The Online Dystopia of Modern Racing Games

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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