Sony now requires online check in for purchased PSN games

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Otter said:

Ohhh, so the PlayStation DRM is to stop people buying a game, refunding it, then continuing to play it. Then after the refund window is up, the DRM goes away and you can continue to play offline. Makes sense. https://t.co/7u0YiZ7iZA

— Del (@TheCartelDel) April 28, 2026

Yeah this is what I’ve been saying for the past 24 hours. But people online have a knee-jerk reaction whenever they hear “disable license” and “DRM check”. It’s nothing more than an small measure to combat bad actors who take advantage of an exploit which extends the refund period for digital product.