Alongside his penchant for headbutting sheep, Spyro is probably most famous for his bright purple hue. Today, however, some Spyro fans are seeing red, as news has emerged that only the first game will be playable without a download on the physical edition of Spyro Reignited Trilogy.
The change was spotted by the ever sharp-eyed Wario64, who took a closer look at the small print in the new box art for the games. There, a message at the bottom, reads: “requires content download”. Fans then discovered this sentence had also materialised on the official Spyro website next to the photos of the Xbox and PlayStation editions.
Players have taken issue with the obligatory download for several reasons. As highlighted by Reddit user NauseousPenguin, this ties the games to a “storefront’s DRM” – meaning when the Spyro Reignited Trilogy servers are eventually shut down, the games will be unplayable from newly-installed physical copies. Others pointed out this could obviously be a problem for players without internet, and those with metered connections.
Source: Eurogamer Spyro Reignited Trilogy physical edition requires download for second and third games