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The scheduled closing could not have come at a worse time. The PS5 Digital Edition is Sony's second all-digital console (PSPgo was the first). Closing the PS3
by TAForObvReasons 5y ago
The scheduled closing could not have come at a worse time. The PS5 Digital Edition is Sony's second all-digital console (PSPgo was the first). Closing the PS3 and Vita stores at the start of the PS5 lifecycle drew attention to the ephemeral nature of digital games and services and may have cost Sony many devoted fans
- ryukafalz 5y agoNot just digital games; apparently the PS4 requires network connectivity at least once for physical games too: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/04/the-looming-software-kill-switch-lurking-in-aging-playstation-hardware/ https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/04/the-looming-software-... Why? Uh, trophies, apparently. But it does mean that unless Sony issues a firmware update changing this, a PS4 will be useless once they shut down its online servers and its CMOS battery dies.