Millions of PlayStation owners could be owed ‘up to £560 EACH’ as Sony accused of overcharging gamers – how to claim

PLAYSTATION players could be owed hundreds in compensation as Sony faces legal action for allegedly "ripping people off" by overpricing games.

The gaming giant is being sued for £5billion on behalf of almost nine million players.

If successful, each person could get up to £562, excluding interest.

The legal claim centres on a 30 percent commission the Japanese firm takes on every digital game and in-game purchase made through its PlayStation Store. 

“The game is up for Sony PlayStation,"; said consumer rights champion Alex Neill, who is leading the claim.

"With this legal action I am standing up for the millions of UK people who have been unwittingly overcharged.

"We believe Sony has abused its position and ripped off its customers."

He argues that Sony is in breach of competition law by abusing its market power to impose unfair terms and conditions on game developers and publishers, forcing up prices for players.

UK consumers have been overcharged on digital gaming purchases by as much as £5billion over the last six years, according to the claim.

It covers anyone in the UK who has purchased digital games or add-on in-game content on their console or via the PlayStation Store since 19 August 2016.

How to claim compensation

It's estimated each person could get between £67 and £562 (excluding interest), depending on how many games they've bought.

But you won't be able to get anything just yet.

The collective action was only filed at the Competition Appeal Tribunal on Friday, so we'll have to wait for the powers that be to decide.

That could took a while.