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Sony confirms it's added "one-time" DRM to digital PlayStation games requiring you to go online to avoid losing access, but doesn't comment on "CBOMB" issue
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Sony confirms it's added "one-time" DRM to digital PlayStation games requiring you to go online to avoid losing access, but doesn't comment on "CBOMB" issue

Eurogamer.net·Connor Makar·about 1 month ago
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Image credit: Sony Interactive Entertainment Sony has issued a statement confirming the introduction of a new DRM online check for newly bought PlayStation games, reassuring the public that games can be bought and played as usual. This statement, however, does not address concerns around the "CBOMB" issue. Released overnight to press following public confusion and investigation around the matter , the statement reads as follows: Here's a trailer for upcoming PlayStation games in 2026. Watch on YouTube "Players can continue to access and play their purchased games as usual. A one-time online check is required after purchase to confirm the game's license, after which no further check-ins are needed." To summarise the issue, PlayStation owners discovered a 30-day license on newly bought PlayStation 4 games, as well as a 30-day countdown timer. When this timer reaches zero, access to the game is removed.…

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