Some PlayStation buyers may qualify for Sony’s $7.8 million refund deal

A California class action against Sony reached a preliminary $7.8 million settlement after the company was accused of putting too much control around the PlayStation digital store. The law firm behind the case laid out the refund process on April 29, and the first step is simple enough: check whether your purchase history fits the settlement class.

Who can qualify for the refund

To be included, you must have bought at least one digital game through the PlayStation Store between April 1, 2019, and December 31, 2023. The settlement also requires the title to have had a retail GSV available before April 1, 2019, at least 200 GSV redemptions before that date, and a post-discount price increase of at least fifty cents when the earlier period is compared with the later one.

A GSV is defined as a physical voucher or an electronic code bought from a non-SIE retailer that lets a PlayStation user download a specific game from PSN. You also had to be a U.S. resident at the time of purchase.

If you do not request exclusion from the settlement class by July 2, 2026, you remain in the class.

Eligible PlayStation games

The settlement names a long list of titles that may qualify. Here is the full lineup listed in the agreement:

• Trials Fusion
• Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China
• Destiny – The Collection
• Destiny 2: Forsaken – Legendary Collection
• Call of Duty Classic
• Demon’s Souls
• Persona 4 Golden
• Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable
• Need for Speed Rivals
• Battlefield Hardline Standard Edition
• Star Wars Battlefront
• Madden NFL 17
• FIFA 17 Standard
• NHL 17 Standard
• NBA Live 18: The One
• NBA Live 19: The One
• Need for Speed Most Wanted
• Mass Effect Trilogy
• Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare
• Final Fantasy XIV Online Starter Edition
• Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris
• Sleeping Dogs Definitive
• NeiR Automata
• Dragon Quest Builders
• Resident Evil 4
• Okami HD
• Primal Carnage: Extinction
• Saban’s Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Mega Battle
• JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle
• GOD EATER: Resurrection
• Beach Buggy Racing
• Special Delivery
• WWE 2K17 Digital Deluxe
• WWE 2K17
• WWE 2K18 Digital Deluxe
• WWE 2K18
• NBA 2K18
• NBA 2K18 Legend Edition
• The Elder Scrolls Online – PS4
• Saints Row 2 DIGITAL
• Justice League VR: The Complete Experience
• Skullgirls 2nd Encore
• No Man’s Sky
• LIMBO
• The Witness
• Jackbox Party Pack
• Jackbox Party Pack 2
• Jackbox Party Pack 3
• Jackpox Party Trilogy
• Super Mega Baseball
• The Invisible Hours
• Trine 2: Complete
• Toukiden 2
• The Solus Project
• Human: Fall Flat
• God of War Collection
• Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception GOTY
• Ratchet and Clank Collection
• RESOGUN
• Knack
• Flower – PS4
• Killzone Shadow Fall
• inFAMOUS Second Son
• Dead Nation Apocalypse Edition
• Until Dawn
• The Last of Us Remastered
• The Last of Us Left Behind
• inFAMOUS Last Light
• Journey
• The Unfinished Sawn
• The Order 1886
• Bloodborne Complete Edition Bundle
• Ratchet and Clank
• God of War III Remastered
• Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection
• MLB The Show 16 MVP
• MLB The Show 16
• Bound
• Here They Lie
• Tumble VR
• Twisted Metal
• Jax and Daxter Collection
• God of War Origins Collection
• inFAMOUS Festival of Blood
• Motorstorm Apocalypse
• Shadow of the Colossus
• Uncharted Greatest Hits
• Sports Champions 2
• Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
• God of War: Ascension
• The Last of Us
• LittleBigPlanet 3
• Gravity Rush
• Uncharted Golden Abyss
• PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
• Jak and Daxter Collection
• Killzone Mercenary
• God of War Collection PS Vita
• Ratchet and Clank Collection
• Freedom Wars

What the refund could look like

The settlement does not yet spell out a final per-person payout. A rough estimate puts it at around $1 to $3 for each qualifying purchase, and the payment would go to a PSN wallet rather than as cash.

If your purchase history matches the dates and the game list above, the main thing to do now is check whether you want to stay in the class or opt out before the July 2, 2026 deadline. Share your thoughts in the comments, and follow us on X, Bluesky, YouTube, and Instagram for more gaming news.