It’s always worth checking https://www.doesitplay.org/ if you have concerns like this. It also helps you ensure that your copy remains playable when they shut off the servers some day.
For example Modern Warfare 3 looks like one of the worst offenders with not being playable from disc.
Consoles had a few things going for it, making them appealing over PC:
As always though, business execs find a way to ignore common sense and strip out the appeal of anything in existence.
The first point needs no explanation. Most consoles today are quickly approaching the price level for a mid-range PC and have already surpassed the more budget or used models.
As for ease of use, consoles are more and more like PCs today. It’s more or less mandatory on console to take part in scary things such as setting up accounts with 2FA, installing security updates, and worry about account bans when younger siblings/kids borrow the system.
Having physical media meant you could always go back and play something given there was a system to play it on. Going all-digital on console is a dead end compared to on PC. Most of your digital games on PC will follow you onto every new PC you get for years and years to come (although those may be revoked also). Once you replace a console with the next gen thing, your library is barren again. Sure, you can keep your previous gen console around but it seems for every generation the units fail sooner and sooner. I bet in 10 years there won’t be a single functioning PS5 around that hasn’t seen major repairs.
Nintendo decided to boil the frog slowly, the frog being physical media, by making game key cards which can conveniently be disabled when they start competing with remakes and whatnot in the future.
There are already more games released than one can ever dream of playing in a lifetime. Indie developers also release groundbreaking new stuff left and right that will run on ancient PCs, Steam Decks, and older Switch models.
I literally cannot get FOMO for the new stuff because there are so many options. Battlefield 6 comes with a rootkit? No problem, I just won’t play it. New Capcom game is too expensive? I’m sure I can get a similar fix elsewhere or wait 6 years for a steep discount.
Every time a game company/dev does something questionable like price-gouging aging hardware, introduce digital download-only games on cartridges, make a racist tweet, or revoke games from digital libraries, it helps me strike a bunch of stuff off of my backlog. That gives me more time to play what is left on the list and maybe even to touch grass.
Probably referring to the ecosystem. Most game-launchers and stores on PC (except GOG) constantly do the same kind of license checks we’re currently dragging Sony for before letting us launch games, we kinda just don’t feel it because our PCs are online most of the time.
The current story they’re talking about is a 30 day temporary license from point of purchase of a digital game. Supposedly after the refund window has lapsed, the license renews to a permanent license. If the temporary license expires whilst the console is offline or PSN is offline the game won’t run. Supposedly it’s to prevent people from buying games, taking the console offline, and refunding. In theory it should work like before after the 14 to 30 days.
My scenario is a bit different. None of my digital games will run after dusting off my PS4 and hooking it up. The Internet says it’s because it’s not my primary console, but I can’t make it primary without updating it. That would burn a perfectly good, exploitable firmware that’s currently running. I believe there is a homebrew hack for making it primary again without updating, but I’ll have to look into it once it’s jailbroken.
Looks like I’ll have to jailbreak my PS4 and keep it offline to keep access to the stuff I bought and paid for.
Wouldn’t/shouldn’t investors see huge layoffs like this as a sign that the company isn’t doing too hot? In a logical world the stock price should be plummeting right now… Oh they’re down 25 % so far this year, so maybe it is.
Neat. Would have been my first choice if I knew.
Wait, Hetzner is also a domain registrar?
I used OVH cloud and found it all right.
“But the car was in manual mode during the crash”
I’ve been wondering if this is already happening.
If, in the US, a bunch of masked guys not wearing any identifying badge or uniforms jump out of an unmarked van to abduct people, those guys are going to get shot at some point.
Still on my standard issue 11. Few scuffs and scratches on the edges but otherwise still working great.
Totally with you, we run them into the ground before replacing.
I’d wager the root CA certificates on the device are expired since it hasn’t been updated in ages. So it can’t trust certs signed with the new root CAs.
Persona 5 still, if you can believe it. It appears to be a very long game I’m noticing 100 hours in, but I’m still enjoying it and invested in the plot.
Is this gonna be another huge handheld?
Haha, it’s all I do. Anything I spend time or money on takes away from something else, be it sleep, chores, or enriching hobbies.
I’m no better as I’m using iCloud mail included in my Apple subscription. But I have my own domain there so I can move to another provider such as Soverin (had my eye on this one for a while) or something.
I can’t be bothered self-hosting email servers and having delivery issues etc. because it’s not a major provider. There are other tech projects I’d rather spend my free time on.
Vendor lock-in with email is thankfully minimal when using your own domain. All domain-related configuration is outside the email provider’s control so as long as you back up your important emails they have no leverage over you.
Another sign to get your own domain for important email adresses (not to make the assumption that you know how or can afford it). If my email provider blocks me I will just take my domain and find a different one.
Been seeing so many creators getting locked out of their gmails because of YouTube suspensions etc. Feels too precarious to leave it all in one company’s hands when all your important logins and contacts are tied to it.
That’s why you write the duress pin on a note and “hide” it poorly inside the phone case.