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Games not being playable on a PS5 with a disc drive is a bit much. They have internal storage the same as all other PS5s. In addition, discs are essentially just physical licenses these days and have been since the late days of the PS4. Rarely is the game that’s on the actual disc playable. More often than not you need to install an update to make it playable, meaning even if you have the disc you are still relying on Sony to ensure the game can be played.
I don’t think this is excusable or acceptable, but I do think people are blowing it out of proportion. PC gaming has been digital only for well over a decade. This is no different.
@Skyline969 I meant you won't be able ti use the disc drive for that's still being sold full price today for games beyond 2028. I edited the post to clear that up.
Also, PC gaming is digital but most of the times you have the game files downloaded somewhere, you can make a backup, and unless the game is online only you can theoratically play it forever.
With this, once Sony eventually takes down the store just like they did for the PS Vita, then you won't be able to play games at all, and will very likely be the proud owner of a fancy black and white brick. They can also remove games from your library and this will make you unable to buy used games.
You can backup your digital games on a PS5 as well. Either to an internal SSD or to an external hard drive (though you can’t play PS5 games off an external drive). Maybe we hang with different crowds, but I do not know anyone who makes a habit of keeping installers for their PC games. They either have it downloaded on their games drive or it’s uninstalled, only to be reinstalled from the store they got it from.
Also, you can still download your games on the Vita. You can’t buy new ones but you can absolutely download all of your past purchases. Hell I believe that’s true of the PS3 and the PSP even, but I no longer have non-modified versions of those consoles to test that.
Most games still have Steam DRM either way and you still need Steam at the very least to unlock the DRM at least once before you can run it offline. The only saving grace here is that with PC, the option to crack it is a lot more viable.
In my opinion it is very different because if PS decides every game is now 120 euros you have no alternative. If Steam decides the same, you have all the other stores to compete. The open platform argument.