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When do I have to watch out for mandatory downloads? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago by worhui@lemmy.world to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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This was brought on by the Sony news that all disk based distribution will stop.

At what point do I have be concerned that a cart or disk I buy won’t work on my system without a mandatory download?

The ps3 seem pretty clear but I seem to recall a game or two that did require a download, or system update, to play.

How many ps4/ps5 games would I be able to play without a server connection?

What about switch 1 /2 games?

Is there a website that tracks this or a way to tell?

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[-] mesamunefire@piefed.social 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Theres a couple of steam games like the remake of final fantasy tactics that will not work without an internet connection. I think we should expect quite a few new AAA games to do that...

and for indies to continue doing their own thing. And getting the sales because of it.

It means the next 10 years are going to be hard for game preservation for non indies.

[-] worhui@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Oh no. I wanted the FFT remake to play offline. Thanks for the warning.

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