After Sony announced that it's delisting over 500 movies from users' accounts with no refunds, discontinuing physical discs for PlayStation games, and closing down PlayStation 3 and PSVita's digital stores — people are increasingly skeptical of making all media digital-only . …
… Sony's recent decisions surrounding physical media and digital content have already fuelled debate about what players truly own when they purchase games, films, or other digital content through an online platform. …
… You Don’t Own Digital Games, Digital Games Own You Earlier this month saw PlayStation update the DRM policies associated with its consoles and digital software , with players now required to perform an online check-in of sorts every 30 days in order to prove they own all the games installed on thei… …
… Each task force will carefully consider whether policymakers’ means and methods, analytical tools and policy approaches can be improved upon. “I am honored that the best minds from a range of disciplines have agreed to work with us to sharpen our performance as an institution. …
… Alongside the price reductions, Microsoft confirmed that Call of Duty games would no longer launch day one into Game Pass – a surprising policy change for Microsoft, which paid $68.7 billion for Activision Blizzard in 2023 and fought a years-long legal battle over the future availability of the fra… …
… If authentic, the advert brings into focus the surprising policy change for Microsoft, which paid $68.7 billion for Call of Duty parent Activision Blizzard in 2023 and fought a years-long legal battle against regulators focused on the future availability of the franchise. …
… Minecraft Legends Deluxe Edition PS4 £44.99 $49.99 Minecraft Legends Deluxe Edition Switch £39.99 $49.99 Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 - Core Blue $139.99 PS5 DualSense Controller - White £64.99 $68.99 $74.99 Xbox Series X Digital $448 $449.99 PlayStation VR2 £529.99 $549.99 Some external…
… Sony has cast a big spotlight on digital ownership recently, after pledging to ditch physical discs by 2028. …
… "We definitely plan to be on the new hardware for Xbox, because, unless their policy or stance on it changes, they are telling us they’re going to welcome that," Allison said in early February. …
… "And we made some policy changes to try and clear that out, and to make sure that new releases really focus on new releases. …