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to be fair, original copies in the third world were non existant, thats why the ps2 was so popular, everyone was pirating
also why the ps5 is so unpopular in the third world.
can't afford 500 bucks for gta plus online subscription plus most of the cost of the hardware.
yeah, nowadays i see most people buying either a ps2, a ps3, and SOMETIMES a ps4 rare cases a ps5, in the last 2 scenarios people have 5 games maximum. such fun.
The following years are really going to suck for gaming. Sony is no longer cool with people owning their games, similar with Nintendo, who still do sell physical cartridges, only just some of them will actually contain the game. As for Xbox, it's straight up imploding right now. The only ownership-friendly option right now seems to be PC with stores like GOG, itch.io or Zoom (no, not that one).
However, all of the platforms mentioned still have one problem in common, which is likely going to persist for the next few years: hardware has gotten ridiculously expensive thanks to the AI chip crisis. Right now the smart move seems to be to stick with the hardware you have until the chip crisis blows over, unless you are comfortable with paying through the nose for a new PC or console.
Hadn't heard of Zoom. Thanks for this.
Can you play discs on PS5 without making PSN account?
tl;dr; I have no clue, below are just assumptions and questions.
I can be wrong, but at least for the PS5 Pro you need to connect to the internet in order to use the disk drive. Someone correct me if this is wrong, as I don't own a PS5. Also does this limitation apply to the base PS5? If so, maybe Sony wants to prevent the use of third party drives by checking it online. Just an assumption by me.
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