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I’ve got a Blu-ray drive for my desktop PC.
Yet here we see Sony providing one for the PS5 that simply cannot work without first phoning home.
Spider-Man 2 can be played from the disc without an Internet connection.
That’s a problem.
One that many may consider blown out of proportion, but it’s still a problem.
Internet-only on a PS5 Slim?
Spider-Man 2 can be played from the disc without an Internet connection.
What’s the big deal?
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Gaming has been increasingly reliant on internet connectivity in recent times.
So many games nowadays require an internet connection to play them at all.
A collection of soon useless Blu-ray discs,
Most people probably don’t see it as a big deal.
it’s crucial that you be online for updates, new content, and multiplayer gaming.
Seems a little odd, but whatever.
Again, we could be way off base here, but Sony has been deliberately quiet so far.
Without the servers, those drives will become e-waste.
Whichever way you look at it, hardware should not require internet connectivity just to operate.
But accessories as mundane as a disc drive requiring this is a new kind of low.
People like me will cling on as long as possible.
I love my collection of physical games and steel books, not just current-gen games, either.
Plus, games get delisted from digital stores.you’re free to’t buy Forza 7 anymore,can you?
Not digitally, anyway.
You could still find a disc somewhere, though.
But the future is digital.
Of course it is.
The stakeholders make more money that way.
We have to pay more, so they make more money.
Capitalism is great sometimes, isn’t it?
I don’t know.
But the silence just makes it seem shady, even if it isn’t.
But with a semi-cynical hat on, Sony doesn’t really want you buying this.
Just as Microsoft does (or increasingly to sign up forXbox Game Pass.)
Game preservation, e-waste, both be damned.
Enjoy it while you could, fellow physical game lovers; our time is almost up.
