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[kingfey]

https://blog.playstation.com/2022/05/23/your-guide-to-the-all-new-playstation-plus/

When I'm offline, can I play games I've downloaded from the games catalog offered in PlayStation Plus Extra or Premium/Deluxe?

Yes. However, when playing a downloaded game from the game catalog in PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium/Deluxe plans, you'll need to connect to PSN every seven days to validate your PlayStation Plus membership and maintain your access to the game.

Please note, this step is only required for game catalog titles in the PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium/Deluxe plans. It does not apply to the monthly downloadable games available through PlayStation Plus Essential.

https://www.gamebyte.com/playstation-plus-login-weekly/

Sony is requiring its subscribers to login weekly to access PS Plus Extra as well as PS Premium games to play them.

Today is the first day of the newly revised PlayStation Plus subscription service after it launched in Hong Kong. Following its launch, Sony has released additional details regarding the service courtesy of the PlayStation Blog.

THIS MAY BE AN ISSUE FOR SOME

For the most part, this shouldn't be a problem for subscribers. After all, if you're subscribing to PS Plus, the chances are that you will have an online connection. However, not everything goes to plan, and people can and will go without the internet for more than seven days. So those people could potentially be an issue.

That being said, the requirement to login to PS Plus to access the games does make sense, at least from a Sony perspective. The reason being is that it will prevent players from downloading games, going offline, and playing the games permanently. Presumably, without an active PS Plus subscription.

PS NOW HAD A SIMILAR REQUIREMENT

It's also worth keeping in mind that you can access the games offline, so long as it's within the first seven days of your last login. PS Now had a similar requirement, however, that service required you to login every fourteen days and not seven days.

The PS Blog post clarified: "When playing a downloaded game from the game catalogue in PS Plus Extra and Premium plans, you'll need to connect to PSN every seven days to validate your PS Plus membership and maintain your access to the game."

"Please note, this step is only required for game catalogue titles in the PS Plus Extra and Premium," continued the post. "It does not apply to the monthly downloadable games available through PS Plus Essential."

 

[kingfey]

 

[Iced Arcade]

In for the justification posts.

Edit: I see no issue with online check requirements lol

 

[Jonnie_Darko]

Kind of conflicted why people are subscribed to digital services but they go mad if they need to log in like once a week.

 

[tommib]

Yes, I'm very worried about having to log in once a week to access an ONLINE SERVICE. We're continuing to flood the forum with pathetic concerns.

 

[Swift_Star]

That was already known and it's understandable since the games are not yours, they're rented. Can you play gamepass games offline indefinitely? And Nintendo Online games?
Now open the gates for the fake outrage and CONCERNED CITIZENS.

 

[Max_Po]

SONY better PRAY that I go offline once a week...

 

[Kacho]

"Please note, this step is only required for game catalogue titles in the PS Plus Extra and Premium," continued the post. "It does not apply to the monthly downloadable games available through PS Plus Essential."

So what's the problem exactly?

 

[Captain Toad]

In for the justification posts.

Do you not have to ever log-in to play games you downloaded off GamePass?

 

[Swift_Star]

Kind of conflicted why people are subscribed to digital services but they go mad if they need to log in like once a week.

They are not, this is only concern troll. Can you watch Netflix downloaded content indefinitely? I doubt it.

 

[kingfey]

That was already known and it's understandable since the games are not yours, they're rented. Can you play gamepass games offline indefinitely? And Nintendo Online games?
Now open the gates for the fake outraged and the CONCERNED CITIZENS.

I think gamepass does this monthly basis on PC. It would have been better if it was monthly and not weekly.

 

[ManaByte]

In for the justification posts.

Yes, I'm very worried about having to log in once a week to access an ONLINE SERVICE.

 

[anthony2690]

We mad? Cause we was mad at Xbox the other week for a monthly check in

That being said, this is honestly a non issue, who subs to an online service and doesn't have the internet?

As long as you have your console set to home and use the internet weekly you'll be fine.

& If you game share, then it's just the consequences off being cheap or having friends (whichever makes you feel better)

 

[jshackles]

So, it used to be 14 days, and now it's 7... I guess if this affects you then you'll need to seriously re-evaluate paying for the premium tier of an online gaming service. Or switch services...

Do you not have to ever log-in to play games you downloaded off GamePass?

Only once every 30 days

 

[tommib]

 

[Swift_Star]

We mad? Cause we was mad at Xbox the other week for a monthly check in

That being said, this is honestly a non issue, who subs to an online service and doesn't have the internet?

As long as you have your console set to home and use the internet weekly you'll be fine.

& If you game share, then it's just the consequences off being cheap or having friends (whichever makes you feel better)

No we were mad because we couldn't play bought Xbox games while the server was down.

 

[Captain Toad]

Only once every 30 days

I see. How many people subscribed to PS+ or GamePass are only able to log in every 30 days? These are home consoles.

The search for reasons to be outraged are getting pretty pathetic now.

 

[Kacho]

We mad? Cause we was mad at Xbox the other week for a monthly check in

I might be getting my wires crossed here but weren't people mad about not being able to play games they purchased because XBL went down? That's two very different issues.

 

[ManaByte]

I see. How many people subscribed to PS+ or GamePass are only able to log in every 30 days? These are home consoles.

The search for reasons to be outraged are getting pretty pathetic now.

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/xbox...nt-set-their-console-to-home-primary.1636342/

I might be getting my wires crossed here but weren't people mad about not being able to play games they purchased because XBL went down? That's two very different issues.

They didn't have their console set as their home console, PS4/PS5 does the same thing if it's not set as your primary PS4/PS5 (the games have a lock icon on them)

 

[IntentionalPun]

7 day DRM is pretty good for this kind of thing.

Longer would be better of course but these things will always have limits.

 

[anthony2690]

No we were mad because we couldn't play bought Xbox games while the server was down.

Set your console to home then, I literally highlighted that at the bottom off my post. :')

Some people really can't read.

 

[Captain Toad]

Hey look. M ManaByte is here concerned for PlayStation.

Can we expect your presence every third post for 10 pages once again?

 

[Ezquimacore]

 

[Swift_Star]

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/xbox...nt-set-their-console-to-home-primary.1636342/



They didn't have their console set as their home console, PS4/PS5 does the same thing if it's not set as your primary PS4/PS5 (the games have a lock icon on them)

Bought games vs rented games. Not the same thing at all. Stop grasping at straws.

 

[Iced Arcade]

Do you not have to ever log-in to play games you downloaded off GamePass?

Lol in 30 days.

And I have no issue at all with online at all, just here for the flipped opinions.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

What is the issue again?

 

[BennyBlanco]

 

[Swift_Star]

Set your console to home then, I literally highlighted that at the bottom off my post. :')

Some people really can't read.

You couldn't even if that setting was enabled if you haven't started the game a first time before. You also couldn't play the games off a disc if you didn't start the game before. Stop being dense.

 

[anthony2690]

I might be getting my wires crossed here but weren't people mad about not being able to play games they purchased because XBL went down? That's two very different issues.

The people that couldn't play, were people that don't have their console set as home, we got news coverings off it and loads off misinformation even from the likes of MVG, claiming some DRM nonsense.

It got massively blown out of proportion (like everything now days)

 

[Captain Toad]

Lol in 30 days.

And I have no issue at all with online at all, just here for the flipped opinions.

5 days, 7 days, 30 days. Is it really going to be different? Are people making a habit of downloading games off their online rental service and then unplugging the Internet for 30 days? Seriously?

 

[Captain Toad]

Yeah. That's usual how RENTALS work....

 

[bitbydeath]

This is expected for an online service, no?
The only issue would be if they applied it to the offline portion too.

 

[Hezekiah]

I think gamepass does this monthly basis on PC. It would have been better if it was monthly and not weekly.

Not a big deal overall, but monthly would be good.

 

[JaksGhost]

Lol in 30 days.

And I have no issue at all with online at all, just here for the flipped opinions.

Rental vs Purchase. Two separate things.

 

[GHG]

We mad? Cause we was mad at Xbox the other week for a monthly check in

You should be mad when you're being forced to check in for games you actually own rather than games you're digitally renting.

But you do you of course.

 

[IntentionalPun]

You should be mad when you're being forced to check in for games you actually own rather than games you're digitally renting.

But you do you of course.

Playstation does the same thing on your non-primary console.

You can't download games to a 2nd machine w/o expecting online DRM... that's across any system.. Steam, Xbox, Playstation..

MS/Sony both have the same method for 1 of your systems to work offline, but you can't feasibly do that on more than 1 system without inviting exploits.

 

[8BiTw0LF]

This will be a problem if Sony servers are down for more than a week!

 

[anthony2690]

You should be mad when you're being forced to check in for games you actually own rather than games you're digitally renting.

But you do you of course.

I don't have to check in though? Not for the games I own (as console is set to home)

I probably should've clarified that checking in, is for game pass.

Sorry for the confusion.

 

[jshackles]

5 days, 7 days, 30 days. Is it really going to be different? Are people making a habit of downloading games off their online rental service and then unplugging the Internet for 30 days? Seriously?

I knew a guy that had shit internet (like, dialup speeds over cellular) and wanted to get into gaming. Downloaded Game Pass games on a friend's console and loaded them on his USB drive. Plugged in the USB drive and was presented with the "purchase" option on his Xbox. Signed in to his Game Pass account once and was able to play for a month. That way, he didn't burn up hundreds of gigabytes on his cell plan downloading games and was still able to play games offline.

But obviously, this was a massively fringe case. I think he finally mostly gave up because the whole thing just became so ungainly. And that was with a 30-day window...

 

[MikeM]

Unless i'm missing something, this doesn't affect games I own?

 

[Varteras]

Guys look. We can't let this distract us from the real issue. This is just a smokescreen by Nintendo. They don't want us paying attention to the fact that Breath of the Wild is still $60 over 5 years later. Stay focused!

 

[kingfey]

Not a big deal overall, but monthly would be good.

Monthly eases everyone. You could have a blackout for a week, and not be able to use your internet. But for a month, that wont be an issue at all.

 

[Craig of War]

 

[kingfey]

Unless i'm missing something, this doesn't affect games I own?

nope. Its like gamepass games, but weekly check, instead of monthly.

 

[ManaByte]

Rental vs Purchase. Two separate things.

You don't have to log in every 30 days to access your purchases. What kind of FUD is this?

 

[R6Rider]

Sony why?!

 

[Markio128]

Another cracker from Kingfey

 

[JaksGhost]

You don't have to log in every 30 days to access your purchases. What kind of FUD is this?

That's what I mean. You can't get upset over DRM in rented games but purchases I can agree with. Two separate issues that don't belong in the same boat of opinions.

 

[Mr Moose]

Next they'll be telling me I don't own those games.

 

[ButchCat]

Yeah because PS+ members think this is how their downloads are served

So stupid, I'm all for being pro-consumer but it's a digital service, cmon now.