'Consumers Would Stop Truly Owning Their Games' — Mexican Lawmakers to File Anti-Trust Lawsuit Against Sony Over Its Choice to End Physical Game Production

Lawmakers in Mexico are set to file an anti-trust complaint against Sony due to the company’s controversial decision to stop printing physical games starting January 2028. As reported by LevelUp, Mexico’s Federal Representative Iraís Reyes and Senator Luis Donaldo Colosio will submit a complaint to the country’s National Antitrust Commission, requesting a formal investigation into Sony for alleged “anti-competitive practices” in the games industry. More specifically, Reyes and Colosio argue that this could create a “relative monopolistic practice” at odds with Mexico’s Federal Economic Competition Law by driving up costs, cutting the competition, and destroying the games market’s infrastructure. Their complaint seeks answers as to whether or not Sony’s decision to go fully digital will negatively impact consumers and other retailers by funneling purchases directly through its own online platform, rather than allowing physical editions to be sold at other businesses. Reyes, who has become affectionately known as Mexico's resident ‘gamer representative,’ expressed concerns about the future game ownership, arguing that “if discs disappear, anyone who owns a PlayStation will no longer