Sony has been taking stances towards third-party PS4 controllers, nevertheless it seems the French authorities aren’t too eager on its stance. Mainly, in case you thought the third-parties’ felt worse, Sony has carried out a technical measure that makes these counterfeit controllers run worse than its first-party counterparts.
Competitors Coverage Worldwide reviews that Autorité de la Concurrence, which handles the nation’s anti-trust issues, has slapped the Japanese tech big with a $14.8 million positive. The technical measures it singles out was initially added to the PS4 again in 2015.
The measure, coupled with its licensing coverage being relatively strict, raised pink flags for the nation’s authorities. Supposedly, Sony has refused to enter talks with corporations or clarify its licensing coverage to any get together outdoors of its partnership program.
Whereas Sony hasn’t commented publicly, this may occasionally make it — and doubtlessly trigger ripples resulting in extra corporations — a bit extra clear in the case of third-party controller help.
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