I bought a mobile SONY PlayStationPortable many, many years ago. For a while later, when I have time for something like that.
Of course, it was already clear to me that a dependency on a SONY CLOUD was out of the question.
Spell SONY once in two syllables 😅
Of course, I only bought the small console because I knew that I would ONLY play the games I want to use later OFFLINE.
And now, more than 15 years later, I can use them without any problems… offline, of course, as desired.
ALL PSP online services and servers have long since been shut down…
There are already endless tons, theoretically fully functional, devices that go to the trash because manufacturers simply turn off the necessary cloud. 😡😡
The fact that manufacturers unexpectedly switch off servers for networked devices has been happening more often in recent years:
One of the first high-profile cases was the deactivation of Revolv’s high-priced smart home system in 2016, less than three years after it went on sale. In 2019, Netgear Arlo turned its VueZone security cameras into e-waste overnight, and the following year, competitor Belkin did the same with its Wemo cams. The smart front door opener Nello One gave up the ghost in 2020 and on March 1, 2024, the servers for the smart home system of Livisi (formerly Innogy) are expected to be switched off. An overview of these and other high-profile cases can be found in the following infographic.
Source
No responses yet