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Sony already invested $34 million to repurpose its EU PlayStation disc factory
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maam feddit.uk maam@feddit.uk
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maam Moderator maam@feddit.uk
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Booo people want to keep buying games on discs. Stop removing customer choice.

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Bluegrass_Addict lemmy.ca Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-10-21
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all good, I invested nothing to never touch sony products or consoles. it's never been easier

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crayons_to_chaos lemmy.world crayons_to_chaos@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-08-25
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Booo people want to keep buying games on discs. Stop removing customer choice.

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maam Moderator maam@feddit.uk
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Europeans should not care about Playstation until Sony is forced to go back to PS3 quality service. No more paid multiplayer and brittle controllers.

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Brewchin lemmy.world Brewchin@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-02-19
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This is the battleground.

A company does what it wants for its shareholders, and its customers decide if they're willing to accept it or not. There's one company and X million customers. Fight!

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Tartufo lemmy.world Tartufo@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-28
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Whelp, I already decided that my PS5 is going to be the last Sony console I have.
If you're going digital only I have zero reasons to not just go all in on Steam. ¯\(ツ)/¯

Was already not happy about their removal of the ability to transfer your saves to a USB stick, forcing their cloud instead. However if it had stayed with that I could have dealt with it, not like I really need backup saves 99.9% of the time. Still, a nail in the coffin is a nail in the coffin.

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froh42 lemmy.world froh42@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-12
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Whelp, I already decided that my PS5 is going to be the last Sony console I have. If you're going digital only I have zero reasons to not just go all in on Steam. ¯\(ツ)/¯ Was already not happy about their removal of the ability to transfer your saves to a USB stick, forcing their cloud instead. However if it had stayed with that I could have dealt with it, not like I really need backup saves 99...

Wasn't there some exposed boot loader keys for the PS5? I'm somewhat hoping to turn my PS into a Linux steam box one day...

Unfortunately I still want to play games on it until then, so I won't prevent firmware updates, yet.

I'm definitely not in the market for a PS6 (when it will be released) however.

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skarn discuss.tchncs.de skarn@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2023-06-24
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all good, I invested nothing to never touch sony products or consoles. it's never been easier

I have to admit I quite like Sony earbuds and headphones.

Of course I use them with Gadgetbridge (open source alternative app) and avoid having their cursed app on my phone.

A company that put rootkits in music CDs doesn't get to run code on my phone.

Anything else they make can stay out of my house, particularly consoles.

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AeronMelon lemmy.world aeronmelon@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-12-26
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Sony asking customers what they think about owning games while simultaneously destroying their ability to make physical games.

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lambipapp lemmy.world lambipapp@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-25
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Wasn't there some exposed boot loader keys for the PS5? I'm somewhat hoping to turn my PS into a Linux steam box one day... Unfortunately I still want to play games on it until then, so I won't prevent firmware updates, yet. I'm definitely not in the market for a PS6 (when it will be released) however.

Yes you can! It is however dependent on the firmware level. Check: https://github.com/ps5-linux/ps5-linux-loader

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froh42 lemmy.world froh42@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-12
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Yes you can! It is however dependent on the firmware level. Check: https://github.com/ps5-linux/ps5-linux-loader

I know about that, unfortunately I'm on the latest system software - I did only recently turn off automated updates.

And IIRC my PS+ subscription (which I still use) will try to force me to update when a new version is out.

So, should I disable PS+ just for the hope the Linux Bootloader will catch up to my system software version? That's why I hope for an (unpatchable) boot exploit.

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Tartufo lemmy.world Tartufo@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-28
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Wasn't there some exposed boot loader keys for the PS5? I'm somewhat hoping to turn my PS into a Linux steam box one day... Unfortunately I still want to play games on it until then, so I won't prevent firmware updates, yet. I'm definitely not in the market for a PS6 (when it will be released) however.

I honestly have no clue. I'd use Steam on my PC and just see if I can add my TV as possible output screen. My PC and console are already in the same room anyways.

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maam Moderator maam@feddit.uk
Joined: 2024-11-20
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Whelp, I already decided that my PS5 is going to be the last Sony console I have. If you're going digital only I have zero reasons to not just go all in on Steam. ¯\(ツ)/¯ Was already not happy about their removal of the ability to transfer your saves to a USB stick, forcing their cloud instead. However if it had stayed with that I could have dealt with it, not like I really need backup saves 99...

People should’ve started their boycotts with PS4 and Switch.

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