I legit don't see the problem. Pretty sure Steam has the same policy. Last year i spend 0 days without internet and traveled to about 6 different countries. Hell planes have internet.

But in most cases, the argument will be "slippery slope." Which is silly.

In practice nothing changes, in this day and age everyone has connected his PS5 to the internet. People who don't have internet access tend to not have the money to buy a PS5 to begin with. Once every 30 days licences are checked, it is also not like they are permanently blocked after 30 days either.

If you are right that it is just to prevent a loophole in regards to their refund policies and the licence revert to permanent, then yes, then it is not a big deal, but until we get any real confirmation, I am holding back from buying digital games for PS5.

An alternative explanation is that Sony are just testing the waters to see what they can get away with. I am sure Sony is happy to see so many consumers are perfectly fine with Sony implementing new restrictions on their digital products, as long as it doesn't affect their gaming experience directly, right now. Maybe Sony should just go ahead and implement always-online DRM across the board. 99 % anyway always have their PlayStations connected to the internet, so they won't feel the difference. The fact that Sony just takes more control over their users' digital libraries doesn't seem to bother some people much.

Misinformation created by AI articles combined with Sony being dead silent are causing this confusion

Alright, looks like we finally got an update! Glad to see this got put to rest. Seems odd that the game's license needs to be confirmed since it would have been purchased on PlayStation's own digital storefront, but regardless, it looks like this has been put to rest.

Pretty sure Steam itself has no such thing. I'm not sure if it's a thing for games using Steam DRM (which is different from Steam itself!), but there's definitely games you can buy on Steam that run even without Steam... so they can't really rely on Steam to verify ownership.

As pointed out earlier, it's because of a potential exploit regarding the license file and the refund period. Realistically nothing changes except that the license file is now not permanent until after the refund period then it becomes so.

A lot of unnecessary toxic negativity it what it is. Granted, Sony should've had a comment ready sooner. 

Someone jumped the gun.

Ahh yes, enforcing a one-time license check is known to be the start of a series of changes which culminate into the complete and total loss of video game ownership. I genuinely don't even see how this new implementation is any different from any other routine proceedure... you guys jump waaaay too quick whenever you hear the words "DRM" and "license".

While you were still shitting in your Donkey Kong diapers. Sony was telling people to get 2 jobs to afford a PS3. Removing rumble from their controller telling people it was last gen tech. Telling people who's PSP's randomly ejected their discs was not a malfunction but a feature. When you first started to read, Xbox was telling people they can't play used games and the console would need a constant online connection. When your balls first dropped it was revealed PS4 will not play any games you own if the Cmos battery dies. Do you know what happened when people were loud about this? Sony lowered the price of PS3. A revised PSP was released fixing the disc issue. DualShock 3 came out. Xbox back peddled. Sony patched out the CMOS issues on PS4 which is still an issue on PS5. That is the other issue raised with this. Sony right now is using that pricing system different price for everyone. Something grocery outlets and fast food places also been trying. People been loud and others have dropped it. Let's see if Sony stops that. Staying quiet is never the answer. Esp when it comes to companies who have a history (a lot more than mentioned) of trying to fuck people over. Let's not forget we now have a plethora of Single Player games requiring an online connection. Something Sony openly boasted PS4 didn't do but now all platforms allow it.  You were not even a sperm in your dads sack whem DRM first was taking place and record companies were ruining entire families lives suing them into oblivion (and suing dead people and dogs)  or when buying songs legally only worked on the computer you bought them on. That was changed due to outcry as well.