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PS5 Owners React to Sony's New 30-Day DRM Check-In Policy

This is a 4-panel satirical meme reacting to Sony's controversial 2024 30-day online DRM check-in policy for PlayStation 5 digital games. Panel 1 shows a crudely drawn wide-smiling stick figure asking 'Hey PS5 owners, how's it going?' next to a photograph of a person playing on a PS5 console. Panel 2 displays a real news headline announcing the new DRM rule, which notes that users may lose access to their purchased digital games if they do not connect their console to the internet at least once every 30 days, next to an image of a PS5. Panel 3 features the same stick figure standing silently with the same awkward, smug smile. Panel 4 shows the stick figure simply responding 'Yea' with the unchanged expression, mocking the resigned, frustrated acceptance of PS5 owners who are forced to comply with the unpopular policy they disagree with.
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Hey PS5 owners, how's it going?
Sony rolls out 30-day online DRM check-in for PlayStation digital games — players could temporarily lose access if they don't keep their consoles online
Yea

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Satirical commentary on Sony's unpopular mandatory 30-day online check-in policy for PlayStation 5 digital games

Overview

This is a 4-panel satirical meme reacting to Sony's controversial 2024 30-day online DRM check-in policy for PlayStation 5 digital games. Panel 1 shows a crudely drawn wide-smiling stick figure asking 'Hey PS5 owners, how's it going?' next to a photograph of a person playing on a PS5 console. Panel 2 displays a real news headline announcing the new DRM rule, which notes that users may lose access to their purchased digital games if they do not connect their console to the internet at least once every 30 days, next to an image of a PS5. Panel 3 features the same stick figure standing silently with the same awkward, smug smile. Panel 4 shows the stick figure simply responding 'Yea' with the unchanged expression, mocking the resigned, frustrated acceptance of PS5 owners who are forced to comply with the unpopular policy they disagree with.

Origin notes

This meme was first shared on the Reddit r/Meme subreddit with the original poster-provided title 'Holy shit. Wtf', created in direct reaction to Sony's public announcement of the new 30-day mandatory online check-in requirement for PlayStation digital game access. It uses a widely circulated 4-panel smug awkward stick figure meme template that is commonly used online to express resigned acceptance of unwanted negative news or changes.

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