PlayStation fans are up in arms as Sony appears to have introduced new licensing restrictions on digital PS4 and PS5 games, stopping users from accessing recent purchases without connecting to the internet every 30 days, with concerns raised about what this could mean for game preservation.
A few days ago, game preservation-advocating Twitter account Does It Play shared a "potential major DRM issue," noting that "all new PSN purchases now have a 30 day validation countdown." To be clear, they're not referring to PlayStation Plus games claimed from Sony's subscription service – we're talking about digital games purchased on the PlayStation storefront.
