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@TDHorizon Very cool. 👍

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Let the industry burn at this point. There is not enough left worth saving.

Disappointing, but not surprising given this is Sony.

@StrickenBiged I agree preservation shouldn't be on individual gamers. But historically, companies don't seem to give a ****, especially given many game dev interviews for remasters/remakes where they essentially start from scratch due to losing source code/resources from the original releases. And I have little hope of legislation forcing companies to preserve these materials and even then, I am not sure that is a good way forward either. Ownership is the bigger issue though.

What, no disc drive included? /s

@get2sammyb I did say they probably have some metrics that give an idea. But I still stand by my point that it is early days regardless.

I mean, financial results so far only go up to June 30th, which just so happens to be before the announcement, so in terms of those results, of course they won't notice anything yet. Not to mention, this Q+A is for investors; do you honestly expect them to be 100% truthful on something that wouldn't look favourable to them?

Yes, they probably have some metrics already that say one way or another, and truthfully, I don't think the boycott will do anything, but we are very early days in this. There is still 17 months before this happens.

Revenue for Sony's game and network services sector as a whole is "essentially flat".

Will be interesting to see if revenue starts to struggle over the next quarter. I'll be surprised if it does decrease given GTA VI pre-orders, but one can dream.

@Swandivetotheasphalt Not to intrude, but regarding the key-cards as digital sales, when they did Q+A for FY 2024 earnings, they were asked then about Key-Card sales, and they said they considered them digital. I have linked the page below so you can view if you like:

https://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/data/result_2024.html

@Old-Red I was thinking similar. Or to go further, given we don't know the individual splits of digital sales on consoles; perhaps they will only bother chasing the biggest console. Given key-cards are considered by Capcom to be digital, that could mean Nintendo is seen as the bigger share and Sony then misses out on future titles.

I should say this is hypothetical; I would be surprised if this was the case. But there is no guarantee that any company will continue supporting consoles going forward, as they will push for PC in the same way Sony is pushing for no more discs; to increase their share of the revenue.

Apparently something related to the Payment Services Act in Japan though I have been unable to find the specific article in the act so far. Download codes are treated as a prepaid payment instrument in this context. Not a legal person myself so will defer to whoever can make sense of it.

@DennisReynolds You're welcome! Always a pleasure. Have a good night. =)

@DennisReynolds So PS how about at the end of each day you make a super article that covers all the news of the day regarding the disc news instead of doing a 100 different articles every day regarding the disc thing with the comments section containing the exact same comments as the last.

They could do, but then we wouldn't get your comments moaning in every article would we? You and several other individuals keep saying that these constant articles about the same topic are annoying, but you seem to bite at them. Be the change you want to see.

@Dogbreath Congratulations, you are a prophet.

Not sure I care whether they back down or not at this point. I am already starting to expand my Switch library instead now. Sony have made clear they don't need the physical crowd so heck if I am waiting around for them.

@Dogbreath "We are only telling you what WILL inevitably happen."

"...people like us telling you the uncomfortable truth, are somehow against you or holding you back."

I think people have heard you loud and clear on the "truth". You've only been saying it for numerous posts now. We have got the message. If I was constantly in your ear telling you the sun will set, I am sure you would get fed up with me very quickly. You can say you are not that bad, but you seem to have an awful lot of comments in the articles since Sony announced they were discontinuing discs. You don't have to support people who are in disagreement with Sony, but constantly saying things are inevitable will p*** people off. If that is what you actually want, then keep going, but I doubt you are going to change anyone's mind.

I still would love a Dragon Quest Builders 3. I would recommend 2 as much as possible especially given it is on sale frequently.

If for whatever reason you are interested in owning a skateboard deck, the collectors edition for Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 + 4 is £40 on Amazon despite what the article say (Currently says says £120 for me in article).

@PlayNation5

1. Don't see how this helps me as a physical player, but yes, Sony should do this.

2. That should happen, yes. but the framework for this should already be in place. It is not, and I am doubtful that it will be in place for a while even after 2028.

3. Ah yes, because people collect to show off to others, not because they actually want to do it for themselves. Everyone is a content creator. Right...

4. At present, only PS+ Premium users get this. As someone who has never subscribed to PS+, even the essential tier, this is useless. Sony would need to expand this, but why would they?

5. People sleep on Game Sharing, something that was never possible with disc-based games but is an amazing way to save money on games

...Do I really need to link that video from 2013 from Sony themselves?

6. Yes, and servers go down and hard-drives and SSDs can malfunction. And both are also susceptible to natural disasters. Not sure what your point is here.

Until these comments change into meaningful consumer rights for digital products. I could not give a **** what a politician says. Not to mention recent actions around the world with pushing digital IDs and verification gives me no hope that politicians will ever be helpful in this situation. I would be open to digital if these rights were already in place (although I would still be miffed), but given the current legal framework; physical media is much better.

Certainly been the one upside seeing various bodies mock Sony over this; I quite liked the Dominoes one but I would probably feel better seeing big developers do the same; they won't though.

To be fair, they are probably hoping that physical die-hards will not bother with PS6 anyway to save them the headache of having to sort this particular issue.

If they cared, they wouldn't have announced what they did today. They have made it clear they don't need the physical audience.

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Welp, it was good while it lasted. Time to build up as many games as I can before they inevitably disappear.

As I said in the article on NLife, I am somewhat curious how they will adapt the individual personas, though I am concerned about a live-action Mara.

If this is its own story, could be somewhat interesting, but I feel like this is doomed from the get go.

I feel these thoughts should be taken with a big pinch of salt, but given the current heatwave, please don't, you may just turn to dust.

Honestly, I am here for it. I sadly don't think it will accomplish anything, but I respect them for at least trying.

Wasn't going to buy this anyway as GTA doesn't interest me, but honestly ****ed that they couldn't be bothered to do a proper physical release.

Not a surprise, but certainly disappointing. Not gonna gives the newbies **** over this as they are just doing a job but Atlus and by extension Sega suck.

Honestly don't care they want to ban kids if that is indeed the only intention, not that I believe that for a second. But I do care about how they try to enforce it, as I can't say I particular want to have my face training AI, or submitting any IDs. So far VPNs are useful, but given that just this morning Liz Kendall states in a live interview they will be talking about these more in July, I fully expect more stupidity, with more falling back on the reason of "protecting the kids" since parents are too inept to do so, because heck knows they can't tell their own children "no".

@Balaam_ Couldn't agree more. I like me a good collector's edition, but if it doesn't include the game physically, I don't see the point. Heck, there are some which don't have the game at all let alone a digital code, which seems particularly stupid to me.

I still need to play the original. Has been on my shelf for a couple of years at this point. Though I also note the whole thing is on sale for £3.49 at the moment.

Probably not the biggest surprise that PS5s won't be part of it. Although part of me was expecting they would have just priced as they were before the rise and call that the sale. I could do with a new controller though.

Yeah, not sure I need the reminder of most popular games. Painfully aware of how it is. Although part of me is surprised the gap between 1 and 2, and the gap between 4 and 5 in terms of players. I also feel like the fact that it is the usual suspects at the top reiterates how difficult and perhaps foolish it is for other developers to keep chasing the same crowd who play these games.

Maybe I am misreading the slide, but I feel decimal point has shifted over one as I am reading it as 1.32 million.

Also with the other figures for Rise and Sunbreak.

Edit: Looks like it has changed now. Thanks Liam. =)

@bring_on_branstons I feel like everyone who worked for platinum in Rayman Legends was at it for a while unless you were godly at the challenges. Could never get those diamond cups, could only ever seem to get the gold ones at best.

I have played through Rayman Legends on 3 separate platforms, including getting the platinum on PS4 which takes forever because of "levels of awesomeness" which take forever to get enough points. I really do not understand what a remake could possibly add to this game.

I should be excited for this, but given how they butchered Kiwami 3, all I can think of is how they will shoehorn in the Daidoji.

Considering what it is, I think this looks pretty decent. Almost tempted to get one.

@Northern_munkey Thank you for answering. It makes me happy knowing that I am not as sad as you to need such pitiful entertainment. Have at it.

@Northern_munkey I have a question. If all you expect from articles like this is "fake rage malarkey", why do you bother clicking on them? Entertainment perhaps? Games not doing it for you anymore? I am just curious.

I would say they do this for retail awareness so people see it on the shelves, but in the UK at least, places selling games are limited; so why bother going through the effort to manufacture box, disc etc and not bother to put the game on disc?

Should of been a pretty complete release as well given this release does not include the multiplayer from the original, so you would hope for a polished game before release, but this is Ubisoft so...

@Almost_Ghostly Laugh all you want. I am tired of fighting individuals with your mindset of minimising everything. Take your superiority trophy.

@Dogbreath That’s not to say “a majority“ as you falsely attributed to me saying, although I'd speculate that it was certainly a majority back in the Amiga days.

I said most people against DRM. I never said that people against DRM are the majority. I have sadly gotten used to being in the minority when it comes to issues such as this.

I’m very happy with the 30 day online check. It has absolutely zero impact on me or any other legitimate purchaser, and if it prevents a person playing the game who hasn’t rightfully contributed towards the development costs by paying for it, then that's mighty fine by me.

Very happy for you. Not sure why you are so concerned about pirates, especially given that I doubt something like this will stop them if they are determined. But as a fellow "legitimate purchaser", I don't see why I should accept a lesser experience because of a handful of individuals who were never gonna pay in the first place. Will I be online at least once every 30 days? Majority of the time, I will say yes. Have their been periods of time where I have gone without internet for longer than 30 days? Also yes. Just because the fail conditions are very unlikely for a legitimate user, doesn't mean it won't happen. Sure, I can suck it up, but you know what? No.

@Dogbreath Let’s face it, this type of DRM exists because a lot of you would engage in fraud otherwise by using crafty workarounds to allow half your mates and friends and family to play the game.

Loving the accusation that most against this are thieves. You must be a lovely individual./s

You'll forgive me if I don't trust a corporate entity to not want to screw over consumers by removing access to something that was legally purchased. My good faith is assuming this is a bug, but it certainly is a very real bug if so; I did a test purchase when the news first broke. Doesn't say anything on PS5, but when checking on PS4, definitely had the issue as reported.

Don't use these features anyway, but I also don't believe you should have to submit IDs/verify age to use these features. We have already seen with the Discord leak that IDs and face scans don't quite get deleted as fast as these companies claim, and they all blame each other when something goes wrong. Sick of all of this.

I have played this game through at least 4 times (twice on Switch, PS4 playthrough, and PS5 playthrough), so have the platinum trophy twice. I love the presentation, the music, the story, the writing, and the gameplay. You feel like a badass gliding and "rope darting". Couldn't recommend this game enough.

That said, I still need to play Sea of Stars...

Very much appreciated. I have seen the game around many a time, but just never got around to buying. Might have to try it now.

I wouldn't mind upgrades to trophies or whichever, but also not fussed if they leave it alone. I do trophies more for me than anything else, so not worried about highlighting 100% collection or deleting games with low counts.

Already being spun as a good thing. Spin any faster and they will drill down into hell.

So a base PS5 now costs as much as what Argos were charging for a PS5 Pro just this past November. It is getting very difficult to recommend gaming as a hobby nowadays.

That is a thumbnail for an article. Still not playing Rivals though; not my sort of game.

I am not sure that should be so unexpected; niche device sells to people already paying for premium and most likely to get use out of it.

Has got me thinking on just how much money I have spent on gaming throughout the years... but then again, perhaps some things are better off unknown.