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Titles may suddenly disappear from your favorite libraries. This is usually because of license issues or removing online servers/services.

Nextgrid 4y ago
Buying on disc should prevent that.
- dtx1 4y ago
  Oh sweet summer child...
- ekianjo 4y ago
  Lol no ever disc games require patches these days.
- nottorp 4y ago
  Yesterday I inserted a PS4 game disc in my PS5. First time for that particular title. First thing it downloaded a 10 or 20 Gb patch...
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matheusmoreira 4y ago
Is there a documented instance of a game being removed from an account's library after being licensed via the online store?
- capableweb 4y ago
  All. The. Time. Here is one website keeping track of it happening to various degrees: https://delistedgames.com/ https://delistedgames.com/ Sometimes the game simply disappears from the store front but you can find it in your library. Sometimes it disappears from your library too, and you can request it via some process (https://delistedgames.com/get-your-games-back/ https://delistedgames.com/get-your-games-back/). Sometimes you need to write the company in order to get a new key to whatever platform it is still available. And sometimes it's just lost, with no recourse.
  - anotherman554 4y ago
    This is FUD, titles don't disappear from your Ps5 library when they get delisted. If you buy a single player game digitally you should continue to have access to it for the life of the console as long as you aren't banned for doing something like disputing a credit card charge. (Which admittedly is a concern.)
    - aceazzameen 4y ago
      There was a demo for a horror game called P.T. on PS4 made by Kojima. It got cancelled and the demo was eventually delisted from libraries preventing players from re-downloading it. The only way to play it is if you already downloaded it prior to delisting and never uninstall it. For a short while there was a way to download it via a web link, but Sony eventually shut that down.
      - vlunkr 4y ago
        Right, it was delisted but didn’t disappear from your library, exactly what the parent post said.
        squeaky-clean 4y ago
        It did disappear from your library, it just wasn't auto-uninstalled from your system. But you can never ever download/install it again. That's why systems that have it installed already go for so much money on eBay.
      - anotherman554 4y ago
        You are technically correct but I did write "if you buy a single player game digitally..." Nobody bought P.T. The Scott Pilgrim game was delisted on the Ps3 when the license expired, and I can still download and play it today. Being delisted just means new customers can't buy it. There's no way Sony's terms of service allow developers to pull games from the library after purchase, that would be a remarkable business failure on their part given how much leverage they have in negotiating the TOS with developers.

Nextgrid 4y ago

Buying on disc should prevent that.

dtx1 4y ago
Oh sweet summer child...
ekianjo 4y ago
Lol no ever disc games require patches these days.
nottorp 4y ago
Yesterday I inserted a PS4 game disc in my PS5. First time for that particular title. First thing it downloaded a 10 or 20 Gb patch...

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matheusmoreira 4y ago

Is there a documented instance of a game being removed from an account's library after being licensed via the online store?

capableweb 4y ago
All. The. Time. Here is one website keeping track of it happening to various degrees: https://delistedgames.com/ https://delistedgames.com/ Sometimes the game simply disappears from the store front but you can find it in your library. Sometimes it disappears from your library too, and you can request it via some process (https://delistedgames.com/get-your-games-back/ https://delistedgames.com/get-your-games-back/). Sometimes you need to write the company in order to get a new key to whatever platform it is still available. And sometimes it's just lost, with no recourse.
- anotherman554 4y ago
  This is FUD, titles don't disappear from your Ps5 library when they get delisted. If you buy a single player game digitally you should continue to have access to it for the life of the console as long as you aren't banned for doing something like disputing a credit card charge. (Which admittedly is a concern.)
  - aceazzameen 4y ago
    There was a demo for a horror game called P.T. on PS4 made by Kojima. It got cancelled and the demo was eventually delisted from libraries preventing players from re-downloading it. The only way to play it is if you already downloaded it prior to delisting and never uninstall it. For a short while there was a way to download it via a web link, but Sony eventually shut that down.
    - vlunkr 4y ago
      Right, it was delisted but didn’t disappear from your library, exactly what the parent post said.
      - squeaky-clean 4y ago
        It did disappear from your library, it just wasn't auto-uninstalled from your system. But you can never ever download/install it again. That's why systems that have it installed already go for so much money on eBay.
    - anotherman554 4y ago
      You are technically correct but I did write "if you buy a single player game digitally..." Nobody bought P.T. The Scott Pilgrim game was delisted on the Ps3 when the license expired, and I can still download and play it today. Being delisted just means new customers can't buy it. There's no way Sony's terms of service allow developers to pull games from the library after purchase, that would be a remarkable business failure on their part given how much leverage they have in negotiating the TOS with developers.