The Northern District of California granted preliminary approval of a settlement lodged against Sony by lead plaintiff Agustin Caccuri in 2023, which accused the PlayStation developer and manufacturer of monopolizing the market by limiting third-party digital sales on its platforms. As part of the preliminary settlement, Sony will have to pay roughly $7.8 million to “all persons in the United States” who purchased specific digital games through PSN from April 1, 2019, to December 31, 2023. The preliminary settlement was approved on April 8 last month and formally announced by Saveri Law Firm, LLP on April 29. In case you’re confused, this is unrelated to the ongoing “ PlayStation You Owe Us ” collective proceedings claim issued against Sony in 2022. This is the “Caccuri, et al. v. Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC” civil case, which began on May 7, 2021.…