Sony Stops Sales of Games and Playstations in Russia
The Russian attack on Ukraine, of course, had a huge domino effect. Several companies have also boycotted their products so they are not sold in Russia. Sony, recently also stopped selling its products in Russia.
This was revealed by Sony on Thursday (10/3) this morning. Sony via its official twitter account announced their disappointment with the attack carried out by Russia:
Through tweets At that time, Sony announced that they wanted the war to end, and peace could be established between Russia and Ukraine. They also decided to stop shipping software and hardware to Russia, stop launch Gran Turismo game in Russia, on and off the service Playstation Store for the territory of Russia.
In addition, Sony also added that they would make donations to victims of the war in Russia. They donated 2 million US Dollars (28.5 billion Rupiah) which will be given to international institutions dealing with the conflict. There are at least three institutions that they mention, namely UNHCR, international NGOs, and organizations Save the Children.
Video game fans in Russia will not be able to play Gran Turismo due to Sony’s decision.
Sony itself is not the first technology company to express its support for Russia. Previously, Microsoft had stopped selling their products in Russia. Microsoft also participated to provide donations for victims of the war in Ukraine.
There have also been many companies in the gaming industry that have provided support for the victims of the war. For example, Riot Games will donate sales Battle Pass them for war victims. The Pokemon company has also made a donation of 200 thousand US Dollars (2.8 billion Rupiah) to Ukraine.
Not only support through donations, several companies also took different steps in opposing the war. For example, EA Sports has removed the Russian national team and clubs from Russia from the FIFA 22 game.
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