PlayStation Suspends All Sales and Operations in Russia - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 10 March 2022 / 2,488 ViewsSony 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."
— PlayStation (@PlayStation) March 9, 2022
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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so just the PlayStation brand and no other Sony products? weak!
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
That A boy/girl
Now the war will end.
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.
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.
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.
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.