Sony, Nintendo pledge 'roll-over' gaming contract changes in Britain


FILE PHOTO: Attendees test out new games during the opening day of E3, the annual video games expo revealing the latest in gaming software and hardware in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 11, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake

(Reuters) - Britain's competition regulator said it had secured commitments from Japan's Sony and Nintendo to make it clear to customers how the companies automatically renew online gaming subscriptions, after a three-year sector investigation.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) began its inquiry in 2019 to check whether "roll-over" contracts for gaming services from Sony, Nintendo and U.S. tech giant Microsoft were fair to customers.

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