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PSA: PT Demo May Restrict Your Access From PSN Library

If you have a PS4 and this demo, you need to disconnect it from online immediately.

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Xaphy3289d ago

In the end we will all lose the demo

Games4Gamers3289d ago

None of this crap would have happened if Konami didn't remove the demo. They are seriously angering the gaming community

IGiveHugs2NakedWomen3289d ago

I just booted up P.T. on my PS4 and it works fine.

Wii_nes_0073289d ago

Just checked, mine works fine

bouzebbal3289d ago

this is more scary than actually playing P.T.
Konami are morons.. They don't even update their fans about what's happening..

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The_Sage3289d ago

From what the article says, everyone has lost it as of now. It well not pass the license check, and that will lock out all of your digital games. It says, if you have PT to unhook your PS4 from the internet until this is fixed.

UKmilitia3289d ago

im just thinking of all the consoles sold with the demo on it lol.

Pastorfuzz3289d ago

I'm also wondering if anyone actually bought one of those $1000.00 dollar consoles with PT downloaded off EBay?

rainslacker3289d ago

i saw some bids on them. The ones people were bidding on were going for between $500-600. Seems like a lot of money to spend on a digital demo which you could lose for a variety of reasons.

Conzul3289d ago

DRM is like a virus: It's delivered over the internet and you only suffer if you're connected or risk connecting.

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farhsa20083289d ago

This is scarier than actually being in silent hill!

DeadlyOreo3289d ago

Is this a one-off? Because my digital stuff is fine, and I have access to the PT demo.

hasamalaha3289d ago

I don't see anyone confirming it, but multiple people saying they aren't having any issues (including playing PT). So, it kind of appears that way for now.

WitWolfy3289d ago

That means that this can be implemented with ANY digitally bought item. FML...

DanteVFenris6663289d ago

Well they also have the power to do this too any PHYSICAL copy too. Our consoles are connected online so they could easily ask Sony to make a patch that blocks when you enter the game.

comebackkid98913289d ago

That's why I stay disconnected. I was going to pick up God Hand on PSN, now I'll hunt down a physical copy.

abstractel3289d ago (Edited 3289d ago )

Kind of. If you are connected online. For those that are completely offline, and only buy physical copies, they can play their games for as long as they want. The OS updates needed to play the games are on the disc. So if you're really paranoid and think companies are going to remove games that you have bought (they would be sued and loose, and they know this so it won't happen) then stay off-line.

Yes, you'll lose out on patches that fix games that at release have bugs -- some more severe than others depending on the game and of course any DLC but that's the environment we live and play our games in.

rainslacker3289d ago (Edited 3289d ago )

They actually may not lose. Even retail versions have the clause that the license to play them can be taken away.

Luckily, the publishers probably aren't going to want to test this in court where it can be put into precedent and finally put the issue up to the test. To date, that hasn't happened, which is why retail is still pretty much free to sell as you please. If they weren't worried about such things, we wouldn't have seen things like online passes or new purchase codes for free stuff.

Should the courts find in favor of the consumer, it means that all current TOS for every game and even software in general, goes out the window for that particular clause.

I'm not sure why publishers would feel the need to strip the license away from a paying customer, whether digital or retail, but it does happen in digital. I can't imagine the kind of backlash that would happen should a retail release actually have this happen.

DharmaDan1083289d ago

Man, I've lost all respect I ever had for Konami. I for one won't be purchasing Metal Gear Solid V, at launch anyway. Might get it in a future sale or even pirate it. F*** Konami.

abstractel3289d ago

I'll get MGS:V because it will most likely be a great game, but yes, Konami has really been f'ing up lately PR wise. They are not looking good as a company.

DharmaDan1083289d ago

Yeah I'll probably get it, but only to support Kojima.

InTheLab3289d ago

So many gamers will just eat whatever sh*t is shoveled their way for the sake of playing a good game. Not a fan of piracy for any reason but buying the game used achieves the same goal and I do support that.

comebackkid98913289d ago (Edited 3289d ago )

@dharmadan108
Why not buy it used? That new game smell? Kojima isn't getting a crum from you.

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Konami Marks New Record With 70% Profit Increase Driven by Games

Silent Hill and Metal Gear Solid publisher Konami has reported record profits this year, driven largely by its video games and amusements.

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CS73d ago

Interesting that Konami is releasing nothing of note and still enjoying high profits. I guess this is the allure to companies.

VenomUK3d ago

It was probably due to the half-hearted release of the Metal Gear Solid Collection v1.

Imagine the extra sales Konami could’ve made if it had put some effort into it.

JL29302d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Half hearted? MGS: MC is the best collection of Metal Gear games you can get with tons of bonus content.

Why are you mad? Because they didn't make the games 4K so you can see the low resolution textures and warping better? Most of you cry babies never even touched the MSX Metal Gears.

SimpleDad3d ago

Of course, they rereleased MGS series on modern platforms. Thank You Mr. Kojima.

shinoff21833d ago

Suikoden 1 and 2 remasters any day now wtf konami

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Since The Contra Revival Shows Konami Still Cares, How About A New Castlevania?

Hanzala from eXputer: "Contra: Operation Galuga is a classic revival done right, but why hasn't Konami done the same yet for the bigger and more popular Castlevania?"

shinoff218340d ago

Slowdown. Let them get these suikoden games done first. Alot of us are still waiting for those

XiNatsuDragnel39d ago

Castlevania fighting game for wii needs to be remade plz

Aphrodia39d ago

well, the new C ontra was made by Wayforward, who have been taking sooooo many of these classic franchises and making new iterations of them. Imo they aren't very good at it. And I don't see operation galuga being a large enough success to possibly give them Castlevania.

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Konami Announces Record Financial Results and Boosts Sales and Profit Outlook for the Full Year

Today Konami announced its financial results for the first nine months of the fiscal year, related to the period between April 2023 and December 2023.

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Murdability98d ago

It’s almost like Metal Gear is a well known franchise

just_looken97d ago

Horrible news more proof todays "gamer" is just a cow ready to be milked.

That mgs collection is no better than my ps3 copy but my ps3 copy has 0 server restrictions i always roll my eyes when reviewers or these new "youtube gamer" channels show off the information books on a webpage via a trash in game browser or the lack of controller support like it s a good thing.

Also GOG still has a better version mgs 1 or use the duck ps1 emulator.

Well time for the peace walker remaster pc port 480p 20fps needs a rtx 3090 or 6900xt to run with dunovo konami account then a govt id check.

just_looken96d ago (Edited 96d ago )

All the bonus content on the new collection needs a konami server to load them up if you pull your lan cord only the games will work but that is temp as those games are digital goods.

When i said digital i know there is a disc version games are on the disc i was referring to the pc version and the patches after the fact but yes ps5 has a disc version.

Here is the online bit
https://youtu.be/3ujpsTbNk4...