You know you straight fucked up when you anger the Dutch. I mean, seriously. A Dutch non-profit group called Stichting Massaschade & Consument (which translates (?) to “Mass Damage & Consumer Foundation”) launched its collective action lawsuit against Sony in early 2025. Much like the “PlayStation You Owe Us” lawsuit in the United Kingdom, argues that Sony’s “monopoly” over the PlayStation Store has resulted in it “abusing its power in the digital game sales market.”

Stop Killing Games and game preservation advocate DoesItPlay have announced that they’re officially supporting Stichting Massaschade & Consument’s “Fair PlayStation” collective lawsuit against Sony in the Netherlands. They accuse the company of inflicting a “Sony Tax” on PlayStation owners. By limiting sales of PlayStation games solely to its own digital storefront creates a monopoly. They aren’t wrong.

Stop Killing Games describes itself as “a decentralized global initiative demanding legal consumer protections against the intentional destruction of video games.” Stop Killing Games and DoesItPlay revealed their collaboration with SM&G’s lawsuit in a post on X on Tuesday.

Stop Killing Games Joins Sony Lawsuit

“SKG and DoesItPlay? are announcing that we’re backing SM&C’s (Stichting Massaschade & Consument) lawsuit against Sony over its total control of PlayStation Store pricing,” stated SKG on its official YouTube channel. “We’re putting our full weight behind SM&C’s case, with the Dutch court. “SM&C has to show the court it actually represents gamers, not just claims to. Our support backs that up globally. Every Dutch gamer who signs on backs it up directly.”

After Sony’s announcement that they are ending physical games, SM&G state that “allowing digital purchases exclusively within its own closed ecosystem,” Sony’s monopoly on its digital storefront is only poised to get worse. And they are not wrong.

The proprietary angle of making games digital allows Sony to collude with publishers to fix pricing and reduce competition. Competition of physical media that would allow people to purchase physical copies at cheaper prices. Now, the idea that this lawsuit would be successful is slim. Sony can gather a lot of lawyers. But, I am all for trying.