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PlayStation may have gone full Xbox One and added 30-day check-ins to all new digital games — who thought that was a good idea?

Sony's reportedly added online check-ins to newly-purchased digital games, and it means you may have to be online once every 30 days if you don't want to be locked out.

Tom’s Guide

'Obviously we love the PC,' Gabe Newell told us 15 years ago, but his focus was on 'a responsibility to gamers and game developers'

Sony boosts PlayStation and Microsoft promotes Xbox, but the Valve boss said Steam takes a slightly different approach.

PC Gamer

Valve chief Gabe Newell saw today's consoles coming a long time ago: "All the consoles are using PC graphics hardware now"

Xbox Project Helix is the latest in a long line of PC-like consoles

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PlayStation triggers game preservation alarm bells as users find new PS5 and PS4 digital purchases have a 30-day lockout timer: "This can screw customers now AND in the future"

Sony hasn't commented on the change

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Sony rolls out 30-day online DRM check-in for PlayStation digital games — players could temporarily lose access if they don't keep their consoles online

PS4 and PS5 consoles are now apparently subject to a new DRM policy requiring users to check-in online every 30 days to maintain access.

Tom’s Hardware

Former PlayStation boss says "we did not want to make fun of Xbox" in PS4 game-sharing video that quite obviously seemed to make fun of Xbox

Recent events make the whole video a bit ironic

GamesRadar

'Please be fake' — PlayStation fans panic as Sony seemingly introduces ridiculous new '30-day license check' on digital games

Sony is under fire yet again in 2026, but it's not due to increasing PlayStation hardware prices, but rather a new rumored DRM measure.

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"Just got hit with Xbox One flashbacks": Did PlayStation just adopt bits of the hated Xbox DRM policy from 2013? 🤐

When set as your home Xbox console, digital Xbox games can be played indefinitely. On PlayStation though, it seems there's now a 30-day mandatory online check in.

Windows Central

PlayStation confirms new PS5 DRM policy requiring monthly online check-in is intentional and not a bug

The change has sparked backlash from the PlayStation community.

Dot Esports

I dug into the numbers and Xbox users are putting more time into this Sony game than PS5 players. Here’s why it surprised me.

New data from Circana shows a PlayStation developed title leading average playtime per user on Xbox in the U.S, outperforming PlayStation and Steam despite not even being in the top 10 most played on Xbox.

Windows Central

Inside Xbox's "exclusive" conundrum: Will Microsoft pull games like Halo, Gears, and Forza from PlayStation?

The big conversation right now revolves around whether or not Xbox will return to "exclusive" games. It's a big decision, much bigger than perhaps most people realize.

Windows Central

New Steam Controller reportedly $99

Premium price? Definitely. Premium product? We'll see.

PC Gamer

'Final Fantasy XIV' Is Coming to the Nintendo Switch 2, Square Enix Confirms

Square Enix has confirmed that Final Fantasy XIV is coming to the Nintendo Switch 2, expanding access for gamers who want to try the game.

Player One

"I want to make the right decision": Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says Microsoft will "make some calls" on exclusive games, but won't rush to make "the fastest decision"

New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says she's reconsidering Microsoft's position on exclusive games, though won't rush because "I want to make the right decision."

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This new wireless gaming headset from RIG delivers 'studio-grade' audio and has been 'custom-tuned for first-person shooters'

RIG has revealed a new wireless gaming headset for online shooter fans.

TechRadar

South of Midnight is even better on PS5 than it was on Xbox — PlayStation gamers, you no longer have to miss out on a sublime and underrated mix of fighting, platforming, and Southern Gothic folklore

South of Midnight's gorgeous, stylized presentation really pops on PlayStation 5, while its peppy performance ensures owners of Sony's platform will be fully immersed in one of last year's best single-player, story-driven action-adventures.

Windows Central

Ranking the biggest Xbox "problems" on Asha Sharma's to-do list: Exclusives, Xbox Helix, Game Pass, and more

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma just crossed sixty days in the job, and has tackled some big issues facing the platform already. But there's potentially much harder stuff on the horizon.

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'No stability fixes? Is this even an update?' — New PS5 software update is a big one, adding... more emoji message reactions?

Sony has released a new PlayStation 5 software update, and it's pretty underwhelming to say the least.

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Hideo Kojima and Dark Souls creator Hidetaka Miyazaki's games have something other AAA titles don't, former PlayStation boss says: "You can tell it's their visions"

Shuhei Yoshida says with most AAA games, "it's really hard to tell who is the creator"

TechRadar

PlayStation users are now being asked for age verification in the UK and Ireland, or risk losing access to communication features when it soon becomes mandatory

Sony has begun rolling out PlayStation age verification for users in the UK and Ireland.

Windows Central

Forza Horizon 5 sold 5 million copies on PS5 — proving at least for live service the move away from exclusives makes sense

Forza Horizon 5 hits 5M sales on PS5, proving multiplayer Xbox hits thrive when they go multi-platform.

GamesRadar

Releasing PlayStation games day one on PC isn't "a good strategy" for its AAA titles, former Sony head says, but he hasn't seen proof its abandoning the platform altogether

"If they are changing, it's going to be interesting how they are able to maintain the investment on the big budget games on the first-party side," says Shuhei Yoshida

GamesRadar

PS6 release date rumors are spiralling, but it looks like things could kick off in 2028

The PS6 release date is hotly contested at the moment, as memory shortages threaten shorter timelines.

Windows Central

The quiet surrender: Why Xbox, PlayStation, and Steam all handed social to Discord

Xbox, PlayStation, and Steam have gradually stepped back from building and maintaining their own social features, leaving Discord to become the default platform for player communication.

PS5 owners will be locked out of certain features if they don't do this one thing soon

All PS5 and PS5 Pro owners have a mandatory task ahead of June – or face being barred from some functionality

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