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posted by martyb on Wednesday October 18 2017, @07:45PM   Printer-friendly
from the going-offline-is-NOT-the-same-as-going-off-roading dept.

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.


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by shortscreen on Wednesday October 18 2017, @09:20PM

    by shortscreen (2252) on Wednesday October 18 2017, @09:20PM (#584135) Journal

    All of which are provided DRM free with the ability for you to create a personal offline archive of games.

    Personal, offline archive is the key part here, and pretty much makes the next part irrelevant.

    *So long as they exist / don't change their policy.

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