Hypereides
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Wow, now that's some shit. Although it has been stated that most PS3 games can run fine without patches, certain games require them for trophies.
You do know you compare sonys shitty digital structure up against rest of the industry?Hey, come on guys, this is the online, digital download only future everyone has been raving about! This is what's best for gamers, best for developers, best for retailers, and best for video gaming! Why are you guys trying to stop progress? Why are you trying to delay the future? Digital only is the BEST way for games to be published!
if you ask me, i personally would not play a game without any patches, even it runs well lolWow, now that's some shit. Although it has been stated that most PS3 games can run fine without patches, certain games require them for trophies.
Why this stuff in particular? Do the countless other times they've fucked up over the past two generations not count or something?I’m loving every minute of it. This proves that Sony is not the godsend of the gaming industry and it proves that they can have flaws.
Here we go with the assumptions. I'm not going to answer that. NO COMMENT, NEXT QUESTION. YOU OVER THERE, WHAT IS YOUR QUESTION?Why this stuff in particular? Do the countless other times they've fucked up over the past two generations not count or something?
I'm just saying, Sony have been messing up at a pretty constant rate since the launch of the PS3. If there are people who still think Sony is, as you claim, the "godsend of the gaming industry" after all of that, then this won't convince them either.Here we go with the assumptions. I'm not going to answer that. NO COMMENT, NEXT QUESTION. YOU OVER THERE, WHAT IS YOUR QUESTION?
Try to play GT6 with its what, a dozen patches?
can't wait to play day 1 GT5
Your trial of winrar has expired. Would you like to register? Registration gives you more hdd space and optimizes your ram for peak performance.Meanwhile Steam still carries games from that era without any problems.
And some of you wonder why PC gamers are smug.
Aren't psn version updated ?For the games affected, is Sony still selling them on their digital store? That would be even worse. Imagine buying a game from PSN, there's no latest patch that goes with it, so the game wont work.
I'm not sure what's your point - no one sane uses winrar anymoreYour trial of winrar has expired. Would you like to register? Registration gives you more hdd space and optimizes your ram for peak performance.
This is the future they wanted after allHey, come on guys, this is the online, digital download only future everyone has been raving about! This is what's best for gamers, best for developers, best for retailers, and best for video gaming! Why are you guys trying to stop progress? Why are you trying to delay the future? Digital only is the BEST way for games to be published!
No patches is utterly silly. This has to be an error they will be fixing.
That is, has anyone called them on this shit publicly?If you have Hot Shots Golf Out of Bounds on disc (like I did do) - you cannot patch the game anymore - meaning you cannot access the DLC courses or characters , which were never released on disc.
GG Sony.
This shit is beyond unacceptable.
That is, has anyone called them on this shit publicly?
Everytime I hear how great pc is with backwards compatibility. Is it really? I have almost 1000 discs and most will never run on anything past windows 98.Aren't psn version updated ?
Not sure if that worked that way in ps3 era - but currently you download up to date versions
I'm not sure what's your point - no one sane uses winrar anymore
The backlog for people can be huge. I bought Ratchet & Clank Trilogy when it came out. Only played and completed it last year. It's nice to know that I can play my games when it suits me.I get it.. FOMO..
Then again.. If you didn't buy it in the first place, why bother now?
If it's a DOS game, just use DOSBox. If compatibility mode doesn't work for Win 95/98 games, just use an emulator like PCem or set up a VM.Everytime I hear how great pc is with backwards compatibility. Is it really? I have almost 1000 discs and most will never run on anything past windows 98.
Issue seems to be exclusive to Sony, going all digital on Xbox seems less riskyHey, come on guys, this is the online, digital download only future everyone has been raving about! This is what's best for gamers, best for developers, best for retailers, and best for video gaming! Why are you guys trying to stop progress? Why are you trying to delay the future? Digital only is the BEST way for games to be published!
Makes you wonder if this (shutting down digital stores, stopping patches etc.) is the blueprint of what will happen with PS4 games after ps6 is releasedThis is ridiculous. Added to that the fact that you have to wait to activate background downloads on PS3 which seems to be all I've done when I've turned the machine on the last week.
Meanwhile, I just put my original Splinter Cell disk from 2002 into my series X and not only did it work, it downloaded a 4k version of the game.
Anyone investing in Sony's digital environment at the moment is an absolute fool.
Dosbox doesn't always work. The emulation is never anywhere as good as the original oses running it.If it's a DOS game, just use DOSBox. If compatibility mode doesn't work for Win 95/98 games, just use an emulator like PCem or set up a VM.
I play 90s and early 2000s games almost exclusively, and it's super rare for me to run into something that I straight-up can't get to work on Windows 10.
They should be two separate things in the first place. What they're doing falls very close to a potential lawsuit, because they're robbing you from accessing the latest version of the game you've purchased without giving you any warnings. It's not about shutting down optional purchases from the store.I just don’t get why they’ve given a date, like with DriveClub, but they don’t even stick to it? What’s the point?
This is why you buy your games on Disc.
It is, check the video I posted on the previous page, the PS4 has the same issue...Makes you wonder if this (shutting down digital stores, stopping patches etc.) is the blueprint of what will happen with PS4 games after ps6 is released
Hey, come on guys, this is the online, digital download only future everyone has been raving about! This is what's best for gamers, best for developers, best for retailers, and best for video gaming! Why are you guys trying to stop progress? Why are you trying to delay the future? Digital only is the BEST way for games to be published!
I'm not buying digital on Sony hardware again. Apart from PSN only games anyway. Disc based exclusives and all multiplatform games on Xbox.Makes you wonder if this (shutting down digital stores, stopping patches etc.) is the blueprint of what will happen with PS4 games after ps6 is released
I have a feeling that Sony completely rebuilt PSN for the PS4 (I think they also hinted as such around launch in their financials), and are desperate to ditch everything else. There is probably no feasible, or at least cost effective, way for PS3 to interface with the new PSN structure.A lot of digital fear mongering in here.
There's speculation that this is due to how Sony's servers worked at the time. The patches aren't stored on the PSN for some games, but on the servers for those individual games. When the servers are no longer supported, the patches are no longer available.
I don't know how true that is, but if it is the issue it seems like short-sightedness and, honestly, fairly typical of the PSN around the early PS3 days.
That doesn't mean there's going to be any magical fixes, but it's also safe to assume they're not doing that any longer. PSN is mountains better than it was pre-hack.
Now you're just exaggerating. And like I said, if you absolutely have to run them on an old OS, set up a VM. It's not rocket science.Dosbox doesn't always work. The emulation is never anywhere as good as the original oses running it.
Coincidentally, I played Scarface just last year using this fix: https://cookieplmonster.github.io/2020/03/29/silentpatch-scarface/And i still can't get Scarface working on anything past windows xp or Pandora's box on anything past windows 98.