Uniting the global gaming community against anti-consumer practices, forced account mandates, predatory price hikes, and anti-ownership DRM. Voting with our wallets and voices.
Addressing forced PC PSN requirements, PS5 Pro hardware pricing gouging, and PS Plus tier hikes.
Sony requires mandatory PSN account linking for PC titles (Ghost of Tsushima, God of War Ragnarok, Horizon Remastered), blocking sales in 170+ non-PSN supported countries worldwide.
The PS5 Pro launched at $699.99 / £699.99 / €799.99 with NO disc drive ($80 extra) and NO vertical stand ($30 extra), pricing complete hardware at ~$800+ without standard physical media support.
PlayStation raised 12-month PlayStation Plus subscription prices by up to 33% globally across Essential, Extra, and Premium tiers without adding proportionate value or day-one first-party games.
Hundreds of millions spent on doomed live-service titles (such as the $400M Concord flop) followed by studio closures (London Studio, Firewalk Studios) and layoffs rather than player-first creative games.
Track player-organized movements standing up against anti-consumer gaming policies.
Protesting $700 console pricing with no optical drive, 33% PS Plus rate hikes, and 170+ country region locks on Steam.
When Sony attempted to retroactively mandate PSN linking on Steam, 200k+ negative reviews and refund demands forced an executive rollback within 72 hours.
Championing EU and global citizen petitions to make game publishers provide offline patches when shutting down server infrastructure.
Resisting push towards $80 standard game editions, aggressive $30 character skins in paid titles, and paid early access FOMO traps.
How united players continue to reshape industry decisions.
Sony reveals PS5 Pro at $700 without disc drive or vertical stand. Gamer Boycott United launches solidarity campaign demanding fair hardware packaging.
Helldivers 2 community reviews dive from "Very Positive" to "Overwhelmingly Negative" with 200,000+ reviews. Sony officially capitulates and drops mandatory PSN.
Sony raises 12-month PS Plus rates from $59.99 to $79.99 (Essential) and up to $159.99 (Premium). Mass subscription cancellations initiated by GBU community.
Ongoing petitioning for Steam and Epic players in non-PSN regions to purchase singleplayer PlayStation PC ports without geopolitical account barriers.
Practical steps every player can take to protect consumer rights.
Do not pre-order anti-consumer titles or pay premium surcharges for overpriced accessories. Delay purchases until policies are corrected.
Turn off auto-renew on inflated subscriptions like PlayStation Plus. Drop from Premium to Essential or let it lapse to reflect in quarterly active metrics.
Leave objective, factual reviews on storefronts highlighting anti-consumer policies, forced 3rd party logins, and hardware restrictions.
Participate in legal advocacy such as "Stop Killing Games" and consumer protection petitions in your local jurisdiction.
Sign the pledge to stand united with gamers worldwide against predatory publisher practices and anti-consumer console policies.