An anonymous reader quotes Variety:
The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is launching a consumer law investigation into video game companies Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo over some of their business practices, it announced on Friday. The CMA is concerned about whether or not some of the companies’ practices are legal, including their use of auto-renewals for subscription services like Xbox Live, PlayStation Plus, and Nintendo Switch Online. It’s also looking into their cancellation and refund policies and their terms and conditions. It said it’s written to Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft requesting information on their online gaming contracts and it’s calling on people who use these services to tell the CMA about their experiences.
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Source: https://games.slashdot.org/story/19/04/06/2341254/uk-investigates-microsoft-sony-nintendo-over-game-subscription-plans?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed