Back in January, Microsoft announced major changes to itsGame Pass subscription to comply with the CMA(Competition and Markets Authority). These changes include displaying information about its subscriptions more clearly for consumers, such as the price of it, how to go about canceling it, and how to get a refund. The CMA was also investigating Sony and Nintendo’s renewal practices as well, with the general aim to be protecting consumers from paying for something they are not using.
Now, Sony’sPS Plussubscription andNintendo’s Switch Online subscriptionare set to make similar changes to bring all of this in line with the CMA’s requests. It should be noted that the CMA is based in the UK, but it stands to reason that these changes will take place across the subscriptions’ audience as well. Once they are fully implemented, that is.
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Executive director of enforcement at the CMA, Michael Grenfell said that these changes were made to “protect customers and help tackle concerns about auto-renewing subscriptions. After all, between gaming and streaming services, there are a lot of possible subscriptions, and keeping up with the fine print on each one’s renewal policies can be hard. Grenfell also mentions that this ends the CMA’s investigation into the video game sector and encourages companies in other industries to evaluate their practices. This would ensure that other sectors were complying with consumer protection laws.
PS Plussubscribers get a handful of free games every month.
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