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Sony boss admits forcing PC gamers into PlayStation accounts can "invite pushback," but insists they have to keep games safe – which doesn't really track in single-player (www.gamesradar.com)

submitted 9 months ago by alessandro@lemmy.ca to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca

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[–] mrfriki@lemmy.world 74 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Another day, another corpo bullshit.

[–] Maalus@lemmy.world 18 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

"Would anyone please think of the ~~children~~ gamers"

[–] falkerie71@sh.itjust.works 67 points 9 months ago (4 children)

"Safely" Safe from what exactly?

[–] kubica@fedia.io 47 points 9 months ago

Safe from healthy competitive markets?

[–] ZeDoTelhado@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Safe from your privacy of course. How else can they know what are you playing at all times

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 14 points 9 months ago

Enjoying the game after a few years the servers shut down.

[–] affiliate@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

dead souls style invasions

[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 49 points 9 months ago

Its ok sony. I have other ways of playing your games

[–] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 38 points 9 months ago

Oh look, a boss lying to his customers.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 32 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The CEO explanation is why I haven't purchased any Sony games since Helldivers 2. The first time they were greedy with customer data was enough to know that one of the most hacked companies in the world isn't concerned with the safety of others. They want all that juicy usage data and are losing money by not having a team compile the insights and selling it by the first weeks after launch.

Sony is a parasite.

[–] drdiddlybadger@pawb.social 10 points 9 months ago

Only time I've had unauthorized access to my PayPal was from fucking Sony so they get nothing from me.

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 23 points 9 months ago

Man, God of War Ragnarok was a fun game. Too bad they didn't want me to pay for it.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 17 points 9 months ago

But for the live service games […]

Which the game isn't one.

[–] babybus@sh.itjust.works 15 points 9 months ago

I agree that they should keep games safe from PlayStation accounts.

[–] beebarfbadger@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

"WON'T SOMEBODY THINK OF THE CHILDREN DO YOU WANT THE TERRORISTS TO WIN?? Now shut up and give us your private data and let us control your access to 'your' games."

Sony boss

[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 10 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I will never buy a playstation product. Even sony I avoid at all costs because of how they run playstation, and I spent 20k on canon camera equipment to avoid their photography equipment, which is arguably better.

[–] krnl386@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 months ago

Fuck anyone who forces anyone else to compromise their privacy for the sake of “safety.” Just fuck right off.

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 9 months ago

to keep games safe

Really ups the clarion call to pirate the hell out of it (or not play it at all).

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