I've seen a LOT of anime.
I've seen anime with weird tropes I don't like, character quirks that are creepy, story arcs that are over used, blatant fan service that kill genuine moments, and so on.
But I accept it for what it is. Could some anime be better if certain things weren't in them? Maybe. Could they reach wider audiences if some fan service were toned down or removed? Probably.
But I'd rather it be what the authors/artists want THEIR stories to be. I can voice an opinion, but ultimately if an anime/manga does something I'm not a fan of, I have the most powerful ability available to me—I turn it off or stop reading.
I want anime/manga to be what the creators want their story to be. If they want heavy fan service, go for it. If they want the creepy perv character, go all in.
I don't have to read/watch if it doesn't appeal to me. Any discomfort I may have does not take precedence over their artistic freedom when I can literally just choose not to engage or stop consuming content I don't like.
When physical game releases die:
1) We'll lose our ability to re-sale.
2) We'll have to abide by policies like the 30-day check-in.
3) If they want us to just rent, we can't do anything about it.
4) No more competitive pricing.
Physical media can't die.
Your phone is about to stop being yours.
Starting September 2026 an update pushed by Google will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, which includes handing over government ID information.
Every app and every device, worldwide, with no opt-out. Developers who won't comply will get their apps silently blocked on every device.
Keep. Android. Open.
Let me be real with you.
Sony built their entire brand on one promise:
**"We are for the players."**
Remember 2013? Xbox One announced always-online DRM.
Sony went on stage and said "here's how you share games on PS4" — held up a disc, passed it to someone.
The crowd lost their minds. Sony became the good guys. The defenders of gaming.
That wasn't a value. That was a strategy.
And the moment they didn't need it anymore — they dropped it.
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Look at the timeline.
→ PS Plus became mandatory just to touch online play
→ Game prices jumped to $70. Then $80.
→ PS5 Pro launched at $700. Then $900 with the price hike.
→ And now — digital games you bought with your own money require Sony's permission every 30 days just to launch on your own console.
No announcement. No warning. Just a firmware update in March 2026.
They didn't change their values.
They never had any.
The values were always your wallet. Everything else was packaging.
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And here's what kills me.
Sony literally mocked Microsoft for this exact concept.
Built a decade of loyalty on that mockery.
Sold hundreds of millions of consoles off the back of "we respect you."
Then when the market was theirs — when you were locked in, subscribed, digitally invested — they became what they laughed at.
That's not a company that slipped.
That's a company that executed a plan.
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On PC, no company can pull this.
Your games are files. They sit on your drive. No server validates them. No timer threatens them. No executive decision deletes them.
You want to play offline for 6 months? Go ahead.
Your internet dies for a week? Your library is fine.
The company goes bankrupt tomorrow? You still own what you bought.
That's not a feature. That's what ownership actually means.
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Sony doesn't have values. They have quarterly targets.
If you're still defending them after the price hikes, the paywalls, and now this —
you're not a loyal fan.
You're an idiot boy.
And they know exactly what to do with those.
Me da igual si es mucho, si es poco, si te afecta, si no te afecta.
Cada vez que se recorta un derecho y no peleamos por ello, es una derrota para los consumidores y una puerta abierta para el siguiente recorte.
El objetivo final es que juguemos como y cuando ellos lo permitan.
That is why competition is important. XBOX was slammed for something similar during the XBOX 1. I said the PS4 would do the same thing if the XBOX One was successful with its DRM policy. This is why I always advocate for Physical media, no matter what.
Options in how we choose to play our games are a good thing, but right now, convenience has played a role. Before anyone starts glazing over Steam and says, "Just go PC, bro," is exactly what they want.
They want to herd everyone over to these digital game storefronts, where they can begin dictating how we play our games. Don't think for once that Steam and other storefronts won't switch up on gamers if the opportunity presents itself.
"Oh, it's just 30 days!"
"What, you're not gonna connect to the internet in 30 days?"
Yeah, it's just 30 days now.
Next is: Verify your Identity at the end of that 30 days or lose access to your account.
This should BURY PlayStation, but Gamers aren't angry enough.
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