https://x.com/manfightdragon/status/2047928888907669530Digitally purchased PS4 and PS5 games now require a "check in" with the server every 30 days, or they become unplayable. Likely due to the keys for the PS5 leaking.
>>737613379>lance mcfaggot
I do not accept this. I require my government to step in and regulate this away.I'm being completely unironic.
snoys on suicide watch
>>737613379HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Physical media is king. Digital DRM trannies on suicide watch
>>737613379This is allegedly being rolled out for xbox as well. After 30 days you don't need to rebuy the game, but you need to reconnect to the PSN servers to reactivate the license
>>737613379snoy is becoming more and more like nintendo
>>737613379Stop Killing Games!
>>737613683>bringing up nintendo out of nowhereThat's how you know a sony fanboy is actually upset at their slave drivers, and have to impotently transfer this anger somewhere else.
>>737613379this sounds the exact same thing as steam's offline modeonce again, gayben ruined vidya
>>737613683Troll or just braindead?
>>737613379How is that legal?>>737613683Tendo isn't nearly as fucked up as Sony of Microsoft when it comes about enforcing this kind of shit. They eventually catch up, like they did with DLCs or enforcing a mandatory internet goyfee. But they are always the last ones.
>>737613379I thought this was how it always worked?
>>737613379I kind of assumed online was required for digital anyway, since you don’t have a disc to verify
>>737613379My post will completely get ignored but just so you guys know this only happens if you buy the game from your PS4. PS5 is not affected by this (so far).
>>737613886I remember this shit from years ago. Is this apparently new?
>>737613556>Patapon on SwitchDVMN tendie, now I'm intersted
>>737613556>Physical media is kinghave fun playing a disc game 15 years in the future when the disc is degregaded
>>737613556nigga disc is heavier drm. you literally can't play without it. if internet goes down worldwide for 30 days we have much bigger concerns than gaming. if it goes locally you just live in a shithole.and no I don't support this crap.
>>737613625didn't Xbox get crucified for this and backtrack like 10 years ago when the president was like "just move somewhere with better internet"?
The normalfags will defend this>Just stay online bro>WHY DO YOU CARE MAN WHO CARES BRO FUCK THE FUCK YOU PAID FOR ITIt doesn't even matter anymore. The sheep masses will defend this and we'll be on step closer to owning nothing.
>>737613556>Uses version 1.00 with a ton of bugs>DLC has to be downloaded>They can easily add that DRM limitation even to physical games or brick the console if it's not connected to the internetlol, imagine buying a console after 2013
>>737614129None of my games in the pic are affected by your trans bootlicker mental gymnastics. Every single game in that pic is not v1.0 but you subhuman Steam trannies are too braindead to do your own research and know nothing about real video games
>>737614064Don Mattrick (Xbox One)>"It was exciting to think about what a single purpose, dedicated entertainment console could be. So we picked that as a path with Xbox One. We wanted a broad device that touched all parts of gaming and entertainment.">Xbox 360 actually switched away from its predecessor's x86 chip to PowerPC, Xbox One switches back to x86>Xbox One was underpowered due to a DDR3/ESRAM memory system with less bandwidth overal than the GDDR5-equipped PS4>MATTRICK: "Some of the advantages that you get, of having, a box that is designed to use an online state, so, that, uh, to me is the future-proof choice, and I think people, could've arguably gone the other way if we didn't do it and fortunately we have a product for people who aren't able to get some form of connectivity, it's called Xbox 360.">MATTRICK: "Well, if you have zero access to the internet, that is an offline device, I mean, seriously, when I read the blogs, and thought about who's really the most impacted, there was a person who said 'hey, I'm on a nuclear sub,' and I don't even know what it means to be on a nuclear sub but I've gotta imagine it's not easy to get an internet connection.">This also revealed Adam Sessler to be the only "journalists" who was fully on board with everything Microsoft was offering>After the horrible launch of the Xbox One in 2013 Don Mattrick left Microsoft to work as a CEO for Zynga>Studios working with the next-gen Xbox are currently being forced to work with only approved development libraries, while Sony is encouraging coders to get closer to the metal of its box>Ryse, Dead Rising 3, Quantum Break, State of Decay, and Sunset Overdrive are just part of where Microsoft was MOSTLY pushing third-party>Cliff Bleszinski: Gears of War Franchise Was Sold to Xbox Because Epic “Didn’t Know What to Do With It">Halo MCC was broken in so many ways... it was quite literally unplayable, and the worst launch for the franchise by far
>>737614274>muh steamObsessed, this is a PS4 thread retard.
>>737614274if you actually played real video games you wouldn't be using only consoles
>>737614274>None of my games in the pic are affected by your trans bootlicker mental gymnastics.>elden ring nightreignkekaldo >They can easily add that DRM limitation even to physical games or brick the console if it's not connected to the internetThis can affect you without you even realizing it, and you'll suffer like the bitch you are.
>>737614361Steam trannies love their day one bug slop v1.0 games. Better stream it on Twitch too for peak parasocial interaction for 2 viewers
>Sony is in their arrogant phase again
>>737614378Wester woke PC slop are not video games
>>737614486Not an argument, enjoy owning nothing when Sony takes away your games. Or a shitty broken day one version without patches
>>737614068Did you know you can still download and play any PSP games you may have bought digitally?
>>737614546For now.
>>737614542You're the one owning nothing you subhuman.
>>737614580>N-NO USeething console tranny.
>>737614435Lol cries more with your Trannystation DRM machine
>>737614606Keep seething steam trannyYou will own nothing and you will be happy
Buy DRM machine, win DRM machine prizes. No refunds, Jamal.
>>737614664I own my games. Unlike you, enjoy getting cucked.
>>737614664Keep seething sony trannyYou will own nothing and you will be happy
>>737614656enjoy your woke always online DEI slop steam tranny
>>737613379>Sony fuckinf their playerbase over even harder because there's nothing they can do about itEnjoy the $80 always online drm, snoytrannies. You deserve it
>>737614698>>737614701You own nothing steam trannyKeep crying and moaning hahahahFreaks
>>737614705enjoy your woke always online machine DEI slop sony tranny
>>737614738>t. has to ask his master at Sony to approve his gaming sessionlmao
>>737614738You will own nothing.
>>737614738You own nothing sony trannyKeep crying and moaning hahahahFreak
>>737614804Lol
I don't understand, how do you DRM a console with no games on it? What are you DRMing? The dashboard?
>>737613886>>737613962Only PS+ games had an "expiration date" not games you purchased and owned, my PS4 still has a working version of PT that just werks.
>>737613990This is your brain on steam always online estrogen
>>737614820>>737614831You already own nothing, steam tranny:)
>>737613379Wow, they fucked people. I certainly won't be buying anymore digital games.
>>737615058You can literally switch offline mode on steam lol.>>737615092Pc chads can just pirate vidya.
>>737615058This is your brain on sony always online estrogen>>737615092You already own nothing, sony tranny:)
>>737614967>Only PS+ games had an "expiration date" not games you purchased and owned, my PS4 still has a working version of PT that just werks.Ah, that's why I remember this being a thing. Thanks anon.
>>737615058Steam literally has an offline mode...
>>737614967>my PS4 still has a working version of PT that just werks.>hard drive dieNow what?
Is this American only?None of my ps4 or ps5 games have that UI.
>IT'S UNREASONABLE FOR ME TO BE ONLINE ONCE EVERY THIRTY DAYS
>>737613556>Physical media is king>"disks" if they're even still that are now just a redeemable code to download the game from the online store
>>737613379Reminder that Playstation is behind every bad decision the industry has made
>>737615476Like 99% of ps5 disks contain the full game.It’s Xbox that just has 500mb of data then downloads the game. They call it “smart delivery” to make it sound like an upgrade.
>>737613379>boot up PS5, check my games>none of that extra info is showing at allso either i just don't know where to look, or this is bullshit
>Physical media is ki-ACK!!
So, this is exactly what they've done with ps+ titles since forever, why is this suddenly news?Do people expect to keep subscription games forever?>hurr not just subscriptionsyes just subscriptions. Bought a bunch of shit in the sale yesterday and NONE of them have this. However, all the ps+ games I've got do.
>>737613472Show some support for Stop Killing Games then.
>>737615568>Like 99% of ps5 disks contain the full game.Lol
>>737615568>Like 99% of ps5 disks contain the full game70% and rapidly decreasing. That website recently updated its numbers.
>years of being told that we only own a license to play games on Steam and thats why consoles are better>they decide to remove your license permanently if you don't play a game every 30 daysonce again, consolebabs are the biggest cucks
>>737615669I am.
>>737615498Wrong, that's Microsoft and Valve.
>>737615864I don't think you know what the word permanently means
>>737613379Why would I ever buy a digital game for Playstation after this?Microsoft did this and I haven't purchased consoles or games from them after that.
>>737613379This is the most jewish thing I've ever seen. Steam is a blessing compared to this.
>>737615568why lie like this? Games exists you know, you can't make shit up like that
>>737613984>when the disc is degregadedWhere the fuck do you live where this is a problem? My PS1 discs still look fine to this day three decades later.
>>737616612Look at >>73761570814 games. And a few of them don’t really count. EG borderlands 3 ps4 version is on the disk, and runs on ps5 perfectly fine. But the ps5 upgrade requires a download.
>>737616041Oh I see. So Valve supporting PC gaming when everyone wanted it dead was a bad decision?
>sonyfags are actually defending thiscan we all agree that sony and their cultist are the worst company/fanbase in gaming
>>737616964they're defending our lord Don Mattrick, absolutely based
>>737613379is this only for new purchases or since i didnt boot up my PS4 in like 2 years i'll have my digital games unplayable now?
>>737613379I think this might be bullshit desu. Ps5 just had an update and this wasnt mentioned at all, plus many people are saying this is a visual bug on ps4. but
>>737613625That's bad enough because someday the servers will just shut down. And even without that some licenses will probably become void when Sony loses the license to sell a game on their platform
>>737613379That's bullshit. I turned on my PS4, checked if there was an update available, and checked a random digital game I bought—there's absolutely no such thing. The author of the Twitter post is a nigger, just like the OP and everyone who believed it.
I fucking love owning my video games.
>>737618270>Newly purchased PS4 games now have 30 day valid license timer.>Most likely introduced in March 2026 firmware.>Could be a bug similar to an incident from 2022.>PS5 is affected too, but only shows an error when starting a game.
>>737613556Lmao nice death to digitaloids.
good this all my playstations are hacked
>>737613861>How is that legal?The fact you think in terms of laws means you are already defeated. Morality is infinitely superior to laws, big companies scam because the fines they get for doing shit like this are at most 5% of the profit acquired through the scam. If you want to stop this shit, you need literal fascism, meaning the state sees this, forbids this practice immediately with 0 recourse for the company to continue its jewry, and all the ones responsible/higher-ups are fired and jailed and all their assets seized. If you're going to try to scam your way to being rich, you should be forced to live in poverty as punishment.
Ok, this is a giga happening but it NEEDS to be verified. I don't doubt sony will do this and I don't doubt they will "get away with it" (implying their was any risk) but this is a big fucking deal.
>>737618635Have you considered playing them, given half of those still have the plastic wrap on?
>>737613683the only games I know of that require an internet checkup every month are the emulators, and nobody really cares cause they're free
>>737615324jailbreak
>>737619857nah it's realhttps://youtu.be/YIPuXAd6KCA
>>737619993Sonytrans does not use piracy
>>737620198I have PS3, 4 and VitaI only got them because they are hackable
>>737614967>>737615652But anons, I don't want to think rationally and take some time to fact check these things, I WANT TO BE ANGRY AND SPREAD MISINFO!
>>737613984>falling for the disc rot memeGood goy. All my PS1 and Dreamcast discs still work.
If Nintendo didn't win before, they have now. Sony is run by complete morons. I blame Americans for this.
>>737620225ok trans
>>737615456yes
>>737613984my PSX CDs are 28 years old and still play and look perfectly fine
>>737619901Yes, I own 6 copies of Elden Ring and I played the EU PS4 version. I keep the others sealed
>>737614064yup. And the Xbox one even had more features than PS5 has in 2026
You losers won't do shit
>>737621334HEN is easy to get
You MADE ME CHECK REDDIT to determine you're full of shit.
>>737621412Browns and poors have been throwing a fit over this all day, claiming Sony will 'steal your games' if you don't play them every 30 days. It's truly a favela in here anon.
>>737618635There's something appealing about your hand writing.
>>737613556Do disc trannies genuinely not understand that the console running the disc can just ask you to check in online to play it anyway?People view discs like they're some kind of untouchable god storage, but they're by far the flimsiest and hardest to back up storage option out there and its not even close.>shit read/write speeds>more or less every game made past the PS3 era just uses the disc to install the game to a hard drive/SSD>once it breaks, there is 0 chance of data recovery while at least with a broken USB or hard drive there is a small chance a trained expert can recover most of the data>extremely expesnive per GB of storage, requires bloated disc drive to access data every time>if you decide to dump your discs for convenience you have made them completely redundant the moment you do so>take up crazy amounts of shelf spaceThere is a reason everyone dropped them like a disease the moment drives became much better
>>737613379APOLOGIZE
>>737613379Are my ps3 games at least safe, or will I need to dig up that thing for the first time in forever to not lose my games on it?
This is why I support government regulation.Without it, corporations will absolutely try everything in their power to fuck you in the ass, so they need to be fucked by the government first.
>>737613683>snoy is becoming more and more like nintendoWhen has Nintendo ever done anything like this? Never.
>>737621808He was ahead of his time
>>737613556>"inserts disc", now I just need to install the updates>now I need to install the game data>haha get fucked digital fagsdo physical fags really?
>>737621567Thank you.
Once the timer hits 0 days you just need to validate and will be all sweet? You're not going to lose your games
i am 99% sure they are adding this specifically for the ps6 handheld which will not get physical games.
Sony are doing everything in their power to hand next gen to xbox on a platter.
>>737621997Not all but many, it’s why there’s YouTube channels like ‘Will it Play’ that test disc games with internet disabled to see what works and flat out refuses. Capcom is on a roll with Requiem and Pragmata both not requiring anything beyond the disc to install and play but of course if internet is enabled it auto download any available updates.
>>737622140they are doing all of this exactly because xbox is done for good
Wouldn't it be more wise for Sony to wait until the PS6 comes out and do this later? Why are they digging their own grave so soon?
>>737622113Something tells me this is in preparation for their handheld PS6. That thing's going to see much more offline use than a console is likely to nowadays, and they want to make sure people phone home regularly.
>>737622317It doesn't matter because once it's hackable, someone will eventually figure out how to remove the countdown.
>>737622261Evidently not when xbox is going viral on social media right now and then this negative news comes out about playstation a few days later. Basement dweller doesn't know the power of social media trends.
>>737613683>more and more like nintendoexcept nintendo doesn't require a digital check in for digital games
>>737615456Yes. There is no need to do this.
>bro who even cares just be a good boy and go online every monthwe're at the point where people would unironically defend the xbox one shitshow if it happened today, grim
>>737621808XBOX GO HOME.
>>737622819kek i miss those threads
>>737622793The most common criticism of the Xbox shitshow wasnt that it was too oppressive or retarded, it was too EARLY. You have to warm the pot slowly before bringing it to a full boil
>>737623746you can't be this retarded>uhhh acktually it's a good thing nowfuck off
>>737623842idiot. whether its good or not is irrelevant. The fact is the xbox shitshow is the endgoal they want to push. And now youre in no position to resist like you were back then. GG.
>>737613379https://x.com/DoesItPlay1/status/2048023064193966588 .
>>737624171>unintentional
>>737624171>damage controlling alreadyLmao
>>737624136if you think it's bad then why the fuck are smugly gloating about it happening? >The fact is the xbox shitshow is the endgoal they want to push.no shit>youre in no position to resist like you were back then.I just won't buy any digital shit on PS and won't get their future consoles then
>>737624171>listen to this fucking retard
>>737624171We all knew this was a mistake, tendies are the ones with digital and physical drm with their game key cards
>>737625068>PS having issues causing forced online checks for digital games>nintendo digital games just werk>somehow spin this as a loss for nintendo playerslmao
>>737624708>why the fuck are smugly gloating about it happening?I presented the issue as it stands. You're seeing mockery where there is none. Maybe your subconscious has something to do with that. >I just won't buy any digital shit on PS and won't get their future consoles thenRight. This time for sure. Good luck.
>>737625289>You're seeing mockery where there is none.>idiot>youre in no position to resist>GG.lol okay
>>737624171when thebottom textwhen the damage is controlled
>>737625393>acts like an idiot>gets called an idiot>STOP MOCKING ME!!!Hm.
>>737625780upsetti
If that's true, it just goes to show what I always say: you shouldn't buy digital games on consoles.>But PCs are the same thing!"I can literally turn my PC games into physical copies if I want to. And not just DRM-free games from GOG, or cracked pirated games, but even Steam games, as long as they don't have any DRM other than Steamworks,
>>737619857Sony will 100% get away with it because Microsoft took the initial bad press for attempting to do it first and Sony has the games media in their pocket.
>>737613379They had this shit since PS+ rolled out on PS3, but no one fucking batted an eye. You have the same "valid period" date for all software, even if it's not related to ps+ sub.
>>737613379If Nintendo did this the news would be everywhere you turn your head to, but since snoyny did it there's only two threads and multiple schizos (acpedo and eric) downplaying it
every day its more clear pirating its always the best choice
>STOP KILLING GA-ACK
>>737614274>Steam trannies are too braindead to do your own research and know nothing about real video gamesI don't care about the rest of your post, but this is entirely true. Almost 100% of the time you'll have a PCfag proudly claim something wrong about Xbox, PS, or Switch and continue gloating about it when you know they haven't ever played anything other than Team Fortress 2 and a handful of F2P games.
>>737615284So does Xbox, but I see you overweight retards whine about that all the time.
>>737615864Please pass elementary school and then post.
>>737613990>you literally can't play without itWell yeah, the game is stored in the disc.
>>737613379Im further vindicated that I cancelled my ps+. Feels good to dip from this trash shit.
>>737621567It's niggerish writing or a wigger trying to be a weeb. I grew up with posers like him.
>>737613379you don't own digital games anyway. always get physical
>>737613990>if internet goes down worldwide for 30 dayswho said anything about worldwide
>>737629438he's in stage 1 of the megacope
>>737613379Nothingburger ragebait. Literally one poster knows why this happens and it's because the user has a second PlayStation he gameshares with like his friend or sibling. You people are having a flame war for no reason and clearly don't even play video games.
>>737618780It's fucking because he has a second PlayStation he set as "Primary" and can access the library through a completely different system/account. God you niggers are retarded flame monkeys
PC IN THE HOOOOOOUSE TONIGHTEVERYBODY GONNA HAVE A GOOD TIME
>>737613984The real issue is that most games are absolute dogshit without a day 1 patch. Just playing on disc is less and less viable as games come out 40% finished.
>>737613990>if internet goes down worldwide for 30 days we have much bigger concernsdo we?
>>737630609I buy physical because I think discs are cool and I like having a physical manifestation of my game collection. Resale is cool too but you gotta be real ass for me to sell you. If the servers for PS5 ever went down I would have no desire to play these without the updates. Like its just not worth it to "prove my ownership" or whatever. By the time that happens (keep in mind the PS3 and Xbox 360 are still online) im sure there will be a way to play the game somewhere somehow with the updates. On a dark real note, I probably won't be alive or in a state to play video games by then anyway.
>>737629989This guy >>737620057 shows that it's on his main ps4. Even if what you say is correct I still think that Sony is crazy for doing this.
>>737631483>on his main ps4Modded Warfare has dozens of PS4s, lolit's not his main system, just a testing one on latest FW
>>737615708Let's be real, nearly 100% of modern physical games don't work without 2 years worth of updates and even after all that you still need to pay and download at least 1 season pass to get a partially complete game.There's no point to physical games.
>>737631669He says in the video that the ps4 he is showing it on is set as primary.
>>737613379People still use consoles?
>>737632871Yes, over 300+ million consoles are out there you ignorant fat fuck.
>>737620312You didn't understand the post correctly.They're adding the time limits to every game. They only used to be on PS+ games.
>>737631849Wrong. Basically all of them work without any patches.>b-b-but muh multip-You don't need multiplayer to play a game. Multiplayer is bad. Single player is good.
>>737633015Surprising! Are they dumb or something?
>>737618270It's for newly bought games only.
>>737613379So you need an online check-in to keep your license, otherwise you can't play it online. Isn't this how it's always worked?
>>737633548>otherwise you can't play it online. Isn't this how it's always worked?no, you need to check in online to keep playing offline, every month, and it's not how it's always worked
So what happens on day 31 if you go online to check? Is it just gone and needs to be bought again or does it need to be reinstalled?
>>737633241>implying the PC community is a high IQ exclusive clubleeeeeeeeeeeeeel
>>737633625It sounds to me like the only people affected by this are people who want to exploit the PSN. Not defending snoy but isn't this pretty much a nonissue if you're using your console as normal?
>>737633672You just lose the ability to play it offline until you check back in. Then I imagine the 30 day countdown starts again. Why are you thinking you'd have to buy the game again?
>>737633804>Play offline for 29 days>Set clock on the console manually to beginning of the month>Play offline for another monthI win Sony.
>>737633802>It sounds to me like the only people affected by this are people who want to exploit the PSN.how is it exploiting PSN to want to play your games on an offline console, everyone hated it when xbox trying pulling this shit with the one, now everyone's just trying to rationalize it
>>737633960>>Set clock on the console manually to beginning of the monthif you change the date it'll force you to connect
>>737634139Xbox did it with disc-based games and were, correctly, lambasted. Sony never did this with disc-based games.
>>737613379>consoletards have no rights and dont own anythingFor god's sake open your eyes atleast now
