PlayStation is sending out terms of service notifications to users, reminding them that they have agreed to the outlined terms ahead of the community's planned blackout protest. Starting August 23, PlayStation users plan to turn off their consoles, refusing to play any games or spend any money on the platform until September 1 as a protest against Sony's decision to end physical disc production in 2028. Now, users are reportedly getting emails from Sony outlining the company's terms of service regarding digital game purchases.
The primary driver behind this PlayStation protest is the recent announcement from Sony that physical PlayStation disc production will end in 2028, effectively making future PlayStation games digital-only. This announcement has caused backlash from the community as players fear that games purchased digitally could be revoked or shutdown, leaving owners who purchased the title without a way to access them if there is no physical option.
Users with PlayStation accounts have reportedly started receiving email reminders from Sony outlining their agreement to PlayStation's terms of service in the wake of the company's digital-only shift. Part of this email reiterates that the digital PlayStation software is licensed to the player, not sold, and can be revoked if the account is banned or closed, which is gaining attention from users due to its alignment with the grievances surrounding the upcoming protest. It's not clear if the timing of this email is in direct response to the upcoming blackout protest or is simply coincidental.
"The Software is licensed to you, not sold. You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and personal license to play or use the Software for your private, non-commercial use on the system or device it was intended for. This license is only effective from the indicated Software release date, early access date, or beta release date. Any rights in the Software that we do not say are granted to you in this license are reserved, including all intellectual property in the Software."
The wording of this statement confirms Sony's stance on digital game purchases being licenses and not full ownership, highlighting the main gripe that users have with the company's decision to end physical disc production. Sony has reportedly spent considerable time on this decision, and Sony CFO Lin Tao recently confirmed the company plans to cautiously move forward in this direction.
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بۆ ئەوەی ئیدیعای شوێنی خۆت بکەیت لەسەر لیدەربۆرد!
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بۆ ئەوەی ئیدیعای شوێنی خۆت بکەیت لەسەر لیدەربۆرد!
Still, pro-consumer rights groups like the Stop Killing Games movement have called out Sony for this decision, and members of the PlayStation community have in turn developed the August 23 blackout protest in an attempt to send a message to the company about their opposition to this controversial decision. The protest comes after a petition calling on Sony to reverse this physical disc decision recently blew up in the wake of the announcement. The petition sits at over 370,000 signatures, which is only a fraction of the over 95 million PlayStation 5 units that have been sold to date.
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