Gaming @lemmy.ml Aussiemandeus @aussie.zone 1y ago in light of recent company activities I present this.
Alternate timeline:PS1 starts.No start up sound yet, screen says "insert credit card into slot 1". There's a credit card reader where the memory card goes. You insert your card.PS1 goes "cha ching" then lets you play.
Uhhh... recent? Did you perhaps miss https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Computer_Entertainment_America,_Inc._v._Hotz ?
Alternate timeline:
PS1 starts.
No start up sound yet, screen says "insert credit card into slot 1". There's a credit card reader where the memory card goes. You insert your card.
PS1 goes "cha ching" then lets you play.