There’s their stated goal and their actual goals.

Do you think they’re just going to come out and say that they want your data?

“New fix for the broken game we released out now! Only $12.99!”

My guess: the “remaster” is sold as a new game with PSN linking requirement, and the old one is delisted.

Sony is looking for ways to artificially make number go up because they’re reeling from the losses from Concord. Too scared to take any risks now.

I feel like every modern game has this stuff

My thoughts, exactly.

Can’t justify a gaming PC when PS4 pro was pretty cheap

The console itself is cheap, sure. But the games are much more expensive, and the monthly subscription will add up over time. Although if you’re only playing single player, that may not be an issue. I’d be surprised if you can even get past the boot screen on a PS5 without being connected to the internet and logged in.

Can’t wait to finally make the jump though!

It’s never been cheaper or easier to make the transition with the Steam Deck!

This is the PC release.

Not all of them. This one, yes. I suspect all future ones as well.

All PS games are DoA (to me) due to mandatory (completely pointless) PSN linking.

Maybe they just actually enjoy the game…?

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Because those same people who complain about it will go home, sit down, fire up Destiny 2 and spend $20 on a fucking cape or some shit. Because people lack self-respect.

They’re doing this because they’ve lost so much money investors are angry

There are a dozen reasons in this article why they’re losing money and none of them are because they’re removing games.

Wait, I assumed this was free. They charge you $70 to play a Sony ad?

That’s up to the collector. They’ll be a rare remnant of the biggest gaming flop in history.

With the state of modern gaming, I can’t fault anyone who jumps down the throat of anyone speaking positively. It’s such a fucking predatory industry at this point, full of shitfuckery, and personally I don’t want to give any positive reinforcement to any games that have invasive DRM, online-only, kernel-level access, in-game ads and microtransactions, 3rd-party accounts, 3rd-party launchers, 3rd-party EULAs, prolific data-mining, etc. All of these should be deal-breakers. Things are this way because we allow them to be.

They’re not listening to consumers. Consumers are not complaining to the corporations, they’re complaining to the government. They’re only doing anything because the writing is clearly on the wall and passing new legislation will make shit way worse for them so they’re being proactive.

It won’t give me anything without linking my account.

“Free” except you have to link your Steam account…

Look at Reddit, Twitter, Discord, Facebook, etc. Consumers cry and complain but they almost never leave. That always leads to perpetually-increasing exploitation.

So yes, its that bad, and no, its not on death’s door.