Aussie PlayStation gamers have escaped Sony's controversial 'agree or boot out' strategy that U.S. and Canadian gamers have to follow.

The new clause will allow Sony to ban gamers from the PlayStation Network unless they agree to forfeit the right to pursue legal action should the PSN have future security breaches. Users will need to agree to the new clause after they log in or they won't be able to use their online accounts.

The new clause, called "Binding Individual Arbitration," state that "any Dispute Resolution Proceedings, whether in arbitration or court, will be conducted only on an individual basis and not in a class or representative action or as a named or unnamed member in a class, consolidated, representative or private attorney general action".

The move comes after U.S. gamers sued the gaming giant in a class action suit following a major security breach that compromised 100 million PSN user details earlier this year. Lawyers' representing the PSN class action claim Sony was negligent about their security which led to the hacking attack as well as the month long PSN blackout.

Sony Australia is getting out of the new clause because it is part of Sony's European operation, according to a company spokesperson.

Sony has since apologized for the security breaches and offered users compensation after some users' credit card information had been exposed in the attack.