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The PlayStation Network outage proves PC gamers were right to resist its mandatory sign-in requirement (www.pcgamer.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to c/gaming@beehaw.org

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[–] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 33 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Didn't they lift the PSN account requirement on PC just a few days ago? Imagine if they could not play the game during the outage, if Sony didn't lift the requirements. I kinda would have loved to see this, because it could mean a huge shift in gaming based on real world proof.

[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 30 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Well, we already have the proof, because it was broken on PS5.

If Sony had held firm on a PSN sign-in for Helldivers 2, it would have been just as borked on PC as it was on console. Ditto for if Sony had retained its log-in requirement for singleplayer games: You could effectively play God of War Ragnarok offline after creating or logging into a PSN account (unless you opted for a handy mod), but just like installing a PS5 disc drive, a PSN outage would have prevented first-time setup of something that simply does not require an internet connection.

[–] dormedas@lemmy.dormedas.com 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

but just like installing a PS5 disc drive, a PSN outage would have prevented first-time setup of something that simply does not require an internet connection.

I want to address this section by the author. Should any old disc drive work offline? Yes. Do PlayStation’s? No.

In the interest of saving money, Sony doesn’t pre-pay for the Blu-Ray Disc Association License, so they use the internet to know when to pay the license fee on behalf of the user. So from a legal standpoint by an entity which does not want to get sued, their course of action to save money requires this.

[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I wouldn't be surprised if it uses an internet connection to verify the disk to try and prevent used sales or pirating

[–] dormedas@lemmy.dormedas.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

I read an article testing the same disc drive in multiple PlayStations and they continued to work. My guess is that Sony pays for console X to be able to use a disc drive when one is inserted, and then pays for console Y when one is inserted. They probably can check the ID of the disc drive, but they also probably don’t care that much.

[–] SatyrSack@feddit.org 13 points 2 weeks ago

Didn't they lift the PSN account requirement on PC just a few days ago?

Just on four particular games

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 6 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah that's in the article