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[–] [email protected] 50 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (4 children)

Wait a minute.

WHY TF IS HORIZON ZERO DAWN GETTING AN REMASTER!?!?!

WHAT IS THE POINT? What stupid idiot thought this was a good idea????

And that bloody price tag! €50 for accessibility features and slightly better performance? Why... Why is this a successful way to make money? ... I... I'm sad now.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Because if they remaster it, they can also remaster the price.
Which is probably why they've pulled all the old versions.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 days ago

Keep re-releasing it so I can not buy it again and again.

[–] [email protected] 95 points 5 days ago (1 children)

They're really digging in on this shit, huh? Here's hoping enough people pass on their games because of it that Sony regrets the decision.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I remember being "sorry" for doing so to Helldivers 2 🤣

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Nah, they said sorry, they didn't do anything different. They still restricted the purchase regions of the game to those that can get PSN. I expect a return of the PSN requirement for Helldivers 2 eventually.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

What do they gain from this shitty policy?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Angry players? 180 less countries buying their games? Padded PSN account numbers?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Enshititifaction.

[–] [email protected] 75 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I knew Sony would double down on this shit. They always make these stupid business decisions.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 4 days ago (2 children)

It's sad because they actually had a fairly decent run with their PC ports until now.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 days ago

The ports itself are good. It's the suits are fucking shit up. Typical capitalism enshittification story.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Wow, I was going to argue by bringing up the atrocious performance of The Last of Us, but looking at reviews, it seems all its major issues got fixed.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago

We are talking about the company that installed rootkit back in the age of CDs.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Edit: Looks like the game is still on GOG without PSN requirment.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Sadly, based on reviews for the game on GOG, while the game is technically DRM-free (in that it doesn't Emily any of the traditional DRM like Denuvo), it still requests either full or limited data collection.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago

It requests it but doesn't require it. True, you need to select "limited" or "full" but you could just disable the network or firewall it. I run it in a container without networking on linux mint and it works perfectly.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 4 days ago (19 children)

So glad I didn't buy any Sony PC port yet. I will pirate every single one of them.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Kinda wanted to pick the game up at some point. Weird, I seem to have suddenly lost all interest. Huh.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Get the original on GOG without DRM or forced PSN.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Game still requires either full or limited data collection in order to play. It apparently asks you for permission after the intro cutscene.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago

I'm running the gog version through wine with disabled networking for that container and it works perfectly. I forgot that the game has a telemetry option until I read this. Pick it up on gog, it goes for ~10€ every time they have a sale.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 4 days ago

Yo fucking ho my boys

[–] [email protected] 31 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Cool. I force a no-psn-requirement for games that I buy.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Microsoft should find a way to capitalize on this. Sony is really fumbling here.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 days ago

Behold, the Xbox Series X Ultra for $899*

*Charging cable sold separately

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Ok. I'll still play the game with no PSN. They'll just not get any money x it. 🤷‍♀️

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Why we need psn for offline game on PC ?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I never played this game; is it really so good that fans were clamoring for a re-release? What am I missing if anything?

Also, I may be misremembering when this was launched but isn't it a bit early for a re-master on this one?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 days ago

It's good, but not good enough that I would be willing to have DRM on it. And yeah, it's too new to have a remaster.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (20 children)

This happens when there is a lack of competition. If MS didn’t shit the bed with xbox in this generation, Sony would be trying harder

[–] [email protected] 31 points 4 days ago (2 children)

They're competing with PC now and simultaneously trying to turn this into a vector to convert people to PS5. It won't work, but the fact that there are PC versions at all show how they can't just do what they want with impunity.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

Sony is competing with Microsoft, Nintendo, and PC. Which of those demands multiple accounts and always online DRM?

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Tons of non-Sony games to play on PC. If I never play a new Sony game ever again it truly won't be a loss.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Sony, Microsoft, Ubisoft, ea, Activision/Blizzard, rockstar, Nintendo and Square Enix will never see a dime from me until they change face.

I will never pay for anything they produce. it's all trash.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

How does this differ from a forced Microsoft login in eg. Forza Horizon 4 or Halo?

[–] [email protected] 33 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (4 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago

Totally missed that part. That is nuts. Thanks

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Now I don't feel so bad about buying it a few weeks ago and barely playing.

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