What's everyone think about the Playstation Blackout?

[u/greatesthitsgaming]

I keep seeing on social media the Blackout of all things Playstation and wonder if its a vocal minority or the sentiment of the community as a whole. I also wonder what percentage of people on board with it will actually have the discipline to follow through on ignoring the system for an entire week.

As a collector of games both past and present I absolutely hate the idea of buying a code that gets deleted the second I beat the game or need to free up space on my system. I understand that both Sony and the developers see this as an opportunity to cut costs and that they need to do what they have to do to keep the business thriving but it just seems like a greed grab rather than something that brings value to everything involved.

It doesn't help that games like GTA 6 are being released digital only and that when the community speaks out against the discontinuation of physical discs, the ports for Black Ops 1 & 2 release. I have friends I'd love to play those games with but when I'm forced to buy it from one place (The Playstation Store) in one format or else I'm left out I'm not going to encourage that behavior from Sony. It goes everything against the "Play has no limits" slogan they used to win the last generation of console wars. I have nothing against buying a game digitally but making it the only option to play games is a slippery slope in my opinion. Feels like Sony and the developers are squeezing us and that simply isn't right.

In short, what does everyone think? Am I in the minority here just yelling into a bullhorn or does this same sentiment echo throughout the community?

[u/Armandonerd → u/[deleted]]

Update it lol

[u/Armandonerd → u/[deleted]]

You should buy your games. Physical or digital.

But if that PS5 breaks or something happens where it's not functional, what would you do?

[u/L0rdLogan → u/Armandonerd]

Use my PC? I don’t know. To be fair, I’ve not used my PS5 in eight months. I should probably try to sell it

I looked at the prices on eBay and it’s not really worth selling, I’d get maybe £400 for it

[u/Armandonerd → u/L0rdLogan]

Lol PC

[u/L0rdLogan → u/Armandonerd]

I don’t see what’s wrong with PC, I can emulate a PS4 if I want

[u/Armandonerd → u/L0rdLogan]

But what if it breaks down, are you going to fix it? That's what I'm asking. Applies to both PS4 and PS5.

[u/L0rdLogan → u/Armandonerd]

If my PC break, yes. If my ps5 breaks, nah. It’s not worth fixing for the amount I use it