Sony has addressed concerns surrounding a DRM (digital rights management) scare that gained steam on social media over the weekend — for the moment anyway. That said, the whole situation is a reminder of just how little control we have over digital ownership of video games and sheds light on how current video game platforms function.

For context, two prominent gaming accounts on X — Bloodborne 60 FPS patch creator Lance McDonald and game preservation organization Does it Play? — accused Sony on X of secretly adding a new DRM requirement for any game purchased on the PlayStation Store after March 2026. Due to unclear wording in a PlayStation 4 menu, it seemed that an internet connection would be required at least once every 30 days to confirm you still had a license for the PS4 or PS5 digital game you wanted to play. If this check failed, you would hypothetically no longer be able to play the game that you purchased.

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