Remember that people have tried making single-use CDs. The move for getting people to pay for accessing their media each and every time they want to see it has been in motion for a very long time.
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Flexplay: The Disposable DVD that Failed (Thankfully)
YouTube video by Technology Connections
@tomatograndpa.bsky.socialThis is the first time I've seen someone with the actual correct interpretation of what is happening here: Sony wants to go full subscriptions service/cloud gaming. They don't want to sell you physical games because they don't want to sell you *games*. They want to sell you a subscription.
