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Sony accused of faking friends' PlayStation pre-orders to boost sales

Original: So, supposedly, to drive up sales, # Sony has started lying to users of the # PlayStation store about friends pre-orderi

Sony is being accused of showing PlayStation Store users false claims that their friends have pre-ordered games, allegedly to pressure them into pre-ordering too. Users discussing the claim say forum posts and articles describing this behavior go back years, though Sony has not confirmed it.

Why now: The renewed accusation of manipulative dark-pattern tactics by a major gaming company is circulating online.

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• So, supposedly, to drive up sales, # Sony has started lying to users of the # PlayStation store about friends pre-ordering games to try and manipulate them into doing the same. Upon checking around I found forum posts and articles going back years talking about this behavior,… · gerowen · 1

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