Normies figure it out on a lag, but they get there.
Comment on Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles
bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 2 days agoThe issue, normies dont understand DRM free digital media. Once its digital its like its invisible. A disc or a tape, is so easy to understand, you just HAVE it and it works.
My tapes from the 80s/90s just work when I put them in. Does a disc game or digital game from even 2018 do that? Likely not.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 2 days ago
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Yes. When it comes to Sony, any PS4 game (so from 2013 and on) will work on a PS4 or PS5 with a disc drive.
bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
I meant for PC, sorry
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Ah, with PC it varies. There can definitely be issues when you go back to games made for Windows 7 and earlier, for example. If a game is popular enough, it’s almost guaranteed to have fan-made patches to work on modern hardware, at least.
Agent_Karyo@piefed.world 2 days ago
Even without a game being popular, if you sort of know what you are doing, you can “patch” it yourself via relatively easy to use tools:
https://github.com/elishacloud/dxwrapper
There is even a patch to enable 16 bit emulation support on x64 Windows (sometimes needed for installers or some weird Windows 3.1 game ports to Windows 95).