Sony begins rolling out age verification for PlayStation in UK and Ireland
Sony is implementing mandatory age verification for PlayStation users in the UK and Ireland starting June 2026 to comply with the UK's Online Safety Act. Failure to verify age may restrict access to communication features like chat, messaging, and content sharing. Microsoft uses a similar age verification service for Xbox.
- Entities
- Company: Microsoft
- Company: Sony
- Platform: Xbox
- Topic: Online Safety
- Platform: PlayStation
- Topic: Age Verification
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