PlayStation appears to have added a new DRM for digital PS4 and PS5 games that requires the console to be connected to the internet to check in every 30 days or risk having the player's license to that game temporarily revoked. While it isn't clear if this is an intentional change or the result of a bug, many PlayStation players are concerned about the future ownership of their digital games. Sony has not yet commented on the implementation of this feature.
DRM, or digital rights management, has been a hot topic among gamers since digital downloads of games have become prevalent on storefronts like the PlayStation Store, Microsoft Store, and Steam. Essentially, games with DRM mean that players are purchasing the right to play that game from the distributor, and the distributor can restrict access to the game if the purchaser breaks its terms of use. From the consumer's perspective, DRM is seen as a way of limiting players from actually owning their games outright, since they could theoretically have access to the game revoked by the distributor at any time.
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