No no I 100% agree, I never reply with anything that would get me banned.
My usual reply is always the 'thanks mate, just a quick game after work before putting the kids to bed' which usually makes anyone even more annoyed.
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My usual reply is always the 'thanks mate, just a quick game after work before putting the kids to bed' which usually makes anyone even more annoyed.
This shouldn't be allowed.
It should be how Steam does it. It takes a lot to get bonked, but if you do a charge back for example, your account is not banned (it used to be), but instead you are just put in restricted mode. You still have access to everything you bought, you just can't buy anything else on the account until you sort it out.
Should be the same deal everywhere, shouldn't be allowed to lock you out of stuff you have purchased, don't care what the T&Cs say. Government should really lean on Sony, but that would actually be something beneficial, so unlikely. Not sure who leaned on Steam or if Valve just did it themselves.
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I agree. Sony's T&C's are very strict and don't allow the consumer to appeal any suspension. It's possible to earn a suspension for doing something as trivial as typing a laughing emoji at someone who's getting angry at you for beating them in a multiplayer competitive game ( if the player decides to take offense and reports it ). A few months ago someone I knew got an account warning for telling someone to stop being an idiot in chat on GT7 - the other person was cussing like a drunken sailor at everyone in the lobby but received no warning or suspension. Part of the problem is the reporting system is largely automated and doesn't look at the full conversation for proper context. And if you get caught out once Sony then screens every message you've ever made, even to friends, and anything that it considers offensive counts as another strike against your account.
Bottomline : never use PSN's messaging or voice chat.
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Didn't even know this was a thing. Used to enjoy it on the Megadrive back in the day.
Did this from the time it was ever available. Actually did it for every sort of comms.
I don't want to be communicating with anybody gaming in my living room, I do it to escape people
Added bonus means I lose nothing by not uploading any extra verification data to be lost in the ether at some point via random third party companies.
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What happens if you don't verify?
You can't do "adult" activities such as "send a message".
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"You may not be able to use:
Communication features on PlayStation (console, PS App and web)
Voice chat
Text chat / messaging
Joining parties or group sessions
Connected or third-party communication experiences
Discord voice chat
Broadcasting and sharing features
Broadcasting gameplay to YouTube or Twitch
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Sony are not any more specific than that. If it follows Xbox, it will be all public messaging disabled, which includes stuff like Overwatch's communication wheel and spotting and stuff like proximity chat in Arc Raiders. At least on Xbox, you keep messaging between friends and can join a friends party.
It's a joke, none of that is adult, just overreach.
Makes no sense, defenders of the OSA were so keen to say "well in real life you need id for X or Y, so internet should be the same". I don't need ID or to verify my age to have a public conversation, so why do I need it online? I do hope Labour keeps going though, the more they overreach, the less effective the "porn shield" will be, won't be able to deflect any criticism behind it forever.
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Thank you. I haven't seen any messages but my son has.You can't do "adult" activities such as "send a message".
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"You may not be able to use:
Communication features on PlayStation (console, PS App and web)
Voice chat
Text chat / messaging
Joining parties or group sessions
Connected or third-party communication experiences
Discord voice chat
Broadcasting and sharing features
Broadcasting gameplay to YouTube or Twitch
"
Sony are not any more specific than that. If it follows Xbox, it will be all public messaging disabled, which includes stuff like Overwatch's communication wheel and spotting and stuff like proximity chat in Arc Raiders. At least on Xbox, you keep messaging between friends and can join a friends party.
It's a joke, none of that is adult, just overreach.
Makes no sense, defenders of the OSA were so keen to say "well in real life you need id for X or Y, so internet should be the same". I don't need ID or to verify my age to have a public conversation, so why do I need it online? I do hope Labour keeps going though, the more they overreach, the less effective the "porn shield" will be, won't be able to deflect any criticism behind it forever.
Notifications seem to be weird. Some people seem to get it pop up on the console telling you to verify, others don't. I also got nothing on the console, only an email saying about it.
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Not even had an email
Annoying but it seems if you don't connect your playstation for 30 days you just have to revalidate the license.
It's not you lose the games you've purchased.
E: Still, always preferred to buy discs anyway. Wonder if this applies to DLC which I do often buy digitally (not that 30 days go by when my PS5 isn't on TBH).
It's not you lose the games you've purchased.
E: Still, always preferred to buy discs anyway. Wonder if this applies to DLC which I do often buy digitally (not that 30 days go by when my PS5 isn't on TBH).
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I wonder what this is trying to combat. Dodgy game account sales or is there an undisclosed hack out there?
e: This article on Pushsquare seems to provide some context.
Hopefully there is a workaround for the sub crews and other isolated workplaces!
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Yeah for sure, the longest period of time my internet hasnt worked for is 1 day in the last 15 years, so I'll not have an issue at all
There is a minority that may be affected though, such as people in very remote locations - like military members working overseas etc
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Saros is absolutely fantastic so far
Didn't realise its out yet, will jump on as soon as I finish the new D4 expac