US Congress Members Accuse Sony of Unfair Business Practices in Japan
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US Members of Congress have accused Sony of having a "monopoly" over the "high-end" games market in Japan, saying it's preventing healthy competition in the country. Sony controls 98% of the high-end game market, according to US senator Maria Cantwell. Two letters were sent to US trade representative Katherine Tai and commerce secretary Gina Raimondo, calling attention to the "imbalanced Japanese video game market." Microsoft's market share has been historically extremely low in Japan.
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