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Sony Adds Age Verification to Some PlayStation Online Features

Sony is introducing new age verification requirements for a handful of crucial PlayStation features in select regions.

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Sony Interactive Entertainment is laying the groundwork for age verification requirements in select regions that will be needed for players to access some of the PlayStation ecosystem’s primary communication features.

Sony Is Adding Age Verification Requirements for Communication Features

A handful of users on the ResetEra forum reported today that they received an email explaining that age verification would be coming to PlayStation later this year for communication features.

At this time, it sounds like only users in the UK and Ireland have reported receipt of this email, so the change in policy is likely specific to those regions. Some other commenters in the thread noted that Xbox implemented a similar........

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