A redditor who obtained their PS5 copy of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora earlier than launch has claimed the sport is not going to work with out a web based connection.
As VGC studies, redditor Attention-grabbing-Squash81 took to the sport’s subreddit to share the unlucky information. Their copy of Ubisoft’s open-world Avatar shooter arrived early, so naturally, they have been desirous to play it. However after they booted the sport up, it simply held on the title display screen.
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Attention-grabbing-Squash81 tried a couple of completely different tips, together with altering the PlayStation 5’s inner clock (much like what Mortal Kombat 1 gamers did to keep away from shopping for skins) and launching in offline mode, however nothing appeared to vary. The sport simply wouldn’t play, presumably as a result of it must go a web based examine—aka DRM. Different commenters additionally stated their copies of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora weren’t playable.
It’s unclear whether or not this on-line examine is tied to a day-one patch or verification of the suitable launch time—Frontiers of Pandora doesn’t have an early entry interval in the identical approach a Name of Obligation recreation may—however both approach, of us will want an web connection to get the sport going. That is specified by a line on the field that reads, “Web required to put in the sport.”
Although it’s not extraordinary, it’s unusual for bodily video games to require an web connection to be able to play. DRM is usually meant to fight piracy, with the license of the factor you’re shopping for being tied to the platform to procure it on to confirm possession. Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora isn’t the primary recreation to require an web connection, however it does make you surprise what the character of media possession appears to be like like at the present time. What’s extra, it dangers excluding gamers who aren’t in a position to get dependable web entry for no matter purpose.
Telling a standalone story in a never-before-seen a part of Pandora inside director James Cameron’s bigger Avatar universe, Frontiers of Pandora sees you play as a Na’vi to protect the world from the people who threaten it. The sport drops on December 7 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Collection X/S. Sorry last-gen homeowners, this one requires the facility of next-gen.
