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[โ€“] [email protected] 95 points 2 months 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.

[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I remember being "sorry" for doing so to Helldivers 2 ๐Ÿคฃ

[โ€“] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (3 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.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 75 points 2 months ago (2 children)

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 38 points 2 months ago (2 children)

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 months 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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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 50 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months 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! โ‚ฌ50 for accessibility features and slightly better performance? Why... Why is this a successful way to make money? ... I... I'm sad now.

[โ€“] [email protected] 34 points 2 months 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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[โ€“] [email protected] 44 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 2 months 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.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 2 months 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.

[โ€“] [email protected] 38 points 2 months ago (2 children)

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 31 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Get the original on GOG without DRM or forced PSN.

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 2 months 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.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 2 months 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 ~10โ‚ฌ every time they have a sale.

[โ€“] [email protected] 31 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

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[โ€“] [email protected] 29 points 2 months 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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[โ€“] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago

Yo fucking ho my boys

[โ€“] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago (3 children)

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago

Behold, the Xbox Series X Ultra for $899*

*Charging cable sold separately

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I don't see how they could capitalize on this specific bullshit other than to just keep on keeping on and not joining Sony in requiring a new login for a service you, as a PC player, might not even give a shit about.

Unless they can get away with porting Bloodborne to PC or something... ๐Ÿค”

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[โ€“] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Ok. I'll still play the game with no PSN. They'll just not get any money x it. ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ

[โ€“] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (20 children)

This happens when there is a lack of competition. If MS didnโ€™t shit the bed with xbox in this generation, Sony would be trying harder

[โ€“] [email protected] 31 points 2 months 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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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 33 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

Totally missed that part. That is nuts. Thanks

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 months 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?

[โ€“] [email protected] 21 points 2 months 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.

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