• mavu@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    1 hour

    definitely end of an era.
    I’m not buying a console without physical media.

    Sony can kill the second hand market if they want, but that was the last thing that differentiated them from Steam. Good bye Playstation, i’ll remember you fondly.

  • samus12345@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    1 hour

    It warms my heart to see that EVERY comment on Sony’s blog post about it is negative. Hope the decision ends up biting Sony in the ass, but even if not, at least people weren’t silent about it.

  • forzanature@lemmy.zipEnglish
    1 hour

    I feel like defending consoles is a lost cause at this point. We can’t trust any of the big 3 anymore.

    • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      3 hours

      So is Microsoft who owns Minecraft who definitely presents private servers as dangerous (which for children may very well be true).

      • a4ng3l@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2 hours

        Having the possibility to setup a server allowed me to setup one for my sons and I. I’d rather have that then them going online…

          • a4ng3l@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1 hour

            Both because it’s more safe and secure. Plus I have very fond memories of LAN parties and without private servers and local multiplayer kids won’t be able to experience that :(

        • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          3 hours

          That was kind of my point?

          That just because it’s “dangerous” for children doesn’t justify banning it wholesale. Sorry I wasn’t more clear.

          Yet Microsoft allows people access to host a private server while also putting up scary warnings for kids telling them to stick to the “safe” realms servers or whatever (are they even still called Realms? fuck if I know). On the one hand, it’s good they haven’t removed it entirely, on the other hand, it seems like that may be their eventual long-term goal with how they treat the private server ecosystem.

          I also think Discord and Roblox contributed to people not knowing what the fuck “server” actually means anymore.

    • samus12345@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1 hour

      They need to up their exclusive game…game. Other than DK Bananza, their output has been disappointing. I only got a Switch 2 now because it’s only going to get more expensive and I’m hoping for quality exclusives in the next 6 or so years that they’ll be supporting it.

  • Kyden Fumofly@lemmy.worldEnglish
    56 minutes

    The gonna release PS6 without any physical media option, don’t they? Their PS5 digital edition was only a market test.

  • thezeesystem@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    3 hours

    Just get a console they said. Console just works they said. Why get a PC when it won’t work in a year they said.

    This is why I don’t buy consoles. I can use a controller on my computer which is upgradable and not subject to one individual company dictating what I can and can’t do.

    • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      2 hours

      Why get a PC when it won’t work in a year they said.

      Interesting because my Steam digital purchases go back to 2007 and I can still play them all.

      My first digital purchase was the Orange Box and my second purchase was Psychonauts.

      I had purchased Half Life 2 as a physical copy and it still works, too.

      Sure they’re all just licenses, but a lot of effort has been put into me being able to continue playing them, including on Linux.

      Yes, Valve is a different story because they’re a private company, but 20 years of license when I could play on any computer I owned at any time I think is showing that digital licensing isn’t inherently evil as much as it is widely abused for control.

      • limer@lemmy.mlEnglish
        2 hours

        If steam changed ownership and control, there is nothing stopping the new people from doing things similar to other big companies.

        Many games are potentially a heart attack away from loss of access

  • GMac@feddit.orgEnglish
    3 hours

    This is Sony though, they care so much about playstation customers they even went to the effort of updating the ps3 firmware in March this year to improve things for their customers.

    I mean it would be crazy to suggest they would do that for a console they discontinued a decade ago just to try and fuck with people who have the temerity to run custom firmware on hardware they bought and paid for 20 years ago…

    Sony business logic is fucked.

    • DanceMomsSavedMe@lemmy.zipEnglish
      1 hour

      The updates were for the BluRay licenses they do it on a schedule. You can easily still play online even with pirated games

    • Something Burger 🍔@jlai.luEnglish
      2 hours

      Sony doesn’t care about what you do on your PS3. You can literally play online and earn trophies with pirated games without getting banned.

    • MonkderVierte@lemmy.zipEnglish
      2 hours

      Do they still make money of it or was the security hole easy enough to fix, that they paid a few engineer hours from pocket money, just for the fuck you?

      • GMac@feddit.orgEnglish
        2 hours

        Don’t think that there was ever a security hole. I wouldnt consider installing alt firmware to be a security hole

        Per the patch notes: https://www.playstation.com/en-gb/support/hardware/ps3/system-software/

        "By updating, you can enjoy additional features, improved usability, and enhanced security.

        Please note, to play Blu-ray discs, your PS3 system needs a renewed Blu-ray player encryption key. Please update your PS3 system software to the latest version to renew the Blu-ray player encryption key."

        I havent actually tried to watch a bluray on custom firmware since, but I’m a weirdo who uses it for playing games so that doesnt matter to me.

        I dont see any money being made on the ps3

  • brucethemoose@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4 hours

    A funny anecdote from outside gaming land:

    Sony mirrorless cameras, even MEGA expensive ones, have this quirk where they can’t film 30P HEVC video.

    The A6700 for instance, can record 24, 30, 60 h.264, but only 24 or 60 h.265. The A7C II is particularly handicapped, with only 24 h.265.

    The $7000 A1 flagship is the same. It doesn’t make any sense; all their hardware supports it.

    Why?

    Well, people kept asking Sony, and someone finally got a response:

    https://us.community.sony.com/s/question/0D54O00007B6m2ISAR/why-sony-a7s-iii-doesnt-support-25-or-30-fps-in-h265-codech265-is-available-for-24-50-60-100-120-fps-but-not-the-once-ive-mentioned-aboveplease-sony-update-this-h265-is-going-to-get-more-and-more-popular-with-new-powerful-laptops-coming?language=en_US

    Hello, Sony’s commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority. The reason for that is that we determined the current product specifications from our analyses of target users and available technologies. For XAVC HS, we envision users enjoying HLG movies by connecting the camera to an HDR (HLG) compatible BRAVIA TV over HDMI, and 60p is what we view as the default setting for playback with it. To record movies in higher quality in 4K/30p, we would recommend selecting XAVC S and XAVC S-I, 10-bit 4:2:2 sampling, either Long GoP and All-I codec. Could you tell us how creators such as yourself want to use HEVC at 30p so we can provide feedback to our design team?

    I found that oddly enlightening.

    “Well, it’s not optimal for a BRAVIA TV over HDMI, so why would users want this? Why is it worth it for us to waste half a kilobyte for this option in the UI?” Sony cannot fathom anything outside that.

    It makes that whole list in OP’s post make total sense. It’s not even cynicism on their part; with that mindset, what would they need a disk player for? What value is Bluepoint is a business review?

    They literally cannot understand why PlayStation users would want any of those things. It’s outside the domain.

    • floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      2 hours

      Could you tell us how creators such as yourself want to use HEVC at 30p so we can provide feedback to our design team?

      I just want to fucking choose what I want without having to provide a “user story”!! I HATE uber-market-optimized software and products, give me fucking settings instead of trying to guess for me!

    • zebidiah@lemmy.caEnglish
      2 hours

      I am jacks complete lack of surprise…

      This should be expected from the people who brought us memory sticks and betamax

    • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      3 hours

      Essentially suits who don’t and have never gamed making decisions on gaming. They have no idea what the players want and don’t actually care because caring costs money.

  • Surp@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2 hours

    I’m not really sure what any of these people want us to do?

    • Sektor@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1 hour

      Go along with the program like sheep. What else can you do, stop playing new games?

  • shinratdr@lemmy.caEnglish
    5 hours

    I can’t speak to market trends, but I can say this 100% makes my PS5 my last Sony console. I’ve bought every one, and the only reason I continue to buy them is so I can collect exclusives on disc for my collection.

    A digital only console is just a bad, expensive gaming PC. I already have a good expensive gaming PC, so I’ll just buy games digitally there.

    • Dzheyk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      4 hours

      Yep. Same. I’ve been a PlayStation guy since my teens and could start buying my own stuff. If that’s the move they want to go with then I have zero issues in dropping them as a whole.

  • c64z86@piefed.worldEnglish
    2 hours

    Between this and most of the games coming out these days, apart from indies, being complete crap, I think the PS5 will be my last console.

  • Mrsilkworm@piefed.socialEnglish
    3 hours

    Even with the high prices you can still build a decent AM4 based PC and play titles bought on GOG which is DRM free. If you install Linux you all get one of the best is for free. If you want to go further you can emulate the heck of old consoles and old PC games and have tons of fun. You could also sail the high seas for content that has DRM and/or is very expensive. Don’t forget. If you don’t own what you buy the piracy is ethical and justified. After akk, piracy is mostly a service problem and when you enshitify a service you end up FAFO.