This is because of a « bug » from Microsoft Defender in one update of Windows 11, who magically made VLC plugins cache quarantined by Windows.
Reinstalling VLC or regeneration of the plugin cache will fix this.
Calling open source software embarrassing when it is a Windows update that broke it is quite disrespectful.
Download the offline installer of any of your games on GOG, save it to a disc and it's yours forever.
You don't need a storefront's permission to play what you bought.
Reasons why the physical media outrage mob should give up:
1. Statistical Collapse: US spending on physical software has shrunk by 86% from 2009. Once you strip out Nintendo’s share and account for the cut taken by retailers like GameStop, the actual profit trickling back to Sony from physical media is a rounding error.
2. Factory Repurposing: as we speak, Sony is gutting its flagship disc manufacturing facility in Austria. This factory will now be making microlenses, which yield more lucrative contracts than printing blurays.
3. Investors Approve: immediately following the official announcement, Sony's stock price experienced a sharp upward trajectory. Sony has explicit approval from its shareholders to proceed with the digital transition.
4. The Unstoppable GTA 6: Despite the vocal call for boycott, GTA6 hasn't dropped a millimeter from its #1 top seller spot. The biggest entertainment launch in history has record breaking preorder numbers through Sony's storefront. This all-digital success story completely insulates Sony's boardroom from the online noise.