This is a big loss for users who love figurines in video games.
The video game sector is one of the most interesting in existence, and also probably one of the most profitable. As gamers, we love having them on our shelves, especially when they feature our favorite media characters, so we can rank them among the best gifts for gamers. In this case, we can find many alternatives, and just as there are figures created by the companies themselves, which are mainly found in special editions of their video games, we can also find external companies that, With permission from the IP owners, they sell us quality action figures.
In this case, It can be said that Gaming Heads is one of the most important, which makes this news that much sadder. As the company itself announced via its X account (formerly known as Twitter), Sony asked them to remove all figures from their franchisesand it also coincided with The Last of Us Day celebration.
Below you can find a letter addressed to users in which they highlight this This was a unilateral decision by Sonyand this causes them to destroy all product with these specifications that they had in stock, including those orders that have not yet been shipped to users.
SONY PlayStation Collectors Community Open Letter@GamingHeads @НепослухмяныA dog @SonySantaMonica @SuckerPunchProd @PlayStation @fromsoftwarepr @insomniacgames
#thelastofus2 #TheLastOfUs #thelastofuspart2 #RatchetAndClank #tricky cooper #jakandaxter #jak3 #God of war #Bloodborne pic.twitter.com/c9u1NaW2Xy— Gaming Heads (@GamingHeads) September 26, 2023
In addition, they are urging users affected by the cancellation to forward your complaints and demands to the person responsible for Sony, given that they have already received royalties for the figurines sold. Hopefully, this will not cause problems for users who ended up without their long-awaited numbers.
Sony’s unilateral decision
This is not surprising to see in the case of other companies, but the truth is that we did not expect Sony to make such a decision unilaterally, making it no longer possible to buy Gaming Heads figures with their licenses. Of course, you can’t blame the above-mentioned company itself, but The situation is still very frustrating..
Moreover, we could assume that this is part of the strategy, as it is possible that Sony wants to sell its own figures based on characters from some of the best PS5 games, and so They don’t want outside companies to compete.
