PlayStation Suspends All Sales and Operations in Russia - News

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Sony Interactive Entertainment via Twitter announced it is suspending all sales of its hardware and games, as well as operations of the PlayStation Store in Russia. 

"Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) joins the global community in calling for peace in Ukraine," reads the tweet from Sony Interactive Entertainment. "We have suspended all software and hardware shipments, the launch of Gran Turismo 7, and operations of the PlayStation Store in Russia.

"To support humanitarian aid, Sony Group Corporation announced a $2 million USD donation to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the international NGO, Save the Children, to support the victims of this tragedy."

Microsoft last week announced it is stopping the sale of all new products and services in Russia. The company is working closely with the US, UK, and European Union and are working to stop many aspects of its business in Russia to comply with government sanctions. 

The Nintendo eShop in Russia has been put into a "maintenance mode" following the suspension of processing payments in rubles.

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2zosteven (on 11 March 2022)

so just the PlayStation brand and no other Sony products? weak!

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UteGuy 2zosteven (on 11 March 2022)

Not true, this is just discussing PlayStation and you just make an assumption that other parts of Sony aren't. Other divisions have stopped as well like Sony Music.

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Giggity_goo (on 10 March 2022)

i think its more to do with not making the government any money via V.A.T taxes ect than punishing the gamers.. but i suppose theres still 1000s of piracy consoles to choose from in china

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2zosteven (on 10 March 2022)

That A boy/girl

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DonFerrari (on 10 March 2022)

Now the war will end.

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G2ThaUNiT (on 10 March 2022)

I feel bad for all those in Russia being punished for something they didn't do. I really hope this unnecessary violence ends soon.

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Dulfite G2ThaUNiT (on 10 March 2022)

People are dying by the thousands every couple days whether soldiers or citizens in this war. Who cares if people are discomforted by lack of games. The Russian people need to get so uncomfortable that they rise up and depose Putin. If it requires them to get uncomfortable and inconvenienced to stop this war and stop people from dying then that is a price absolutely worth paying.

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method114 Dulfite (on 10 March 2022)

Don't know how true it is but apparently the uprising from the people during RussiaAfghan is what got Russia to stop. People were tired of seeing their children come home in body bags for nothing.

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G2ThaUNiT method114 (on 10 March 2022)

I hope if that's true, it happens here. But Putin has gotten rid of every opponent of his for years, and not even subtly. I highly doubt he would hesitate to do the same to his own people if they start to get restless. Russia isn't America where the people can rise together to demand new leaders. In Russia, you will be arrested and may very well never be heard from again.

That' what happens when you get an ex Soviet KGB member as your President.

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method114 G2ThaUNiT (on 10 March 2022)

The only thing that makes me think Putin is worried about it is he is attempting to control the narrative in his own country. He's cutting off almost all social media and youtube. So he clearly doesn't want his people being told anything other than what he wants them to know. Also the recent law that makes it illegal to spread "fake news" that he just implemented.

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siebensus4 method114 (on 10 March 2022)

Western countries are attempting to control the narrative of their view.
Western countries cut off almost all russian media, so they clearly don't want that people being told anything other than the mainstream wants them to know. There are always two sides of a medal.

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method114 siebensus4 (on 10 March 2022)

Cutting off Russian media is not even close to the same thing. No offense but this comment is ridiculous. You can still go to youtube and visit the RT channel right now and watch all their videos. The sanctions are why RT America had to close. It's not an attempt to cut off the Russian media it's an attempt to economically strangle Russia into submission. Also we still have access to all independent journalism and fake news hasn't been made illegal in this country. So nothing is clear here because if they wanted us to just listen to the mainstream media this is a poor attempt at doing that. They've literally cut off no media access for us here in the US.

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siebensus4 method114 (on 10 March 2022)

I just can speak of Germany and Switzerland, not the US.

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SanAndreasX G2ThaUNiT (on 10 March 2022)

If the Russians get tired enough of Putin, they'll storm the Kremlin or his dacha, and lock him up in prison. The whole reason why Russia isn't still under the rule of the Romanovs was because the Russian people reached a breaking point and wanted a change in leadership. Same thing that happened in 1991 when the Soviet Union dissolved. There's a certain point where the police can't arrest everybody.

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G2ThaUNiT ClassicGamingWizzz (on 10 March 2022)

Apparently it's too hard for others to understand that these points are nothing more than wishful thinking. There's nothing the Russian people can do that can ever sway Putin as time and again that's proven to be the case.

Unless you can name a time where the country rose up against something Putin did and he actually decided to back off.

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DonFerrari G2ThaUNiT (on 10 March 2022)

Let's blame all American people individually for all their interventions in other countries.

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ironmanDX DonFerrari (on 10 March 2022)

Yup, literally HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of civilians died in the middle east because of the US.

All because of some weaposn of mass destruction that turned out to be bullshit anyway.

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Dulfite G2ThaUNiT (on 10 March 2022)

History has TONS of examples about people rising up against their leaders. Russians also revolted causing massive government change in the last century. If the people are desperate they will revolt and Putin will be toppled. Absolute certainly. Even if his army didn't have massive desertion, they'd be no match for tens of millions rebelling.

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G2ThaUNiT Dulfite (on 10 March 2022)

Here's to hoping that you're right! 2014 when Putin invaded Crimea didn't change anything despite the huge outcry from the Russian people.

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Dulfite G2ThaUNiT (on 10 March 2022)

They took an area that was mostly home to people that identified more as Russians than Ukrainians. This current situation is in no way comparable to that.

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Spike0503 ClassicGamingWizzz (on 10 March 2022)

While I understand your point I must disagree with your sentiment. Of course the suffering of the Ukrainians is a terrible tragedy but dismissing the effects of what's happening to ordinary, innocent Russian civilians ain't a good thing either. Sure, you can live without Coke and McDonalds and most of those products but what about the Russian people working at those companies? They'll lose their livelihood for something outside of their control. Also, I think that most of these companies are not doing it out of any sense of charity or morality but because the Russian economy has been made to implode so these companies can't get good money out of the country.

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G2ThaUNiT Spike0503 (on 10 March 2022)

Looking at my comment below, apparently not many agree with you lol

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bartkuz Spike0503 (on 11 March 2022)

There is no such thing as innocent russian civilian. Go into the streets, organize into large groups, protest, make riots, take down putin. Everyone is resposible.

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Pemalite bartkuz (on 11 March 2022)

False. There are innocent people everywhere irrespective of race, nationality, gender, age, indoctrination and more.

There have been riots/protests in Russia.
Those Riots/protests have been shot down, those individuals detained and likely tortured.

The issue is with the Government sending people to war.
The other issue is with the misinformation campaign that tends to be the strong point of the Chinese/Russian Regime to fool it's populace.

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scrapking Spike0503 (on 11 March 2022)

McDonalds is continuing to pay Russian staff even though the restaurants are closed, FWIW. Though since they're paying them in rubles, and the ruble is virtually worthless, that isn't actually costing them a lot at the moment probably.

To your point, I do feel for individual Russians that are suffering. But the sanctions do disproportionately affect the elites in Russia, so they're trying to get it right.

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SanAndreasX ClassicGamingWizzz (on 10 March 2022)

Part of why Russians embraced Putin in the first place is that he promised them better times than the crushing poverty they experienced under Yeltsin. Now they're well on their way back to the standard of living they experienced under Yeltsin, as a consequence of Putin's actions.

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