Sony begins rolling out age verification for PlayStation in UK and Ireland
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Sony is rolling out age verification on PlayStation in the UK and Ireland to comply with the Online Safety Act, with mandatory verification required by June 2026. Unverified users will lose access to chat, UGC, and streaming features — including in-game tools, which developers may need to update their implementations to support.
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