Comment on The year is 2036 and I’ve been brought in for questioning because my PlayStation Plus subscription lapsed well over 3 months ago.

Korhaka@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Shellofbiomatter@lemmus.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  please connect to the internet to play single player campaign

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  • Korhaka@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Don’t have to. None of them have any DRM

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    • Shellofbiomatter@lemmus.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Good choice then.

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    • troglodytis@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Good GOG, man!

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  • reev@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Hitman, my beloved, you’re such a good game but fuuuuuck the online connection thing.

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    • Dojan@pawb.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      World of Ass? I was playing that a lot the other month, absolutely bananas that it requires an online connection.

      There’s the Peacock Project though, which lets you host your own server. Ultimately that kind of thing shouldn’t be required but it’s nice that players have made their own thing. Like what do you mean I need to be online and connected to their services to progress in the campaign and unlock new things in my singleplayer game?

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  • OwOarchist@pawb.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Pro tip: pirated versions usually remove this requirement.

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    • Xanvial@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      So, just like jailbroken playstation?

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  • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    connects to the totally legit server hosted by the game company that I absolutely made an account for, the server that’s certainly not being spoofed on my local machine or hosted on my living room server

    There you go, lil guy, you’re good to play this legitimate game on the server you were definitely designed for!

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• Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  COPYRIGHT ENFORCEMENT AGENCY!!! COME OUT WITH YOUR HANDS OVER YOUR HEAD!!!

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• Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  thegamer.com/playstation-deleting-concord-console…

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  • wander1236@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’m guessing the commenter is talking about GOG and/or “legitimate” piracy on PC.

    (Legitimate piracy meaning you own the game legally but you downloaded a pirated copy to avoid DRM)

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  • Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Steam also does this btw

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    • Grostleton@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’ve seen stuff pulled from the steam store so it’s no longer available for purchase/adding to my library, but the ones I already added, even undownloaded, have always still been available in my library, even if the game was fully defunct.

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      • Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I’ve had my downloaded purchases from a humble bundle deleted from my PC after a couple days because the payment processor failed

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    • Korhaka@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Got any sources for that? Only ever heard of them removing a game from sale, not removing it from someone who has already bought it.

      Also GOG don’t do this, they are unable to uninstall a game you have downloaded already.

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      • Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Yep, GOG doesn’t have the ability but Valve absolutely does. When my payment for a humble bundle failed (so, added to library and installed before the payment was resolved) Steam removed the games from my library AND drive

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    • Phantaloons@piefed.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Some steam games don’t have DRM… even Steam’s. Steam just hosts the files. I think Stalker(the old games) is onesuch example. The games just launch whether steam is up or not.

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  • Korhaka@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Sounds like a very convincing reason to never rent a Sony product again.

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