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[Chels ⁷✘⛸️💜🏳️‍🌈 @heartsdesire456]

I feel like people should know that it is 100% possible to digitize and preserve books WITHOUT destroying them. Guess what, WE DO IT AT LIBRARIES ALL THE TIME!!! Historic books? We carefully scan them without harming the physical copy. THE DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS TO THEM!!!

[Bad Leroy Brown @Levonaxper]

SONY WILL FALL. Remember my words. I will explain why.

Today PlayStation is seen as untouchable with around 130 million active users. But that is only a snapshot in time. There are many reasons why a company that looks unstoppable today can struggle tomorrow.

I have used this example several times already, but it fits perfectly:

From 1998 to 2011 Nokia dominated the mobile phone market. At one point, they controlled around 40% of the global market. Forty fucking percent! For comparison, Apple’s current smartphone market share is around 20%. Of course the market is much bigger today, but Nokia’s dominance was still enormous. People thought Nokia was untouchable. They became confident, even arrogant. While competitors were already moving ahead, Nokia believed consumers would never leave them. After all, why would people switch away from a brand they had trusted for years huh?

The answer was simple: consumers chose better products.

Some people will say: „But PlayStation has no real competition.” That is only partly true. There are alternatives like Steam, Steam Deck, other handheld PCs, Nintendo, Xbox and potentially new competitors in the future. Just because the situation looks impossible today does not mean it will stay that way forever. A better product can always change the market.

Sony is losing the connection with its customers. Under the new leadership, it feels less like a relationship between players and PlayStation and more like a relationship between shareholders and PlayStation. The focus appears to have shifted from satisfying customers to maximizing investor value. And yes Sony is taking advantage of the GTA VI moment and realistically it will work. GTA VI will likely bring massive profits and make PlayStation look stronger than ever over the next few years.

But remember: there is a time after GTA VI.

First, GTA VI is not exclusive. It will also release on Xbox, and eventually it will most likely come to PC. Second, what PlayStation truly lacks is a consistent lineup of system selling IPs. That was even said by CEO of Sony Hiroki Totoki

Name a Sony franchise today that can move millions of consoles by itself. God of War and Spider-Man are huge but releases are years apart. Uncharted is basically inactive. The Last of Us takes many years between releases. Astro Bot is fantastic, but it does not have the cultural impact of Mario. Gran Turismo is respected, but it is not a mass market console seller.

Nintendo has Mario, Zelda, Pokémon, Donkey Kong, Splatoon, Animal Crossing and many other franchises that can sell millions.

Microsoft despite its questionable decisions, should not be underestimated. They own an incredible portfolio of games like Halo, Forza Horizon, Gears of War, Call of Duty, Doom, The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Diablo, Minecraft, Wolfenstein and many more.

Right now, PlayStation is in a very strong position. But strength today does not guarantee dominance tomorrow.

The future of @PlayStation cannot rely on one massive game or one generation of success. A company needs strong products, strong relationships with its customers and innovation.

History has shown us one thing, no company is untouchable. Maybe only the biggest companys like Google, MS or NVidia but Sony is far away from being that.

Thank you
Best Regards
Bad Leroy Brown the baddest man in town

#NoDiscNoBuy #SavePhysicalMedia #PSBlackout #playstation

[Video Game History @VideoGameHstry]

Progression of physical video games..

[Rino🚀 @RinoTheBouncer]

Here’s a reminder that PlayStation Store gatekeeps some discounts to PS Plus, which are readily available without any subscription on Steam🚀

This is Sony’s all-digital monopoly future
Enjoy!😅

NO DISC 💿 NO BUY

[💿 Tech In Stock UK 🇬🇧 Restock + Deal Updates @TechInStockUK]

Do they have a good refund policy like Steam? NO! ❌

Do they have a good track record of preserving digital media? NO! ❌

Do they have reliable online network security? NO! ❌

Do they allow gifting and trading of Digital games? NO! ❌

Do they offer DRM-Free games like GOG? NO! ❌

Do they have a disc to digital feature? NO! ❌

Do they allow for digital games to be backed up / archived externally by the user without restriction / encryption? NO! ❌

Do they plan to make their game prices more affordable in 2028? NO! ❌

Do they do a good job of listening to feedback, showing respect for their supporters and communicating with their fans / customers? NO! ❌

Do they have any interest in keeping consoles around indefinitely? NO! ❌

Their whole digital only pitch consists of just "We have games, buy them from our store" and nothing else vs other online digital stores. They've severely miscalculated! Why should anyone with common sense be optimistic about their digital only plans in 2028.

[Jacob Shattuck @pirateadjacent]

@mrpyo1 Digital or physical, I want to OWN my games. I’m not renting my games for 80-100 dollars.

[Pyo 5️⃣ @mrpyo1]

I'm not against digital at all, I just want the choice for physical games. I will keep advocating for this as long as possible

I truly feel like one of the key factors that makes a console a console is having physical games

Keep supporting physical if you like it!! 💽

[Bethesda.net @Bethesdanet]

@TheGameVerse “It’s over” yea it’s over for PlayStation. Fuck PlayStation. They don’t care about their core fans. Boycott PS6.

[☠️ Lilith Lovett ☠️ same @ on 💙☁️🦋 @LilithLovett]

Cancel your GTA6 Preorder + cancel your PSN+ auto renewal + move onto a different platform + MAKE SURE PS6 FLOP BIG TIME, IT SHOULD FEEL EMBARASSING TO BUY A PS6

[God Empress of Mankind @nuhre_]

If I catch any of you contrarian motherfuckers crying in a few years because the standard edition is $150, the deluxe is $250, your PS6 won't boot without a subscription, every menu has ads, and you're paying monthly to rent games you used to own...

I don't want to hear a single fucking peep.

Not one.

Because every time someone tried to push back, you were there doing free PR for a multibillion-dollar corporation.

Just being wrong and loud for free.

You looked at a company taking away your rights one feature at a time and thought, "You know what this billion-dollar corporation really needs? Me in the replies defending them."

When they eventually bend you over too, don't come looking for sympathy.

Go ask fucking Sony.

[Mighty @MightyGazelle1]

Since PS6 is going all digital, just get a PC.

Both will be expensive af but you don't need to pay to play online on PC, games discounts are WAY better, far more options and can run even better if you've got the hardware.

Let Playstation have a Wii U generation.

[Jam3s🦋 @Jam3sN0B0nD]

Don’t forget this one! I’m still mad about this shi!

[Free Steam Games✨ @SteamGamesPC]

Highest Selling Game Consoles🎮

[𝒢𝒾𝓁𝒷ℯ𝓇𝓉 @AbakpaJob]

Why do I have to rent a movie on prime if I already fuckin pay for primeeeee

[Rino🚀 @RinoTheBouncer]

@Vorish_ The audience shouldn’t give up. Even if Sony doesn’t change their decision, people should take their money elsewhere

[𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧★ @olivvrszn]

can we normalize putting summaries on the back of books again instead of reviews? I just genuinely want to know what the book is about before picking it up.

[𐌁𐌉Ᏽ 𐌕𐌉𐌌𐌉 @OrevaZSN]

They’re destroying the books.
They’re destroying the museums.
They’re prosecuting the scientists.
They’re cutting down the forests.
They’re destroying the planet.

[handsome_dude76 @handsome_dude76]

@xRevsPerMilex

[Seven @SedaBrees]

@tomwarren What we need is an update of TOS if we have to agree just to play even if we bought it 1st then we should have rights where companies cant just remove a game or entire parts of the game. Some amount/form of refunds should be given if a "owned" game is removed from our access

[Seven @SedaBrees]

@tomwarren @teslatidbits Thats the problem now with physical games they used to be plug n play and now due to the game size or whatever other reasons we dont get the game on the disc forever as long as the disc is taken care of.