Quote Originally Posted by Niwashi View Post
Where do you get the idea that Sony controls PC licences? To play on PC (or Mac), you get a licence from SE. Sony has no control or involvement in that. And no, they don't have to somehow "approve" of it.
You're aware that SE has certain contractual obligations to Sony right? Sony might not control PC licenses for the game but I'm fairly sure the contract they have with SE would prohibit them doing anything that would harm Sony's sales in some way. It's really not as simple as you're trying to make it out to be.