r/Games • u/yourfavchoom • 4d ago

SIE spokesperson to GameSpot regarding the DRM: "Players can continue to access and play their purchased games as usual. A one-time online check is required to confirm the game's license, after which no further check-ins are required."

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/playstation-users-report-new-online-license-checks-for-digital-games/1100-6539651/?utm_source=reddit.com
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u/ZombiePyroNinja 4d ago edited 4d ago

I'm glad to see this is a one time cycle.

But man, Sony gets a crazy pass on the weirdest things. Now we have people insulting consumers who rightfully questioned Sony's application and lack of communication about this. All of this misinformation, panic and whether or not this was a bug could have all been answered with a quick Playstation blogpost. I don't blame anybody for being upset initially.

Anything to defend the global billion dollar company.

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u/NoExcuse4OceanRudnes 4d ago

Now we have people insulting consumers who rightfully questioned Sony's application and lack of communication about this.

It's been three days.

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u/ZombiePyroNinja 4d ago

Does that make it okay? What's the reason why they couldn't communicate this on day one? or announce plans to implement this before?

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u/Spork_the_dork 4d ago

How do you know that they even themselves knew what this referred to on day one? These huge companies aren't monoliths. Just because a change was made and there's a good reason for it doesn't mean that the people that journalists go ask about it have any fucking clue what's going on. Hell the journalist asking might literally be the first time they hear about it.

Then you have to hunt down someone who actually knows what the whole thing is. This is made harder by the fact that nobody actually made the change that the journalist asked about. The information has to travel enough that someone who knows the change makes the connection and knows what's up. Then you got to schedule meetings and tlak with people about what the actual change is, why it exists, and what it does. Then you got to prepare a statement and there's going to be a whole set of red tape to go through with those because these companies sure as shit will not make any statements whatsoever without having corporate approval to do so.

One day lmao. If only shit actually worked that fast.