I’ve been thinking about how Sony, and others, are no longer planning to sell physical games, but fuck! What’s next? Next thing you know, they’ll be charging a subscription fee for using the software. I hope they don’t hear me say that, lest I give them the idea. https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/physical-disc-production-ending-in-january-2028-for-new-games-releasing-on-playstation-consoles/
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Do you use a smartphone?
You’re never going to change the world alone. There aren’t enough people with your attitude of “cut everything completely” to ever make a change. There has to be compromise somewhere, on both sides.
If someone bought a thing, they are entitled to use that thing. If the maker makes it unusable, then their options for use are limited. 99.9% of people aren’t going to learn how to reverse engineer a game console to figure out how to jailbreak it, and without AI assistance, that usually takes multiple years to figure out, which is usually promptly patched out in an automatic mandatory update. Most people aren’t going to even bother, so they will either pay more to keep the use, or throw it out. And for most people, they aren’t throwing it out.
Right, because the only alternative is reverse engineering professional hardware. /s That’s seriously what you think? No wonder you feel “compromise” is your best option. Good luck with that.
So, what would you propose instead?
I have a Series X that I bought when they first came out, 6 years ago. That’s it. No other consoles, no PC.
What’s your solution to “fight the man” that allows me to game on the weekends?