--- title: Stop Killing Games Supports Dutch Group SM&C in Lawsuit... description: The Stop Killing Games initiative is backing a Dutch consumer group, Stichting Massaschade & Consument (SM&C), in a collective lawsuit filed against Sony in... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/stop-killing-games-supports-dutch-group-sm-c-in-lawsuit-against-sony-rko1q1fzg twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Stop Killing Games Supports Dutch Group SM&C in Lawsuit Against Sony | daily.dev og:description: The Stop Killing Games initiative is backing a Dutch consumer group, Stichting Massaschade & Consument (SM&C), in a collective lawsuit filed against Sony in... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/stop-killing-games-supports-dutch-group-sm-c-in-lawsuit-against-sony-rko1q1fzg og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/rKo1q1Fzg.png og:image:alt: Stop Killing Games Supports Dutch Group SM&C in Lawsuit Against Sony og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Stop Killing Games Supports Dutch Group SM&C in Lawsuit Against Sony **[80 LEVEL](https://daily.dev/sources/80lv)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The Stop Killing Games initiative is backing a Dutch consumer group, Stichting Massaschade & Consument (SM&C), in a collective lawsuit filed against Sony in June. SM&C alleges Sony's control over PlayStation Store pricing has inflated digital game prices, costing Dutch players an estimated €435 million since 2013, with digital titles priced up to 47% higher than physical copies. The group argues that Sony's plan to end physical disc production by 2028 will eliminate the secondhand market and give Sony total pricing control. Stop Killing Games noted SM&C must prove to the court it genuinely represents gamers rather than merely claiming to. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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