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The Meaning Behind The Padlock Symbol In Your PlayStation 5 Game Library

Being locked out of your own games isn't fun, but there are solutions to get back in.

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Sony's plans to stop making disc-based games beginning in January 2028 mean digital games need to work flawlessly. Unfortunately, that's not always the case. On your PS5, you may have found some titles inaccessible, as evidenced by a padlock icon over their thumbnails. From your perspective, this can be baffling. You've paid for a game and installed it, so it should always be ready to play, right?

The reality is that when you buy a game from an online store, you typically don't get permanent ownership rights — just a license to download and play. Sony has final control over how you access games associated with your account. If the company withdraws a license for whatever reason, or something goes wrong with the authentication process, you're blocked from accessing...

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