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When do I have to watch out for mandatory downloads? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by worhui@lemmy.world to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world

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This was brought on by the Sony news that all disk based distribution will stop.

At what point do I have be concerned that a cart or disk I buy won’t work on my system without a mandatory download?

The ps3 seem pretty clear but I seem to recall a game or two that did require a download, or system update, to play.

How many ps4/ps5 games would I be able to play without a server connection?

What about switch 1 /2 games?

Is there a website that tracks this or a way to tell?

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[–] SolarPunker@slrpnk.net 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

PS5 is also very valuable since it's the only console with 9th gen 4k games on discs. The site doesitplay.org can tell you when a game is playable from disc without updates.

[–] worhui@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Thanks. That is the kind of resource I was looking for.