@inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world
PlayStation’s Physical Media-Free Future Isn’t Just Concerning, It’s Offensive
2026-07-03 01:33 UTC
Replies (9)
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@HairyTeeth@lemmy.zip 2026-07-03 03:10
I know they won’t, but Microsoft has the chance to do something hilarious right now.
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@tacosanonymous@mander.xyz 2026-07-03 02:45
Isn’t this one of the biggest things that tanked Xbox’s series x announcement? Like, they changed their minds but still lost good will and customers?
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@hahattpro@lemmy.world 2026-07-03 01:41
They are taking ground step by step. We must push back.
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@NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 2026-07-03 02:50
Blah, blah, blah. So tired of hearing about this. Nobody should be trusting Sony, disc or no disc. Rootkit anyone? Twice Linux promised and then removed with a bait and switch? So Sony isn’t going to have physical disks, so fucking what. Just other thing on the pile.
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@garbage_world@lemmy.world 2026-07-03 05:26
Just don’t buy it? Gaming console is a luxury product
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@sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-07-04 01:20
Aha! IGN waits 48 hrs to have an opinion, and they go with offensive. No, that’s not hard enough, you fucking shills. Its criminal. It subverts the entire concept of personal property rights. It is so offensive that to let it stand would be an ongoing affront to quite literally human rights. If you allow a paradigm to exist, in an increasingly digital world and economy, that your digital goods can be evaporated, at whim, by the seller, after you purchased them, with no refund? You get cyberpunk dystopia from this. You turn corporations formally into more powerful entities than most states. The only reason you fucking morons describe this as baffling is because you are their second order PR agency. You’re idiots, its been obvious this was the plan for over a decade… you cannot possibly be surprised by this without being corporate cucks. You fucking cunts dare to angle yourselves as sharing the same concerns as SKG, as Ross Scott? Where the fuck were you a decade ago when Ross started talking about this? You’re a goddamned media company, you could have signal boosted him this whole fucking time… or even just mentioned it, maybe? Fuck you Luke, you duplicitous bootlicking hack.
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@Nibodhika@lemmy.world 2026-07-04 06:11
That was the last thing consoles had going for them. The only thing that will keep the next gen from flopping is inertia and maybe EXTREMELY aggressive pricing. Sony can’t be trusted with digital content: consumerrights.wiki/…/Sony's_attempted_removal_of… They can’t be trusted to keep providing support for digital content storefronts gameinformer.com/…/ps3-ps-vita-and-psp-stores-are… And they can’t be trusted te keep offering features they announced consumerrights.wiki/…/PlayStation_3_Removal_of_Ot… So, yeah, why would I buy a box with built in obsolescence from a company who has pressed the “make obsolete” button multiple times? If I’m buying downloadable games I’ll do so on a platform that I can run in any machine I want to, and that will keep supporting things I bought for decades to come.
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@whoisearth@lemmy.ca 2026-07-04 00:40
I’m one of the indifferent ones and I would actually echo the companies in “no one buys physical media anymore and the stats prove it”. Now that doesn’t mean it’s right. I’m also there I love used game shops and I still will once in a while buy a game for my Xbox series x. That said, for decades now PC games have been dl through steam. People very much do not buy physical games. The only difference is this is a walled ecosystem in PS (or MS as I’m sure they will follow suite if they survive the console wars). Nintendo? So I guess what I’m saying is although I get the hatred, where have all you fuckers been while physical media has pretty much disappeared everywhere? Or is the truth that you are all a vocal minority screaming into a hurricane? I’m not looking to stir up shit. I honestly want to know. I would probably still buy an Xbox if it’s cheap and game pass is around and no physical media. I can always go back to PC gaming if I want. I still have the choice. To complain about a company business decision though if they really believe it’s where the market is going (and I think I agree) then good on them. Just don’t buy a PS6?
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@aesthelete@lemmy.world 2026-07-04 06:34
It’s not the physical media that makes this suck. It’s the fact that there are no protections in place for ordinary customers to prevent them from being abused like this. Virtual digital media is just fine. The problem is that it’s all DRM-wrapped garbageware that is “licensed” not owned. It ought to be fucking illegal to sell this kind of shit.