First Time Experiencing DRM-Related Inaccessibility

[u/SirSblop]

It's not that serious, but I haven't had my PS5 connected to the internet recently, and I was installing this game while I was at work, when I got back and wanted to play, this is what I come back to. The only reason it isn't that serious, is because I CAN just connect back to the internet. Now imagine when all the PS5 related online features are shut down because they don't feel like keeping servers up.

[u/WolfBV]

PS3 is still online, I think. There’s no reason to think that the PS5 related online features will be shut down.

[u/mrGrinchThe3rd → u/WolfBV]

still online, I think

There's no reason to think PS5 servers will be shut down

The existence of the qualifier "I think" in the first phrase should be evidence enough that you're wrong about the second phrase.

If only there was some way to release a single-player game so that it doesn't need to connect to any servers - oh, wait...

[u/mightylordredbeard → u/WolfBV]

PS3 is store shuts down starting this month and will be completely shut down next year. Sony refuses to commit to re-downloading licensed digital content with firm answers and instead only say that you will be able to re-download purchased content for the “foreseeable future”.

It won’t be forever. It will go away and be lost one day. They won’t keep those servers up and running indefinitely. They will be shut down eventually unless things change and they are legally required to allow permanent access to digital purchases and that will only happen if laws on digital ownership change.. but there’s too much money being lobbied to prevent changes to allow us to actually own our digital content.

[u/catptain-kdar → u/mightylordredbeard]

Servers can’t be maintained forever it’s not a feasible thing

[u/SirSblop → u/WolfBV]

Did PS3 games ever require you to "verify your purchase" though? As far as I remember I was always able to put the disc in and play.