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New Playstation firmware is going to make it harder to play games offline. (nitter.poast.org)
submitted 8 hours ago by hal_5700X@sh.itjust.works to c/games@lemmy.world
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Before you could download licenses for everything you owned even without the game being installed. Now you must install a game first before you can get a license for it. This will have major implications for jail breaking.

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[–] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 7 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Steam Deck is not any closer to real ownership than Xbox or PlayStation. Video Games have had "non-ownership" clauses in their EULAs long before the Xbox or PlaysStation existed, sadly.

[–] garretble@lemmy.world 7 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Everyone on Lemmy either says one of two things when any console news is posted:

  • Build a Linux gaming rig!
  • Get a Steam Deck!

On the second point, you are right. You are trading licensing games from Sony or MS to licensing games from Gabe and his yachts.

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 hour ago

People have a hard on for steam though so they give it a pass for everything.