Definition: The invasive, always-online DRM requiring players to log into distant servers just to enjoy a single-player game they legally own. Forces gamers into digital intimacy with unstable corporate infrastructure, often climaxing in rage-quits during server outages. Essentially a forced marriage between your solo campaign and a hamster-wheel-powered database.
Example: “Tried playing my apocalyptic RPG during a storm only to get Connection Coitus error messages. My character froze mid-zombie fight because Big Gaming couldn’t verify I ‘owned’ the game… which was literally in my PS5. Had to touch grass like some medieval peasant.”