U.S. Stocks Move | Sony Drops Over 7% Pre-market After Being Sued in the UK for Excessive Fees on PlayStation Store

格隆汇 March 3｜Sony (SONY.US) fell more than 7% in pre-market trading, quoted at $21. According to reports, Sony is preparing to defend itself against a lawsuit worth up to 2 billion pounds (approximately RMB 18.447 billions). The case alleges that millions of PlayStation users in the UK were overcharged when purchasing games on the console platform. The lawsuit claims that Sony stifled competition by prohibiting competitive download systems and leveraged its market power to charge game developers and publishers a 30% commission on digital purchases, with the costs subsequently passed on to consumers.