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There’s a lot of confusion right now about the PlayStation 30-day DRM issue People are calling it a random bug or saying it only affects PS Plus games It’s not a bug and it's happening to regular purchases. I investigated what happen under the hood to see exactly what Sony did Here is the technical breakdown: First Sony didn't change anything on the console software side the expiration timer has always existed to protect subscription content what changed is how the server issues your .RIF (Rights Information) file the digital license your console uses to verify you own the game. To test this, I compared the hex data of the .RIF files for the exact same game across two accounts: one bought before March and one bought recently For the old purchase the End Timestamp offset is set to 7F FF FF FF FF FF FF FF this translates to no expiration date. For the recent purchase that infinite value is gone the server now actively populates the End Timestamp to expire exactly 30 days out bottom line sony is simply reusing an existing feature any new digital license you get from Sony's servers now comes with a 30-day check-in requirement baked directly into the license file