The Online Dystopia of Modern Racing Games

Become a Patron:   / roflwaffle   Music (in order): Beneath the Mask (Instrumental version) - Shoji Meguro (Persona 5) sun seaker noisever - Mitsuharu Ura & Furani (Gran Turismo 5) Ratio 911 - Hideki Naganuma (Sega Rally 2) Adagio for Strings Op 11 (Lenny Ibizarre Strings over Beats mix) - Lenny Ibizarre (Gran Turismo 7) Euphoria - Kohta Takahashi (Ridge Racer V) Glass Substrate - Yasuhisa Inoue (Gran Turismo Sport) Dialed-In - Lance Hayes (Forza Motorsport 3) Horizon - Isamu Ohira (Gran Turismo 4) Channels Credited:    / @shirrako      / @lwsbty      / @gameriot      / @playstationaccess      / @calemmrnazreenn      / @dubsmb      / @granturismooink   Sources: https://www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-rep... https://www.gamespot.com/articles/son... https://www.digital-digest.com/news-6... https://gamerant.com/gran-turismo-7-o... https://x.com/thegranturismo/status/1... https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/sony... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubisoft... https://www.gtplanet.net/gt-sport-upd... https://www.gran-turismo.com/gb/news/... https://www.gtplanet.net/gt5-update-216/ https://www.eurogamer.net/after-ubiso... 0:00 Introduction 1:44 Updates 3:46 Always Online DRM 5:57 Games as a Service 8:43 How ‘Live Services’ Affect Game Design 13:14 What Happens When They Go Offline? 18:29 Temporary Online Features 25:45 Why This All Matters 28:31 Why Racing Games Suffer the Most