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PlayStation 5 disc game launches blocked until firmware update is applied

Owen Carter 6 comments 2 min read

Sony blocks PlayStation 5 disc game launches until a firmware update is applied. Denuvo targets voices38 hackers, and Microsoft offers $375 for Xbox trade- ins.

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Sony's changes to 's physical media system requiring users to wait for a software patch to be applied before being able to play your own discs. This change affects users who are accustomed to physical media by making a firmware update a requirement for disc games that didn't require one before. This effectively stops disc game launching until the required firmware update is done.

Sony requires firmware patch before physical media launches on PlayStation 5

PlayStation 5 now needs a specific firmware update to be able to read/run disc based games. The change involves altering the console's behavior to now need a firmware update to be able to launch disc games, where previously it would start launching them as soon as you pop in the physical media. This means that it's not possible to circumvent software with hardware, since this is all about launching.

Denuvo gets court approval to find out hacker group voices38 on Discord, and Reddit. This is a legal move against the anti-tamper bypassing hacker group. It lets Denuvo reveal some hidden identities that have been going on under cover on the internet.

Microsoft's push for |S users to trade-in their spare consoles as price increase hits. This is with Microsoft offering up to $375 trade-in value for unused Xbox Series X|S consoles. Other games are leaving, Borderlands and BioShock games vanishing from Steam libraries as publishers pull old keys. This involves games vanishing from your Steam library and change on console disc games access.

Source: IXBT

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6 comments

  1. Ferrite

    that price is not it

  2. monolith77

    is the screen readable outside though?

    1. janky42

      probably fine indoors tbh

      1. Tamsin

        not sure that holds for the cheaper model

  3. Kestrel

    reminds me of older handheld screens

  4. quiet_lurker

    yep

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