sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours agoSony Abandons Social Media for 24 Hours+ After Controversially Killing Physical Gameswww.pushsquare.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1266arrow-down12
arrow-up1264arrow-down1external-linkSony Abandons Social Media for 24 Hours+ After Controversially Killing Physical Gameswww.pushsquare.comsanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-square404found@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·6 hours agoI agree. No point in documenting the backlash with social media posts when they aren’t going to change their decision. On a side note, are physical copies of games anything more than install disks anymore?
minus-squareDefault Username@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 hours agoDeoends on the game. Many games are still playable from disc. https://www.doesitplay.org/
minus-squareNelots@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 hours agoNot really, but they’re install disks you can trade in or lend to a friend.
minus-squareUriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 hours agoProvided the disc doesn’t require a phoned-in registration key. I think Bioshock started the trend along with limited installations.
minus-squareGoatSynagogue@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoConsole games aren’t like that, never have been.
I agree. No point in documenting the backlash with social media posts when they aren’t going to change their decision.
On a side note, are physical copies of games anything more than install disks anymore?
Deoends on the game. Many games are still playable from disc.
https://www.doesitplay.org/
Not really, but they’re install disks you can trade in or lend to a friend.
Provided the disc doesn’t require a phoned-in registration key. I think Bioshock started the trend along with limited installations.
Console games aren’t like that, never have been.