True. In fairness I don’t play them so I wasn’t aware how widespread anti cheat is. I occasionally play Apex legends which forces cross play on console and the pc gamers have kernel level anti cheat but it’s very obvious they are cheating. It would be a fun console game if it wasn’t for that.

Edit to say that like me you can simply choose not to play those games.

Counterpoint: cheating is now so widespread on multiplayer pc games that they are basically unplayable.

It’s the main reason I still play console for multiplayer.

This is specifically only for cloud services provided by e.g. Amazon to financial institutions.

It’s an extension of existing powers already applied to the companies that handle financial data.

So… Not only is the BoE the right people to to it, they are probably the only people with the expertise to do it.

That makes two forced landings and one crash in one week.

I’ve given you all the stats but you obviously aren’t reading them. Or do you not understand?

Now you have a choice. Be a better person and apologize or continue to be a toxic fuck.

I’ve spelled it out to you and provided sources. Where you so resistant to evidence?

Are you a bigot?

I’m waiting for your apology.

If you are going to have a conversation about it at least do some research.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1202234/global-playstation-game-unit-sales-digital-downloads/

Those Stats end in q42025 but this year’s stats are widely reported to be 85% digital. Any disagreement that can be solved with a 15 second internet search doesn’t sit well with the person that started it (you).

I think you need to reflect on your attitude.

Do you think you need to be so toxic? Genuine question.

Digital games are cheaper for people buying them because it is cheaper to produce and distribute than a disc, that’s a basic law of economics.

85% of console game buyers agree.

That’s pretty much what has been the case since the release of PS5, you pay a 50% premium to have a disc drive on your console and the disc games cost a lot more.

You can easily download a game in minutes Vs finding a physical copy online, ordering it and waiting for it to arrive.

It’s obviously a lot cheaper to distribute a game online rather than using discs.

85% of PS5 game sales are digital with physical game sales reduce year on year.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1202234/global-playstation-game-unit-sales-digital-downloads/

Those Stats end in q42025 but this year’s stats are widely reported to be 85% digital.

By all means people should be able to keep their disc drive but you have to accept these days it is an expensive luxury.

Unfortunately people these days insist on being able to connect their phone to the car and use sat-nav, basically a car without that is almost unsellable in the current market. They could probably swap out the module with Chinese chips with one made in USA… If anyone even produces one?

Edit, I can’t reply to all of you dumb fucks telling me what we already know about connecting a phone to a car. 1) GPS enabled sat-nav with live traffic updates does require an internet connection. And 2) I don’t think Americans really understand how thoroughly your government has fucked you over; the restriction on domestic wireless communication doesn’t need an internet connection, it applies to any wireless communication even if theoretically it cannot be connected to the internet (don’t believe me, read the law).