This sucks, cause Arrowhead is gonna catch some unneeded flak for it, but it's almost purely a Sony plot for data, and Arrowhead and the players are the ones who lose.
I bought Sony Bluetooth earbuds recently, out of the box they wouldn't connect. You have to download an app, and agree to their EULA which is essentially "Were gonna steal data about everything you listen to" before you can connect to them via Bluetooth. Returned them the same day. Fuck Sony.
The WF-1000XM5s? I bought those a couple months ago and I feel like I was gaslit by all the tech reviewers saying they were the best.
Admittedly, they sound amazing, but they have so many technical issues that they're barely worth using. Connection issues constantly, noise cancelling popping in and out, they turn on and connect when they're in the case in my pocket, it takes 40 minutes to update them, if it even works at all, and the app is SO BAD!
I feel like I was bamboozled into paying a premium for bad earbuds.
They were the WF-500's. I have a high end pair of Bose earbuds for music, but for audiobooks at work I just wanted something decent. What really got me to return them is I couldn't use them single ear and have controls. Bought some Monster brand Chinese earbuds for dirt cheap, it's my third pair from this brand and for the most part I get a good 18 months out of them before they have connection issues or the battery doesn't last.
I’ve had none of those issues, nor the one described above with Sony earbuds. They’re the fastest connecting, least often disconnecting earbuds I’ve ever had. What device are you connecting them to? Could at least explain some of the connections issues you’re having if it doesn’t support the newer codecs it prefers.
My whole game broke yesterday right when Arrowhead made the announcement, because it turns out they pushed a micro update to Steam players that includes a .DLL that is identified as malware by most 3rd part antivirus.
So, sadly, after 350 hours of fun, Helldivers is staying uninstalled until Arrowhead reverses course on this Sony bullshit.
If Microsoft wanted it, they could so easily out-bid Sony. MS is on another level when it comes to disposable money and revenue. And I'm sure MS has their eyes on Helldivers because of its success.
So it'd be in Sony's best interest to acquire the studio as quickly as they can.