• Wispy2891@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    I found one of the many for you

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqFY3rICDWs at minute 7.15

    He can’t play Yakuza 0 and puyo puyo tetris, because it can’t download the mandatory update, it can’t launch games. Technically it’s not bricked, but because it can’t launch legally purchased games, it’s effectively bricked.

    It doesn’t even show the game icon on the screen!

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      6 hours ago

      That is a ban from online services. The word ‘brick’ has a specific meaning, this isn’t a brick.

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        6 hours ago

        If a device has a single purpose, which is playing games, and it can’t play such game, how it’s not a brick?

        “It’s not a brick, it’s just a paperweight!”

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          6 hours ago

          Some games might not be playable. But other games still are. Calling the system a paperweight is not accurate.