Sony Makes Official Statement Regarding PlayStation DRM Fears

Content creator Lance McDonald recently shared a screenshot revealing a new feature on PlayStation consoles. This feature displays a “Valid Period” and “Remaining Time” for each digital game, currently set to 30 days. McDonald believes this indicates a problematic form of DRM (digital rights management) that requires consoles to verify game ownership every 30 days. He suggests that if a console isn’t connected to the internet for that period, players could lose access to games they’ve purchased. This change appears to be affecting both PS4 and PS5 consoles. His post on X (formerly Twitter) quickly gained over 6.7 million views and sparked considerable criticism of PlayStation.







