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    From Spalls Hurgenson@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, April 30, 2026 11:32:36
    Subject: Re: MS and Sony back away from PC even as they admit that's not good strategy

    On Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:14:31 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> said this thing:


    On a somewhat related note: apparently Sony is also going to implement
    an online-timer DRM for PS5 digital-download games.* Buy any PS5 game
    from the Playstation Network, and you'll have to go online again every
    30 days if you want to keep playing. Because, hey, if your hardware
    platform is slowly fading into irrelevence, the best strategy is to
    make it even less friendly for your customers to use, right?


    Sony has now done an about-face and that thirty-day countdown has
    become a 'one-time online check'. Of course, given that the game was
    purchased through a digital store-front and is being accessed again
    through that digital storefront, it's not quite clear why an online
    check is needed in the first place. But regardless, Sony has blinked
    and now you only need verify your license the one time.

    At least for now. Sony may try again in the future when they think
    nobody is looking (or when they think people have no alternative but
    to just suck it up)




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