According to recent data, Sony Interactive Entertainment implemented a new DRM system on PS5 and PS4 in March. Now, users must log into PlayStation Network once every 30 days to launch digital games – even single-player projects without online features.
Players are sharply criticizing the decision. On social media, people are writing that it's time to stop buying from the PlayStation Store. Some users are announcing a return to physical discs, while others are calling for a complete boycott of digital distribution.
The situation looks serious, as digital sales have long dominated. According to official data, 83% of games on PlayStation are purchased digitally through the PlayStation Store. If players start voting with their wallets, the blow to Sony could be significant.
The criticism concerns not only DRM but also the lack of clear official explanations. Users recall the times of Xbox One and PS4, when Sony criticized Microsoft for similar restrictions. At that time, Microsoft backed down after a wave of negativity. Now the situation has turned, and Sony itself is under pressure.
On social media, there are statements about a complete refusal to make digital purchases on PlayStation until the system is revoked. Many call the situation a return to the worst practices of the industry and are awaiting a response from the company.
I will never buy another game on a Sony PlayStation console until they revoke the update that introduces the 30-day online login requirement.
Asha Sharma and Matt Booty now have the perfect opportunity to repeat this. Just a thought.
They forgot who they are…
Well, it seems that from today I no longer want to buy digital games. It turns out it wasn't a mistake after all.
If this isn't changed, I will no longer buy digital games on PlayStation.
IF the PlayStation DRM system is officially confirmed, the future of gaming looks bleak.
Where are all those people now who claimed that the PS5 DRM story was a fabrication? They attacked everyone who talked about it. Now silence.
Bad news about PlayStation matters more than the games released by this company.