On Tuesday, October 17, the long-awaited Gran Turismo Sport arrives for the Playstation 4. This seventh installment of one of the world's best-selling games franchises introduces a number of updates designed for high-end TVs, virtual reality, and e-sports enthusiasts. Although we've had a copy for a few days now, you'll have to wait a few more days to read a proper review.
In large part, that's because Sony's Gran Turismo Sport servers were down for the past few days. Since being connected to those servers is such an integral part of the game, there's very little left to do if you're offline.
But let's not pretend like we weren't warned. In a blog post last month, Sony revealed that "[i]n order to ensure fair racing for all, GT Sport will require an Internet connection for the majority of functionality. This connectivity requirement is to ensure that progress, car availability, and driver ratings are properly maintained at all times."
In other words, that game you bought is a thin client.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 18 2017, @08:05PM (2 children)
^ Fuck online mode having different content that is in any way different from offline mode. The only difference should be that there are real players in online mode. I am now actively avoiding DRMd games, I regret pretty much every steam purchase that I can't play without logging in, and I would like to regain control over my own software. No I don't want to be tracked, no no no. But then I pretty much need to stop being a gamer.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 19 2017, @03:36AM
Well, you can take up retro gaming and mod old consoles. None of this "online" or "DLC" crap to deal with.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 19 2017, @05:56AM
https://www.gog.com/ [gog.com]