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.

[Xaphy]

In the end we will all lose the demo

[Games4Gamers]

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

[IGiveHugs2NakedWomen]

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

[Games4Gamers]

Mines working too :)

[DemonChicken]

Mine is working three =)

[Wii_nes_007]

Just checked, mine works fine

[bouzebbal]

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

[The_Sage]

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.

[UKmilitia]

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

[Pastorfuzz]

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

[rainslacker]

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.

[Conzul]

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

[farhsa2008]

This is scarier than actually being in silent hill!

[DeadlyOreo]

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

[hasamalaha]

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.

[WitWolfy]

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

[DanteVFenris666]

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.

[comebackkid9891]

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

[abstractel]

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.

[rainslacker]

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.

[DharmaDan108]

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.

[abstractel]

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.

[DharmaDan108]

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

[InTheLab]

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.

[comebackkid9891]

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

[ZaWarudo]

Good job, Konami. Now, please sell your IPs and fade into obscurity.

[e3kehoe]

Any confirmation? If this is the case there will be a class action lawsuit!! I have hundreds of dollars invested on my digital library. I'm out of town so I'm unable to check.

[Joe913]

Same here if they just made all my purchases unplayable Konami and Sony will be getting sued. And because of this BS I will not be buying anymore games digital.

[Gasian]

I share my licenses and got kicked off amazon last night.So the check to the server is necessary for me. Thought it was a internet problem. I have not been able to check but will in awhile. I hope for everyone it is not the case

[Gasian]

Seems fine. Guess the internet was acting up last night

[baryonyx]

Konami did shoot themselves in the foot with all the kojima bullshit. Now they basically committed suicide.
Everyone who still support Konami, shame on you for a bad choice. Konami are now officially worse then both EA and Ubisoft. This gen have officially turned into a contest between publishers for the medal of the worst publishers ever.

[F0XHOUND]

I'm sorry, but this is absolute bs from konami. Sure cancel the game, but all this?

Really has me worried for a digital future tbh...

But having said that, this might not directly be konamis fault, but the playstations licence system.

[chippychan]

"But having said that, this might not directly be konamis fault, but the playstations licence system."

I think this is most likely the issue.

No company has ever gone so far as to do what Konami has done here (remove something entirely, never to be allowed to download again) so Sony's license-check system probably isn't set up to deal with this anomaly properly.

I'm guessing Sony will fix the problem soon, and I am *hoping* it is able to be resolved without having to delete the demo.

[Joe913]

TheGreatGamer I know dummy that is in my earlier comment I included Sony but Konami is partly responsible as well.

[Bathyj]

This can't be real. I've just gotten out of bed and disconnected my PS4 just in case but this is absolute b.s.. I hope Konami get sued into the dirt. Seriously, I've stayed out of all of this but this is going too far. I'm done with them. Rot Konami.

[1nsomniac]

I restored all my licences yesterday to try and resolve an issue with Alien Isolation season pass not including 2 DLC packs.

My PS4 works fine & nothing has happened to my copy of P.T.

[Gasian]

I share my licenses with my friend. Last night I could not verify amazon instant video and reset the console. I thought it was a problem with the internet but when I logged back on I could not verify any of my games. Only thing I could use was Netflix and the games I had physical and my friend had. If this is Konami it is not cool. :(

[Pastorfuzz]

I was going to power up my PS4 and check out the game "Toren". I think I will wait now to see how this plays out.

[Pastorfuzz]

Just called a friend of mine who has PT on his PS4 also. He says no problem with his digital games as of now.
We live in the Chicago area. Still not turning mine on yet!

[Gasian]

Pastor I share my licenses with my friend so I have to connect to the server for that check. It locked me out last night and I thought it was a internet problem. I hope it is not true though :(

[Gasian]

Not true it is all fine. Everything is working including PT. Thank goodness

[Ninjatogo]

That sucks for those affected. Just launched it and checked my library after, and it appears all is fine. I heard in some regions the demo was a PS+ download and that caused some issues with the license.

[PhoenixUp]

Wow Konami really wants to distance itself from its star player as far as possible

[ps5fanboy]

I've just had my nephew playing and shitting his pants, just an hour ago , was funny watching him saying I'm not scared, this isn't scary with my sound system pumped... Five minutes later , bathroom door peep, arghhhhhh! Lmao... But back to the point , I was online and everything is fine.
(UK)

[KwietStorm_BLM]

Didn't Sony just have that late night maintenance? I'm sure that's involved.

[Metallicats33]

Op's Console is probably not registered as his primary console. Had the same issue last night on my den console which is not my primary console, My primary console (living room) worked fine. Probably had something to do with the maintenance yesterday. Not really a big deal, I think the OP jumped the gun and assumed all hope was lost.

[GrizzlyAutopsy]

So thats why I had so much trouble last night?! I was freaking out because I had no idea why all my digital downloads were locked. Even all the trouble shooting like making my Ps4 the primary or renewing my licenses didn't work, I was literally locked out! Now that I know it's konami's doing I am livid! I still managed to fix it but at a cost of giving up my deactivation through sony's main site. What is konami thinking?!

[CertifiedGamer]

Finally with PT out of the picture, Kojima can leave gaming and start making movies and maybe the next time he makes a game it will be an actual game instead of a game trying to be a movie. I am glad he is done because his games are 5% gameplay and 95% cutscenes. He should go work for square-enix because they share the same philosophy in gaming.

[mochachino]

I guess Konami no longer cares about brand good will.

There's nothing I hate worse than when someone gives me something then arbitrarily takes it away.

[hasamalaha]

Obvious at this point this was Juan other full of shit user jumping conclusions. He hasn't said anything since his rant this morning

[Ingram]

Konami seems determined to be more and more bothersome and derp with each passing day. This is what happens when people that don't even like gaming start making uninformed decisions.

[_FantasmA_]

Wow its just a demo. A demo. Not an actual game, but a demo. Move on people.

[StoneyYoshi]

So am I the only one who got a notification on my ps4 saying you wont be able to re-download and play P.T. if you delete it? One guy posts licensing issues and blames a demo and its news worthy....lmao!

ive had an issue like this last year, it fixed itself.

[OpenGL]

No, every user should have received that message (I did and my friends did)

People need to calm down and stop being paranoid, P.T. still works. Even if they did deactivate it, what good would keeping your PS4 off the internet forever do? You're really going to give up the ability to play online to keep a 10 minute demo?

[ScaryMonkey]

B.S. article, moving on.

[windblowsagain]

I've go to ask.

WHO CARES.

It's nothing amazing,lol.

[Donnywho]

What? eh? huh? uhhh...

[Pillsbury1]

Just give me MGSV then go to hell konami.

[Mr_Luke]

I got scared, but i wanted to see if this was true. Fake. Demo runs, PS4 runs, everything is ok.

[Ahmay]

Pacifist is nothing to the straw hat pirates... but is this true.. the copy I have before the whole crap thing.. will screw me?