As per the court documents, the settlement appears to apply specifically to "game-specific vouchers" that were purchased through physical retailers such as Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, Target, and Walmart. It likely does not cover games bought directly through online websites. So if you purchased a digital code at a physical store during that window, you may be in luck.

The road to this settlement was not a smooth one. The settlement was actually denied in July 2025. The reason was a failure to "provide an estimated recovery or a range of potential recovery for class members," even though Sony had already agreed to the terms at that point. Now that the preliminary approval has been granted, a "Fairness Hearing" has been scheduled for October 15, 2026. The settlement will only be fully finalized once the court determines that the proposed agreement is "fair, reasonable, and adequate to the Settlement Class."

The good news is that the reimbursement process appears to be automatic. As per the preliminary approval, credits will be distributed via "direct notification through the email addresses associated with Settlement Class members' PlayStation accounts." So you likely do not need to file a claim manually, though it is still wise to keep an eye on the PSN Digital Games Settlement website for any updates.

Now, the big question: which games qualify? According to the official list of eligible titles, here are all the games covered under this settlement:

• Trials Fusion

• Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China

• Destiny: The Collection

• Destiny 2: Forsaken, Legendary Collection

• Call of Duty Classic

• Demon's Souls

• Persona 4 Golden

• Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable

• Need for Speed Rivals

• Battlefield Hardline

• Star Wars Battlefront

• Madden NFL 17

• EA Sports FIFA 17

• EA Sports NHL 17

• NBA LIVE 18: The One Edition

• NBA LIVE 19: The One Edition

• Need for Speed Most Wanted

• Mass Effect Trilogy

• Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare

• Final Fantasy XIV Online: Starter Edition

• Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris

• Sleeping Dogs Definitive Edition

• NieR: Automata

• Dragon Quest Builders

• Resident Evil 4

• Okami HD

• Primal Carnage: Extinction

• Saban's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Mega Battle

• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle

• God Eater: Resurrection

• Beach Buggy Racing

• Special Delivery

• WWE 2K17 and WWE 2K17 Digital Deluxe

• WWE 2K18 and WWE 2K18 Digital Deluxe Edition

• NBA 2K18, NBA 2K18 Legend Edition, and NBA 2K18 Legend Edition Gold

• WWE 2K19

• The Elder Scrolls Online

• Saints Row 2

• Justice League VR: The Complete Experience

• Skullgirls 2nd Encore

• No Man's Sky

• LIMBO

• The Witness

• The Jackbox Party Pack, Party Pack 2, Party Pack 3, and Party Trilogy

• Super Mega Baseball

• The Invisible Hours

• Trine 2: Complete Story

• Toukiden 2

• The Solus Project

• Human: Fall Flat

• God of War Collection

• Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Game of the Year Digital Edition

• Ratchet and Clank Collection

• RESOGUN

• Knack

• Flower

• Killzone Shadow Fall

• inFAMOUS Second Son

• Dead Nation Apocalypse Edition

• Until Dawn

• The Last of Us Remastered

• The Last of Us: Left Behind Stand Alone

• inFAMOUS First Light

• Journey

• The Unfinished Swan

• The Order: 1886

• Bloodborne Complete Edition Bundle

• Ratchet and Clank

• God of War III Remastered

• Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection

• MLB The Show 16 and MLB The Show 16 MVP Edition

• Bound

• Here They Lie

• Tumble VR

• Twisted Metal

• Jak and Daxter Collection

• God of War Origins Collection

• inFAMOUS Festival of Blood

• MotorStorm Apocalypse

• Shadow of the Colossus

• Uncharted Greatest Hits Dual Pack

• Sports Champions 2

• Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time

• God of War: Ascension

• The Last of Us (PS3)

• LittleBigPlanet 3

• Gravity Rush

• Uncharted: Golden Abyss

• PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (PS Vita)

• Killzone: Mercenary

• God of War Collection (PS Vita)

• Ratchet and Clank Collection (PS Vita)

• Freedom Wars

If you purchased any of these titles through a physical retailer between April 2019 and December 2023, there is a good chance you are among the eligible class members. Keep an eye on the email associated with your PlayStation account in the months ahead as the October 2026 Fairness Hearing approaches.