Sony PlayStation Store Credit settlement: How to claim your piece of the $7.85 million

A digital PlayStation game you bought years ago could soon put a little credit back in your account.

Sony’s proposed $7.85 million settlement would compensate eligible U.S. customers for certain PlayStation Store purchases, with automatic payments for those whose accounts are still active.

Here’s how to check whether you’re included and what happens next.

Which PlayStation purchases qualify? The settlement covers people in the United States who purchased an eligible digital game through the PlayStation Store between April 1, 2019, and Dec.

31, 2023.

The official list of eligible games includes The Last of Us Remastered , Until Dawn , No Man’s Sky , and NBA 2K18 .

Specific editions matter: The Bloodborne entry, for example, covers the Complete Edition Bundle.

The restrictions stem from a class-action lawsuit filed in May 2021 over Sony’s decision to stop third-party retailers from selling game-specific download vouchers in April 2019.

Plaintiffs argued that the change forced customers to buy those digital games through the PlayStation Store, reducing competition and raising prices. (Sony denies wrongdoing.) SEE ALSO: PS5 gamers entitled to credits in new Sony lawsuit settlement According to the settlement notice , qualifying games had retail download vouchers available before April 2019, at least 200 voucher redemptions before that cutoff, and a price increase of at least 50 cents after discounts between the periods examined in the case.

The official list can help you identify which games meet those requirements.

Do you need to submit a claim? If you qualify, have an active PlayStation Network account, and did not opt out, no claim form is required.

Your payment would arrive automatically as PlayStation Store wallet credit after final approval.

Customers with deactivated accounts had a separate process.

The official notice gave them until August 27, 2026, to provide qualifying purchase information and a current mailing address to request a check. (That deadline has passed.) Lawyers reported in a Sept.