# Sony owes PlayStation buyers $7.85 million

> Sony's proposed settlement could drop wallet credit into your PlayStation account without you lifting a finger.
- Title: Sony owes PlayStation buyers $7.85 million · Mashable
- Summary: Sony's proposed settlement could drop wallet credit into your PlayStation account without you lifting a finger. If you bought an eligible digital PS game…
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- Source: Mashable — https://mashable.com/tech/sony-playstation-store-settlement-credit-how-to-claim
- Author: Matt Binder
- Published: 2026-09-14T15:32:23+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: playstation, sony, settlement, gaming, consumer rights, technology, culture
## Free credit may be coming
Sony has proposed a $7.85 million settlement for U.S. PlayStation Store customers. Eligible people with active accounts get paid automatically, no forms involved.

> A digital PlayStation game you bought years ago could soon put a little credit back in your account.
## The window that matters
You qualify if you were in the U.S. and bought an eligible digital game on the PlayStation Store between April 1, 2019 and Dec. 31, 2023.
## Which games count
The official list includes The Last of Us Remastered, Until Dawn, No Man's Sky and NBA 2K18. Editions matter: Bloodborne only counts as the Complete Edition Bundle.
## Why Sony got sued
A May 2021 class action targeted Sony's April 2019 move to stop third-party retailers selling download vouchers. Plaintiffs said it killed competition and raised prices. Sony denies wrongdoing.

> Plaintiffs argued that the change forced customers to buy those digital games through the PlayStation Store
## How a game made the list
Qualifying titles had retail download vouchers before April 2019, at least 200 voucher redemptions before that cutoff, and a price rise of at least 50 cents afterward.
## What you might get
There is no flat payout. Your share scales with how many qualifying games you bought, paid as PlayStation Store wallet credit after final approval.

> more eligible purchases resulting in a larger payment
## Key takeaway

If you bought an eligible digital PS game between April 2019 and the end of 2023 and your PSN account is still active, the credit lands automatically.