(UPDATE: FAKE NEWS) New patch reportedly makes Silent Hill P.T Unplayable

[Azuren]

vivster said:

xl-klaudkil said:
That digital only gaming will be so awesome!

This has nothing to do with digital. They could just as easily disable the ability to play it if it came on a disc. In fact it would probably be even easier.

The word you're looking for is "DRM".

Wrong. With a disc, I could always put it into a console without an internet connection, and thus no patch to disable the game. While you might be able to avoid the patch with a digital copy, once it has been patched it's done and cannot be undone save for finding someone with an unpatched copy.

 

It is a DRM thing, but all games are nowadays. The difference here is being able to still run a disc as opposed to just being screwed.