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submitted 1 week ago by mecen@lemmy.ca to c/games@lemmy.world

Apparently there will be some boycott of PS in regards of decision to discontinue disks.

From 23 to 30 of August.

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[-] Dookieman12@piefed.social 54 points 1 week ago

Boycotts don't have start dates. They happen as soon as someone says it happens and you're either in, or you're out.

Boycotts don't have end dates. They happen until demands are met. If that means you never buy/do that thing again, so be it. If you're not prepared to commit all the way, don't participate.

Over time, the definition of "boycott" has been watered down to make people forget what makes a boycott effective. People have forgotten that the Montgomery Alabama bus boycotts lasted for literal years and saw people donating time and money to fixing up old cars, horse-drawn carriages, and carpooling to make them effective.

If you want real change, you have to be prepared to take real action. This one week boycott is pussy shit and won't solve anything. If you're gonna organize, do it for something that will work.

The boycott begins today. Right now. No more PS+ logins or payment. No more buying new games or consoles. No more anything that puts money in Sony's pocket (buying used is fine, that money only goes to the reseller) and it lasts until Sony reverses its decision to stop printing physical games.

If we want to continue boycotting until they revise their digital licensing, we can demand that once we've made progress on the physical media. That's what everyone cares about, so let's keep the demands short and simple with that as the only one.

[-] jownz@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Couldn't agree more!

Just cancelled my PS+ subscription with reason "other".

I'll see you all on the seven seas!

[-] Reviever@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

but it makes those people feel good about themselves.

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