You’ll need to verify your age by June or lose access to PlayStation social features.

don't threaten me with a good time.

Bitch, how you gonna ask me for age verification when the account itself is 18+ years old??

Need a law that says that if a company enables age verification, and leak someone's PII, then that company has to pay for all of each affected individual's hardships for the rest of their life due to the company leak.

Maybe even backwards compatibility as well. If a company requires age verification, then they must fund individuals to obtain individual identification since it's not free for people or tax payers.

If they were to verify your age using the credit card you probably already have on file to pay for the social features they’re age-gating, then that would be one thing. But of course they use a third party biometrics company with a proven history of leaking biometric data and require a government ID or a face scan, neither of which they’ll be getting from me lol.

Pretty bad look for a company with a horrendous reputation for data leaks.

So wait, this means I can never subscribe to PlayStation Plus again?

Okay.

I never bought the network adapter for my PS2, so they won't be adding any age verification to it.

My account itself is 18 years old. If your account itself is of legal age can you skip age verification?

Wouldn't it be easier to implement it like Steam did where account age and payment options were considered? They're basically asking for 2011 to just happen again willingly.

UK specifically right now, will probably spread soon to other places.

While Sony won’t be requiring age verification for UK and Ireland PlayStation accounts until June, you can verify early and avoid losing access to features. Both Microsoft and Sony are making age verification mandatory in the UK as more parts of the Online Safety Act come into force this year.

Because realistically nobody is against it. People can whine all the want, they will verify anyway rather than miss out on online gaming, social media, porn etc. You personally might be the outlier and maybe you even convinced your family and friends, but sadly unless at the bare minimum 50% of users outright leave the platform enforcing age verification they couldn't care less about our feelings.

We're in for a good time again!

If you'll allow me a moment to gather my thoughts

Don't you need a credit card to buy the onlines? I am aware of gift cards that may be purchased with cash. But like, that takes work. You have to get up. It is far easier to age a few years and get a credit card. Therefore,

They're doing this because of OSA. I'm starting to wonder if the end game here is like the one for tobacco, where it will be illegal for anyone born before 2008 to use the Internet.

Not sure which is worse, Sony adding age-gating to PlayStation or The Verge adding pay-gating to the article about it.

wtf why? so, if are too old you can't play?

I already don't use the social features of my PS5. I don't even play online games with it since I ain't paying extra for that bullshit; I get all my MP games on PC unless they are couch multiplayer games.

It is consoles

I'll gladly accept a PlayStation without social features. I just want to play games. I am 100 years old. I own a mansion and a yacht.

I know this isn't the point, but ffs The Verge. "Add age verification to it is consoles"? Seriously?