Brandon Hall

@SinSationsz @onemantourist @Pirat_Nation It looks to be for offline play as well. If your unable to access internet with your primary console within 30 days you may be barred from playing your games. This shouldnt be an issue for now but in the future once support for the console has been dropped it may become an issue.

@onemantourist @Pirat_Nation Yeah it’s for console sharing, aka you playing games that SOMEONE ELSE bought. Not YOU someone else. Ofc they gonna cut you off if you don’t play it for 30 days because YOU did NOT buy it.

PlayStation support has confirmed that a new digital rights management policy for the console is intentional, not a glitch. Starting with any digital games purchased after the March 2026 system update, your PS5 will require an internet connection at least once every 30 days to validate the license. If the console stays offline longer than that, the games simply will not launch until you reconnect. This change does not affect any titles already in your library. Setting a console as your primary system also will not bypass the monthly check-in.