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Cake day: June 30th, 2023







According to a statement Does it play? gave to Kotaku, the license-checks may have been introduced to combat refund scams, but were designed to convert into unlimited licenses afterward.

That appears to be the case, with an SIE spokesperson telling GameSpot the following:

“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.”

So yes, it was a big brain move by Sony to make piracy more appealing by screwing with paying gamers.





  • Yup. AI might, and I mean might, be a force multiplier for senior developers but this whole “Everyone can just let AI code” is bullshit that will lead to a giant mess of unmanageable code when your developers your maturing don’t understand the underlying code or good software architecture.

    Oh and also I’m right there with you with the fuck that whole ELOC bullshit as a metric.





From another site:

There is speculation in the PlayStation homebrew community that the change was a way for Sony to sneak in code that will hamper modders. An online check-in is a common tactic against modded hardware, as it prevents illegally downloaded games from being played on the console unless it connects to the internet, which then begins the process of downloading and installing the latest firmware.

Inconveniencing everyone because of a sale you never had. Brilliant.