Before you could download licenses for everything you owned even without the game being installed. Now you must install a game first before you can get a license for it. This will have major implications for jail breaking.
It is a PC. In fact, a good PC. It runs Linux. But it's better than a ordinary Linux PC, since it also has an amazing console UI that's actually fun to use with a gamepad. It's the best of both worlds, and it's build on top of FOSS software. It's excellent.
Ok, let's say I have no interest in Jailbreaking my PS5.
What happens if I just don't have PS+? And no intention of getting PS+? Will this make it harder for ME to play disc games? Or games I downloaded from the store?
Absolutely nothing will change for legitimate users. If you are not jailbreaking this means nothing to you. I really can't imagine the PS5 jailbreak community is that big.
I can't imagine the PlayStation community is all that big any more, or Xbox for that matter. You can't own anything, so at least a Steam Deck is a little closer to reliable ownership. In a neo feudal dystopia like the present, why the hell would anyone pay for serfdom under M$ or Sony. Both are terrible companies that run games and the community into the ground. They steal from the worthless serfs that pay for the privilege to be abused. I really don't get why they exist any more.