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PlayStation has seemingly added a 30-day DRM check to all newly purchased digital PS4 and PS5 games
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this post was submitted on 28 Apr 2026
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Hasn't this always been a thing?
On my ps3 there's always a license date that shows up after a download I was guessing tied to my ps+ membership.
what I think is silly is that they are lowering it to 30 days and that users still haven't figured out that you don't own digital shit and never will.
If you want to then you go the high seas like the rest of us have.
When it’s tied to rented games through PS+ membership, I think that makes sense. But this appears to apply for paid, owned digital items.
If SKG keeps momentum in the EU, and possibly even under current consumer laws, this might end up being illegal.
You don't own digital titles. You have a license to use the software which comes with stipulations that you agree to when you make the purchase. Nothing illegal about it under current laws.
Hopefully, SKG gains traction because it does have to do with this exact topic and would actually fight to give consumers ownership instead of just a license to use.
The same goes for physical games. Almost all software is licensed, not sold. With physical games the plastic disc acts as the license key.
With modern titles now, yes, sadly that's true. Gone are the days you can buy a disc and have the game installer actually be on said disc instead of still forcing you to download the game via the Internet.
No, this has always been the case. The only real difference between physical and digital games is that it’s much harder to revoke the license as it’s tied to a physical object.
That is irrelevant to BorgDrone's point. Even in those days, legally you're buying a license with that physical purchase.
For digital purchases? I don't remember having that on my ps3 and 4 days for games that was purchased but then again it's been literally a decade since I've used one.
The free PS+ games sure, you had to have a connection but for games you outright bought, as long as it was on installed your machine it was playable with or without a internet connection. That's what I remember at least but then again, it's been a very long time since I've used any console.