Sony are allowing gamers to disable HDCP for PS4 games. We explain what HDCP is, what it does, why it is being removed and what effect it will have on gamers
Rockstar’s iconic title Grand Theft Auto V is making headlines once again—but not for the reasons fans might hope. Less than a year after GTA V joined the
I believe it's been on ps+ a few times over the years of I'm not mistaking same goes for gamepass.
‘GTA V Gets Pulled from PS Plus as PC Players Continue to Favor Legacy Over Enhanced’
That’s an awful clickbait title. The use of the word ‘as’ means the first statement is the result of the second, when in reality they’re not connected.
Also the same for red dead redemption 2 and GTA trilogy (albeit they split that into individual games)
It just got put back on Game Pass recently too.
GTA V is the pass-around sub title, and it probably doesn't even matter because everyone owns a copy or even two by now.
so i looked cause i was curious, its still avaliable to me.
the headline is misleading asf.
also, how did no one report this. the editing is horrendous. they'd have my arse for this ha
Noticed my copy of gta5 on Steam was already upgraded without me doing anything. How can you still play the legacy version?
There should be a second listing right under it in your library.
https://i.imgur.com/712MsIQ...
Nathan Williams from Bebington has made a dream leap from virtual tracks to real-world glory, clinching victory in his debut race in the OT Coupe with Toyo
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interesting thing is, that the switch 2 is still the inferior version, despite it being more powerful.
With this effect that horrible Cinavia garbage? Which often kills the audio in my LEGIT rips I have of my library on my PC. Hrm, well I guess the PS4 would have to be able to see my PC first.. Step backwards if you ask me.
It should have never been enforced globally to begin with. It is up to the content creators if they want to enforce HDCP, not the machine. I don't have any issues with any developers or producers who want to require HDCP, but that is something they need to decide, not Sony.
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HDCP stands for High Definition Copy Protection.
It is being removed because its inclusion in the PS4 prevented gameplay recording via external capture methods.
What I find amusing is that HDCP proves that graphics and visual fidelity are the priority over all things.
For movies, this isn't an issue creatively, for games it's quite sad that graphics are the top priority these days.
I say this because HDCP only affects the copying and playback of high definition content over HDMI and doesn't prevent 720p or 1080i copying over component. It's like saying "sure, you can copy this movie/game, but you won't be able to do it at full HD MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!" ;
For those without a hdtv this is great, allows for any hdmi to component converter to be used or even a hdmi to a/v. Perfect considering my 57" had its hdmi go out about 2 weeks ago.
That HDCP thing reminds me of the PS3 and the PC monitor. You can plug or hook your PS3 to PC monitor via HDMI to HDMI or HDMI to DVI cable especially if your monitor supports HDCP. If it doesn't support that feature then it won't work... Good thing is, your audio source will be on the composite cable or RCA..
I think you can do the same thing on the PS4.