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New Sony Patent Will Let You Replay A Game From Any Point Possible (insider-gaming.com)

submitted 10 months ago by nanoUFO@sh.itjust.works to c/games@sh.itjust.works

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[–] IonAddis@lemmy.world 28 points 10 months ago

I don't like this, more because I can see how this would be a route to making games shittier long-term by forcing you into a perpetual subscription to the game you bought.

Like, I can see how it'd be useful and fun. But I can also see how, if this new type of save takes off, game design would change so you would no longer be allowed to have old school local saves that don't require an internet connection. I think my alarm bells go off because you COULD work this into a local single-player game experience, but the way it's constantly tied to streaming in the article suggests they won't bother.

So it smells like bait--they'll do something cool, but also pretend it could only be implemented with this attachment to streaming and subscriptions.