▲ 370 ▼ PlayStation’s Physical Media-Free Future Isn’t Just Concerning, It’s Offensive (www.ign.com) submitted 1 month ago by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world 74 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Ashtear@piefed.social 17 points 1 month ago (2 children) Simple, you buy competitors' products and you vote for policymakers that commit to regulatory policy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 child) I'm going to fight this by purchasing digital games on steam. That'll show 'em. But seriously, this isn't an attack from Sony, it's a reaction. People are trending towards digital purchases on all platforms. If the PlayStation is irrelevant without physical games then they will die by their own sword. Prior to this plenty of people were denigrating consoles as overpriced locked down computers anyway, this hardly makes a difference. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Itsamelemmy@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) If this was a lone decision, it's a reaction. Same time as deleting purchased movies from your library is an attack. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Look, I recently jail broke my PS3, now I can put any digital game from PS1,PS2, PS3 or PSP. I can also rip my discs to the hard drive. Discs for games are irrelevant for me. I prefer digital games on any platform these days, and of the service providers device to remove my ownership I will take that as a sign that I can procure them through other methods. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Itsamelemmy@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) That's great for older hardware. I just modded my switch. I might look into it for my ps3 or ps4 as well. Would potentially bring life back to a device thats collecting dust in storage. Do you have the ps3 that has the ps2 hardware in it? I got a later model that I think that backwards compatibly hardware was removed. Wondering if you could still play ps2, or if you need one of the original models? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago No. I have a fat that was after backwards compatibility. I haven't tested it yet, but the PS2 games are done with homebrew emulation. permalink fedilink source parent [–] village604@adultswim.fan 0 points 1 month ago (2 children) Regulatory policy to force a company to make a product? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Nikelui@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* Regulatory policy for customer protection. The "stop killing games" initiative raises good points: make games playable in perpetuity and clearly state if you are only renting a license, rather than buying. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ashtear@piefed.social 1 point 1 month ago To preserve a right to ownership. But you knew that already. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 child) I'm going to fight this by purchasing digital games on steam. That'll show 'em. But seriously, this isn't an attack from Sony, it's a reaction. People are trending towards digital purchases on all platforms. If the PlayStation is irrelevant without physical games then they will die by their own sword. Prior to this plenty of people were denigrating consoles as overpriced locked down computers anyway, this hardly makes a difference. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Itsamelemmy@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) If this was a lone decision, it's a reaction. Same time as deleting purchased movies from your library is an attack. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Look, I recently jail broke my PS3, now I can put any digital game from PS1,PS2, PS3 or PSP. I can also rip my discs to the hard drive. Discs for games are irrelevant for me. I prefer digital games on any platform these days, and of the service providers device to remove my ownership I will take that as a sign that I can procure them through other methods. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Itsamelemmy@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) That's great for older hardware. I just modded my switch. I might look into it for my ps3 or ps4 as well. Would potentially bring life back to a device thats collecting dust in storage. Do you have the ps3 that has the ps2 hardware in it? I got a later model that I think that backwards compatibly hardware was removed. Wondering if you could still play ps2, or if you need one of the original models? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago No. I have a fat that was after backwards compatibility. I haven't tested it yet, but the PS2 games are done with homebrew emulation. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Itsamelemmy@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) If this was a lone decision, it's a reaction. Same time as deleting purchased movies from your library is an attack. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Look, I recently jail broke my PS3, now I can put any digital game from PS1,PS2, PS3 or PSP. I can also rip my discs to the hard drive. Discs for games are irrelevant for me. I prefer digital games on any platform these days, and of the service providers device to remove my ownership I will take that as a sign that I can procure them through other methods. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Itsamelemmy@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) That's great for older hardware. I just modded my switch. I might look into it for my ps3 or ps4 as well. Would potentially bring life back to a device thats collecting dust in storage. Do you have the ps3 that has the ps2 hardware in it? I got a later model that I think that backwards compatibly hardware was removed. Wondering if you could still play ps2, or if you need one of the original models? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago No. I have a fat that was after backwards compatibility. I haven't tested it yet, but the PS2 games are done with homebrew emulation. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Look, I recently jail broke my PS3, now I can put any digital game from PS1,PS2, PS3 or PSP. I can also rip my discs to the hard drive. Discs for games are irrelevant for me. I prefer digital games on any platform these days, and of the service providers device to remove my ownership I will take that as a sign that I can procure them through other methods. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Itsamelemmy@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) That's great for older hardware. I just modded my switch. I might look into it for my ps3 or ps4 as well. Would potentially bring life back to a device thats collecting dust in storage. Do you have the ps3 that has the ps2 hardware in it? I got a later model that I think that backwards compatibly hardware was removed. Wondering if you could still play ps2, or if you need one of the original models? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago No. I have a fat that was after backwards compatibility. I haven't tested it yet, but the PS2 games are done with homebrew emulation. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Itsamelemmy@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) That's great for older hardware. I just modded my switch. I might look into it for my ps3 or ps4 as well. Would potentially bring life back to a device thats collecting dust in storage. Do you have the ps3 that has the ps2 hardware in it? I got a later model that I think that backwards compatibly hardware was removed. Wondering if you could still play ps2, or if you need one of the original models? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago No. I have a fat that was after backwards compatibility. I haven't tested it yet, but the PS2 games are done with homebrew emulation. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago No. I have a fat that was after backwards compatibility. I haven't tested it yet, but the PS2 games are done with homebrew emulation. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] village604@adultswim.fan 0 points 1 month ago (2 children) Regulatory policy to force a company to make a product? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Nikelui@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* Regulatory policy for customer protection. The "stop killing games" initiative raises good points: make games playable in perpetuity and clearly state if you are only renting a license, rather than buying. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ashtear@piefed.social 1 point 1 month ago To preserve a right to ownership. But you knew that already. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nikelui@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* Regulatory policy for customer protection. The "stop killing games" initiative raises good points: make games playable in perpetuity and clearly state if you are only renting a license, rather than buying. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ashtear@piefed.social 1 point 1 month ago To preserve a right to ownership. But you knew that already. permalink fedilink source parent