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[Mephisto40]

It's 2022, we live in a world where pretty much everybody walks around with a mobile hotspot in their pocket

 

[MadchesterManc]

I suppose when you're too young to remember the likes of Blockbuster, renewing a rental may seem like an alien concept to you and worthy of concern.

 

[azertydu91]

Thats a brainless move at least at the first glance. Someone like me who has yearly reocurring sub, but hasn't logged in for over 8 months or so now will be forced to to fire up the console every single week? Might as well cancel the sub, if I have to do extra work after I already paid for a whole year. Why are MS always so much smarter in such little details than sony?

You seems to have trouble understanding what we are talking about here....You lose access to the subscriptions games if you spend 7 days without being logged to internet.But as soon as you log back in , no matter how much time there's been between those connexions you instantly get back all the games.....
Is this a concept too hard to understand or are people just wanting to see a problem where there is not?

 

[xHunter]

Whoa we are upping the stakes with “concern”: library erases did you do not check in every 7 days .

Yeah, the last few weeks being concerned has been the top priority for some

 

[Mr Reasonable]

Sony fans sweating about how to answer in this thread knowing that it might mean they'll have to be less outraged when another "I couldn't launch my digital games on Xbox" thread comes up.

 

[JaksGhost]

Thats a brainless move at least at the first glance. Someone like me who has yearly reocurring sub, but hasn't logged in for over 8 months or so now will be forced to to fire up the console every single week? Might as well cancel the sub, if I have to do extra work after I already paid for a whole year. Why are MS always so much smarter in such little details than sony?

You haven’t logged in for 8 months but you can use bandwidth to post on a forum. Yeah…

 

[alabtrosMyster]

In for the justification posts.

Isn't it what subscription services are all about?

If you care one bit about that kind of thing you should do as I do: don't get a subscription service, from anyone.

Also, the best case scenario for people on these services is that the games would run for up to 4 weeks or so... So 25% of those affected it would make zero difference (they have to renew anyway) another 25% maybe would lose a few days, another group 7 to 14 days of play...

In the end it would be better if the games get tagged with your actual end of service date, but the difference is not that important.

 

[azertydu91]

Sony fans sweating about how to answer in this thread knowing that it might mean they'll have to be less outraged when another "I couldn't launch my digital games on Xbox" thread comes up.

I don't know it never happenned on games I bought, let's talk about it when it happens.

 

[alabtrosMyster]

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.

There should be a way to renew offline and pay at GameStop .

 

[azertydu91]

There should be a way to renew offline and pay at GameStop .

Yep for those times where internet is down and mobile is down too for at least week...But I have a feeling that if this happens you'll have more trouble than playing your subscription games.

 

[MaKTaiL]

I game share with my SO and I if I go offline for 15 minutes I already lose access to my own games so 1 week is perfectly fine.

 

[MightySquirrel]

You haven’t logged in for 8 months but you can use bandwidth to post on a forum. Yeah…

The acc has two way sign in, so now you'll have to bother signing in every week just to access a single exclusive you might like on the console. Completely unnecessary peskering from sony.

 

[azertydu91]

I game share with my SO and I if I go offline for 15 minutes I already lose access to my own games so 1 week is perfectly fine.

Don't you do the trick where your account is primary on her console and hers is on yours ?

 

[MaKTaiL]

Don't you do the trick where your account is primary on her console and hers is on yours ?

That's exactly what I do and that's the problem. I lose access to my own games if I lose internet connection for 15 minutes. Her games I access just fine.

 

[shaddam]

One month would be better, 24 hour would be terrible, because the internet can go down for that time in shit situations. Hopefully nobody fucks up their servers for more than 7 days

 

[azertydu91]

That's exactly what I do and that's the problem. I lose access to my own games if I lose internet connection for 15 minutes. Her games I access just fine.

Oh yeah I get it, on what platform are you?And her ?

 

[MaKTaiL]

Oh yeah I get it, on what platform are you?And her ?

Both PS5. I'm the one with PS Plus so all PS Plus games get locked out for me if I lose access to my internet connection (which is rare anyway). Sony should change license verification to once every 24h instead of once every 15 minutes. It's been like this ever since PS4 launched and it stayed tha way on PS5. I got used to it but it doesn't stop being annoying.

 

[azertydu91]

Both PS5. I'm the one with PS Plus so all PS Plus games get locked out for me if I lose access to my internet connection (which is rare anyway). Sony should change license verification to once every 24h instead of once every 15 minutes. It's been like this ever since PS4 launched and it stayed tha way on PS5. I got used to it but it doesn't stop being annoying.

Too bad, if one of you were on ps4 you could both log on the same account...At least it worked for me when I still had my ps4, maybe they changed it since.15 minutes seems rather small I agree, hopefully your conexion will not experience outage anymore.

 

[SJRB]

 

[OcelotUnit]

Is this not basically what happened with PS+ before if you didn't log in for ages? Seems utterly insane to be subscribed to a service that is used exclusively through the internet, then complain that you have to use the internet for it.

The comparison with the Xbox service outage doesn't work cos even games you owned didn't work.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Once a week seems fair imo.

 

[dcmk7]

People are actually concerned about a verification check bring made for games they don't own?

 

[Iced Arcade]

In the 0.01% chance your Internet will go down more than 7 days just tether to your phone for verification then disconnect.

This is a non-issue.

Swear no one reads threads before replying.


I see no issues what so ever with online being required lol

 

[Pelta88]

What's interesting about this is how desperate some people are for this to be true.

It clearly still hurts, almost a decade later.

Post of the thread?

 

[Swift_Star]

Thats a brainless move at least at the first glance. Someone like me who has yearly reocurring sub, but hasn't logged in for over 8 months or so now will be forced to to fire up the console every single week? Might as well cancel the sub, if I have to do extra work after I already paid for a whole year. Why are MS always so much smarter in such little details than sony?

Is this sarcasm? Please, tell me it's sarcasm.

 

[RCU005]

This service is definitely not for me then, since I can barely connect my PS5 very few times a month, sometimes even less..

 

[azertydu91]

This service is definitely not for me then, since I can barely connect my PS5 very few times a month, sometimes even less..

Yeah if you have internet problems, there's no subscriptions service that would suit you since you have to download the games.

 

[Lognor]

You go camping with a video game console that needs a tv and plugged in? Or are you talking about taking it to your cabin? Simple, enjoy the outdoors.

I don't think it is "common" for people to go on week long camping trips where there is both no internet AND they want to bring a home console with them. If you're going so far off the grid that there's zero internet (most campgrounds these days have wifi services anyway), then I highly doubt you're also lugging around a television and console. Seems like a very rare exception to me.

Because I know the number 1 concern of people going to the Grand Canyon is that they can't access their online games? Seriously, you are talking about extremely fringe scenarios here. Most people are playing at their residence most of the time.

Who takes a PS5 and monitor to a camping trip? Just play on your phone or take the Switch with you.

It wasn't my example. Surely an edge case, and not mine.

What about though, areas of the world that have poor internet infrastructure? This weekly check in could very well be a real problem in parts off the world like that.

Regardless, a seven day check in is way too short a time. Why not monthly? The minimum subscription is a month, right? You can't subscribe for a week, can you? So why not a monthly check in?

 

[azertydu91]

It wasn't my example. Surely an edge case, and not mine.

What about though, areas of the world that have poor internet infrastructure? This weekly check in could very well be a real problem in parts off the world like that.

Regardless, a seven day check in is way too short a time. Why not monthly? The minimum subscription is a month, right? You can't subscribe for a week, can you? So why not a monthly check in?

Yes areas with poor internet that can't access internet at least once a week but that can download games that are dozens of Gb...Which require to be online for a long time to download....People with a shitty internet don't subscrive to any service if they mostly can't access internet...It works for gamepass, netflix, games with gold and ps+ etc...

 

[Lognor]

Yes areas with poor internet that can't access internet at least once a week but that can download games that are dozens of Gb...Which require to be online for a long time to download....People with a shitty internet don't subscrive to any service if they mostly can't access internet...It works for gamepass, netflix, games with gold and ps+ etc...

Fair point. I guess we'll see if horror stories start popping up. I'm sure you'll downplay those stories however.

 

[azertydu91]

Fair point. I guess we'll see if horror stories start popping up. I'm sure you'll downplay those stories however.

It is already like that for psnow so I think the horror stories would've popped in the last 7 years...But I am sure you will try your best to bring something up and will fail miserably like most of your posts on playstation related threads...
Unlike you I can admit when either brand does something bad look at my discussion with maktail....
Now maybe try to be more solid on your feet when spouting nonsense otherwise reality slaps you back.

Edit: small correction you can download on psnow since 2018, so the stories had 4 years to pop up not 7...

 

[stn]

Bring sunscreen?

Seriously, what's your point? You'll turn your PS5 on when you get home, it will automatically log in and you'll pick up exactly where you left off.

Maybe I am misunderstanding but wouldn't it be an issue if I am away for a week? Maybe I'm not getting it but I am reading it as you have to login to PSN at least once a week.

 

[azertydu91]

Maybe I am misunderstanding but wouldn't it be an issue if I am away for a week? Maybe I'm not getting it but I am reading it as you have to login to PSN at least once a week.

I really don't understand how some could think that?!
Let's take an example so maybe more will understand.
You are home and download a game on your console.
You go camping with the console (since apparently that's a thing that some people do)
You can play the downloaded game from the subscription for a week while being offline.
If it is longer you can no longer play the downloaded game.But if you manage to get wifi or mobile reception after like 10 days you log in once and you can play again for a week while being offline.
But if you login like a month after you can still play and access your games.
See it as an offline timer if offline timer > 7 days you can't play the downloaded game but every time you login timer==0 it doesn't lock your library or anything.

 

[Belthazar]

Sure you do have access to the internet, but really, will you go like "sorry guys, wait for me a sec because I have to login to PS+/XBL on my phone or else I'll lose the games I've been paying for in the past 2/3/4 years"? The fuck... If you're truly like this then you really have no life and gaming for you is to fill all the free time you have, so like I said, whoever defends it most likely doesn't leave home for more than just a few days tops.

What? I don't think you understood it correctly.

You don't permanently lose access to any of the games, at all. Whenever you log in on the internet they're all accessible again, even if you spend a year offline.

 

[Belthazar]

Whoa we are upping the stakes with “concern”: library erases if you do not check-in every 7 days .

I mean, I know reading comprehension is not great in America/GAF. But some of those takes here...

 

[Mr Moose]

Maybe I am misunderstanding but wouldn't it be an issue if I am away for a week? Maybe I'm not getting it but I am reading it as you have to login to PSN at least once a week.

You won't be able to play the game from the PSNow (+) service after a week offline, you would need to re-connect to the net to resume.

 

[mckmas8808]

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

This is getting so weird. The Xbox fanatics are just getting overly stupid with stuff like this. Sony pulling a 2013 MS mistake? With this? Like how? The logic will break their brains.

 

[adamsapple]

Why is this thread so big ?

Sub services always need some connection check in at a vendor defined period. Game pass does, so will PS+.

End of story.

 

[Captain Toad]

Maybe I am misunderstanding but wouldn't it be an issue if I am away for a week? Maybe I'm not getting it but I am reading it as you have to login to PSN at least once a week.

No, it's not an issue. Whenever you come back the game will just check behind the scenes if you're PS+ membership is still active when you start the game.

If you're connected to the Internet, you probably won't even know it checks.

 

[azertydu91]

Why is this thread so big ?

Sub services always need some connection check in at a vendor defined period. Game pass does, so will PS+.

End of story.

Some people legit misunderstood and though you were like "kicked" out of your subscription if you didn't connect once a week.
And other were concerned that they couldn't go camping with their consoles for more than a week...

Edit oh and some thought that people without access to internet wouldn't be able to play the games they've downloaded through internet...Go figure

 

[sainraja]

So you're taking multiple week long vacations, going to places with absolutely no Internet, yet somewhere you think bringing a PS5 is a good idea?

I'm sure this happens all the time.

Having to verify ownership monthly as he stated isn't a bad suggestion. Monthly verification is really what they need to do since you are paying monthly for it (after the monthly verification, we should have a valid access license for that specific month). I can't think of a reason why they went with weekly.

 

[JaksGhost]

Having to verify ownership monthly as he stated isn't a bad suggestion. Monthly verification is really what they need to do since you are paying monthly for it (after the monthly verification, we should have a valid access license for that specific month). I can't think of a reason why they went with weekly.

Because it’s always been weekly since they started allowing PS Now downloads in 2018.

 

[azertydu91]

Having to verify ownership monthly as he stated isn't a bad suggestion. Monthly verification is really what they need to do since you are paying monthly for it (after the monthly verification, we should have a valid access license for that specific month). I can't think of a reason why they went with weekly.

Sure a month would be better, maybe it is link to your date of renewal, like from week of the month you bough your subscription to same week of the next month?

 

[Mr Moose]

Having to verify ownership monthly as he stated isn't a bad suggestion. Monthly verification is really what they need to do since you are paying monthly for it (after the monthly verification, we should have a valid access license for that specific month). I can't think of a reason why they went with weekly.

What if I go offline three weeks into my monthly sub or on the last day of my sub? Would it let me have up to a month "free" or would it know and boot me off at the correct date? I've never used PSNow and likely never will.

 

[Kssio_Aug]

Why is this thread so big ?

Sub services always need some connection check in at a vendor defined period. Game pass does, so will PS+.

End of story.

Exactly. That's a nonissue. For Playstation, Xbox, or whatever that uses online services nowadays, btw. The only thing remotely shocking is the amount of people with double standards.

 

[RCU005]

Yeah if you have internet problems, there's no subscriptions service that would suit you since you have to download the games.

It’s not about internet problems, is that I can’t play often because I’m busy

 

[azertydu91]

It’s not about internet problems, is that I can’t play often because I’m busy

Then you will have no problem playing the games on the subscription.

 

[R6Rider]

Fair point. I guess we'll see if horror stories start popping up. I'm sure you'll downplay those stories however.

I'm sure you'll be there with your beyond stupid concern posts.

 

[kuncol02]

Yep for those times where internet is down and mobile is down too for at least week...But I have a feeling that if this happens you'll have more trouble than playing your subscription games.

Once my whole town was cut from internet for two weeks because someone ripped off main communication cable during construction work.

 

[azertydu91]

Once my whole town was cut from internet for two weeks because someone ripped off main communication cable during construction work.

Home and mobile data?