'The future is now' — PS5 user locked out of Ghost of Yotei due to license verification, and this is why Sony's all-digital future plans must end
THE SO WHAT
License-verification lockouts are a reminder that "all-digital" is a control surface, not just a distribution choice. If your product depends on persistent online entitlement checks, you own the operational and reputational risk when that chain breaks.
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