TLDR: Sony would break unlicensed third party accessories connections on purpose with system updates.
That might not be so bad and well within their right you may say, but Sony also would ignore requests from these third-party companies to use licenses for their products, essentially creating a monopoly on licensed controllers.
The combination of the two things is what led to the fine as being anti-competitive and anti-consumer.
TLDR: Sony would break unlicensed third party accessories connections on purpose with system updates.
That might not be so bad and well within their right you may say, but Sony also would ignore requests from these third-party companies to use licenses for their products, essentially creating a monopoly on licensed controllers.
The combination of the two things is what led to the fine as being anti-competitive and anti-consumer.
I’ve worked on open source controller firmware and Sony suuuuucks for this. Just let me use my own damn fight stick!!!