About this episode

The episode discusses the recent uproar among PlayStation users regarding false DRM rumors and the implications of Sony's communication failures.

Sometimes, PlayStation's userbase gets upset over nothing, and this past week was a great example of that. Rumors and uninformed conjecture rapidly circulated about Sony unleashing a stringent DRM regimen on PlayStation that would force players to check-in with the PSN every 30 days, or lose their digital licenses. That (of course) was complete nonsense, obviously so -- Sony is instead attempting to throttle dishonest people from taking advantage of a quirk in their refund system -- but it didn't stop many talking points from taking hold. And really, isn't it Sony's fault, ultimately? All they had to do was communicate, good or bad. But they didn't, and so the ne'er-do-wells filled the vacuum. Then again, maybe players should be a little more mad at the actual villains: The losers and degenerates who take advantage of loopholes, steal games, and pirate anything they can get their hands on. We discuss at length. Plus: MLB: The Show Mobile slowly expands around the world, Rebel Wolves' extremely promising vampire title The Dawn of Bloodwalker gets a release date, classic NickToon Rugrats gets a games compilation, Star Wars comes to PowerWash Simulator 2, and more. Then: Listener…

Topics covered

• PlayStation userbase reactions
• DRM rumors
• Sony communication issues
• Game piracy
• Upcoming game releases
• Listener inquiries

Keywords

• PlayStation
• DRM
• Sony
• game piracy
• MLB: The Show Mobile
• The Dawn of Bloodwalker
• Rugrats
• PowerWash Simulator 2

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sony

Products: PSN, MLB: The Show Mobile

Books & works: The Dawn of Bloodwalker, Rugrats, PowerWash Simulator 2

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