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Sony Reminds PS Users They Don't Own Digital Games (games.gg)
submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world
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The relevant section is blunt. "The Software is licensed to you, not sold," the EULA states. "You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and personal license to play or use the Software for your private, non-commercial use on the system or device it was intended for."

The terms also restrict renting, modifying, or obtaining games through unauthorised means. Nothing in there is new, technically. Sony's EULA has always said this. The timing is what makes it land differently right now.

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[–] THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'm so glad I never got a PS5. I sure as shit won't now.

[–] zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I have one and every game I own is physical, like every other console I own. Now whether the games are in a workable state in the future without access to patches is another story, but I can lend, sell, trade my games and also never use PSN again if I want. From the state of things, it looks like I won't every be buying another console and I can live with that.

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[–] gdtf@lemmy.ml 9 points 6 days ago

One thing I'm sure is that I'll never buy a Playstation again. Even if they backtrack.

[–] xta@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

no way this is not gonna backfire for them somehow or somewho

[–] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It won't. Even with GoG, you have limited rights. This has been the same since the ps3 era.

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 days ago

Umm way longer then that. Its always been this way with video and software.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Shortly after announcing that there won't be anything else soon.

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