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al_borlandyesterday at 7:24 PM3 repliesview on HN

I saw something earlier today that showed the Sony agreement specifies you’re only licensing the games, even if you buy it on a disc. So the fine print means no one ever “buys” a game for the PS5. They are buying a license to use the game for some indefinite period of time that Sony, or some other rights holder, will determine at a later date.

This is why things really need to be DRM free from the start, and portable (have the ability to back them up, move them, etc). It’s the only way to ensure they can’t pull that kind of stuff.


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Negitivefragsyesterday at 8:01 PM

This has been the case for software since the very beginning. And people have been complaining about it since the beginning. See the Free Software Foundation.

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gnopgniptoday at 1:15 AM

A license doesn’t have to be for an indefinite time period. It can be irrevocable

cyanydeezyesterday at 7:28 PM

enforcement of legality is on the victim in the grift economy.