PlayStation 4 will not block pre-owned games - Sony exec confirms.

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The PlayStation 4 will not feature technologies that make pre-owned games unplayable on the newly-announced console, according to a senior executive at PlayStation.

After a long period of speculation regarding the PlayStation corp's stance on pre-owned games, Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida told sources that used games can function on the next generation system.

But he did not confirm whether PlayStation 4 customers would have 'original owner rights' to second hand games, or whether users might need to pay for online passes or other such rights.

"The general expectation by consumers is, if they purchase physical form, they want to use it everywhere, right? So that's my expectation."

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MazurPosted:

Compliance This is good to hear. I hope the rumor about the 720 blocking used games isn't true :)


me too, that's bad for us but good for them: they'll be making a lot more money. i doubt i would get the console if that were true though.

MazurPosted:

yay
I remember back in the day, NES games were only $30. But then that was more than it is now.


wow, even for that time that's a bit pricey.

ChugJugPosted:

Compliance This is good to hear. I hope the rumor about the 720 blocking used games isn't true :)


Yay!!

PGAPosted:

This is good to hear. I hope the rumor about the 720 blocking used games isn't true :)

yayPosted:

Mazur
yay
Mucus
Mazur
Zeta
Teh but i hope its not going to be 100 dollar games :D


The games will cost a lot the first few months - year but then the pricing should go down.


i doubt they would make brand new games cost say, 70$ and then over time make brand new games cost 40$ or something like that

They will cost 70 I think....


Source? I hope not, $60 is already too high.


yeah haha without a source who are you to say how much they're going to cost? :P
and i agree with you @yay , games already are overpriced.


I remember back in the day, NES games were only $30. But then that was more than it is now.

ZyphrPosted:

This is really good to hear.

MazurPosted:

yay
Mucus
Mazur
Zeta
Teh but i hope its not going to be 100 dollar games :D


The games will cost a lot the first few months - year but then the pricing should go down.


i doubt they would make brand new games cost say, 70$ and then over time make brand new games cost 40$ or something like that

They will cost 70 I think....


Source? I hope not, $60 is already too high.


yeah haha without a source who are you to say how much they're going to cost? :P
and i agree with you @yay , games already are overpriced.

yayPosted:

Mucus
Mazur
Zeta
Teh but i hope its not going to be 100 dollar games :D


The games will cost a lot the first few months - year but then the pricing should go down.


i doubt they would make brand new games cost say, 70$ and then over time make brand new games cost 40$ or something like that

They will cost 70 I think....


Source? I hope not, $60 is already too high.

SOGPosted:

Massive boost over MS if they do use this.

ChugJugPosted:

Mazur
Zeta
Teh but i hope its not going to be 100 dollar games :D


The games will cost a lot the first few months - year but then the pricing should go down.


i doubt they would make brand new games cost say, 70$ and then over time make brand new games cost 40$ or something like that

They will cost 70 I think....


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