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So, I have a PS Account with many PS4/PS3/PS Vita titles purchased (specially PS4). I sold my PS4 years ago, but I plan on getting another one in the future. Once I do, will my digital games be available for me to download once I connect to the internet? Or have I lost all those games already?



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Vodacixi said:

So, I have a PS Account with many PS4/PS3/PS Vita titles purchased (specially PS4). I sold my PS4 years ago, but I plan on getting another one in the future. Once I do, will my digital games be available for me to download once I connect to the internet? Or have I lost all those games already?

This is only for purchases going forward, so your old games shouldn't be affected.



Chrkeller said:

... having a home console connect to PSN once every 30 days is a problem? Feels like all ps5 owners have internet.

My bigger issue with Sony is the lack of games, paying for online, etc.

I want to play stuff years from now when those services maybe gone. There also people in places who don't always have that option. This is the very thing that got Don in trouble. Telling people who can't always have online to play a Xbox 360 instead.



Bite my shiny metal cockpit!

Honestly with how important the internets become it should just be considered a utility at this point. This changes absolutely nothing for mostly everyone and is at worst a minor inconvenience to a very select few



Vinther1991 said:
Chrkeller said:

... having a home console connect to PSN once every 30 days is a problem? Feels like all ps5 owners have internet.

My bigger issue with Sony is the lack of games, paying for online, etc.

How is it good for consumers?

It is also not just every 30 days. Once the CMOS battery dies, you will need to be connected to the server all the time in order to play your digital games.

Sure, it isn't good, but 99% of us would never have known, had they not said it out loud.  



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Leynos said:
Chrkeller said:

... having a home console connect to PSN once every 30 days is a problem? Feels like all ps5 owners have internet.

My bigger issue with Sony is the lack of games, paying for online, etc.

I want to play stuff years from now when those services maybe gone. There also people in places who don't always have that option. This is the very thing that got Don in trouble. Telling people who can't always have online to play a Xbox 360 instead.

I can't fathom PSN being gone in your lifetime.  And I figure if PSN goes away, emulation will be widely available. 

While the impact would be massive, the risk is incredibly low.  

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I do agree, it is stupid.  I can't fathom many ps5 games actively decompiling software and participating in piracy.  I get it on PC, but console gamers, I can't see it as being a big deal.  

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Chrkeller said:
Vinther1991 said:

How is it good for consumers?

It is also not just every 30 days. Once the CMOS battery dies, you will need to be connected to the server all the time in order to play your digital games.

Sure, it isn't good, but 99% of us would never have known, had they not said it out loud.  

This is true but we can still push back against practices which spell future red flags for digital ownership & games preservation. For me personally there is a zero % chance of this being an issue lol and if it was, access to my playstation games would probably be the least of my worries... 

but still I don't like that a digital purchase now comes with a constant requirement of internet connection, these 2 things should be separate. I'm sure they should be ways to tie a download to an account at purchase without constantly needing to check the internet



Otter said:
Vodacixi said:

So, I have a PS Account with many PS4/PS3/PS Vita titles purchased (specially PS4). I sold my PS4 years ago, but I plan on getting another one in the future. Once I do, will my digital games be available for me to download once I connect to the internet? Or have I lost all those games already?

This is only for purchases going forward, so your old games shouldn't be affected.

Good to know.



My ps5 auto connects to my internet and I doubt PSN will ever go away in my lifetime. I mean you can still play Destiny 1 on PS3 servers.

This will have zero effect on my life.



I'm sure this is either fake or a bug

The reason is it is illegal until they gave updated their license agreement

Until they update their license agreement they can't enforce the 30 days check, well not legally at least

I just read the brazillian EULA and the list reasons they can use to remove your license is descritionary and non-exaustive. They can use a 30 days online as a check to see if you are violating the items they described, but their inability to make the check don't grant them power to revoke the license