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by jwitthuhn 27 days ago
Why would physical copies matter for this? All physical games have to be signed by Sony anyways so it's not like a third-party can produce them.
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MrGilbert 27 days ago
That doesn’t matter. It’s about the end-users perspective in that case. You can sell physical copies in physical stores or online on competitive pricing. The main point is that the customer has a choice. As soon as the physical discs vanish, they won’t. And that’s where gatekeeping starts.
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raro11 27 days ago
They'll be forced to embed alternative stores in the PlayStation.

I won't wait for it though. After 28 years of always having a Sony at home, it ends here for me at the age of 35.

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overfeed 27 days ago
> They'll be forced to embed alternative stores in the PlayStation.

Steam Summer sales on a PlayStation? I want that today.

If this decision somehow ends up with Steam and Proton for PlayStation, it will be well worth it. Gaben, please get some lawyers to write to the EU posthaste, and start porting Proton to iOS & PlayStation

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potwinkle 27 days ago
Technically already possible (and works surprisingly well!) if you have a PS5 with old enough firmware.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhnLdFYR2-s

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testfrequency 27 days ago
Retailer exclusion. Monopoly behavior. Total market control of goods.
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