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I can think of at least two ways, one of which is buying or have a console given to you with the games already on it which is a possibility. When I gifted my son his switch a lot of his games were digital and I literally opened everything and set it up and did updates before putting it back in the box and wrapping it for Christmas. I can generally see that as a possibility.
Also, moving presents similar problems if you haven't got Internet set up when you first get to the new place, and so does using a PS5 on a ship (like I did when I was in the Navy with the PS4).
If I bought it I should be able to use it regardless of whether or not I still have Internet access.
Did you read the article? Sony has clarified that this is a one-time check. If it were persistent rechecks, I would agree, but you literally need to be online to download the game. Once you've bought and downloaded the game, you are able to use it regardless of whether or not you still have internet access.
If you're moving to a brand new place without internet and unboxing your brand new Playstation, then, yes, you won't be able to play any of the games you bought digitally. But you wouldn't be able to download them anyway, so Sony's check isn't really the breaking point there.
How does this work for games that were previously purchased? Sony's answer just isn't a good enough clarification.
And before you claim it's only new games I've literally run into this with other services that do a "sanity" check that won't allow you to access things you have previous paid for because you haven't connected to the internet in awhile.